CHICAGO — Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a substance in Borage Oil and evening primrose oil and several other plant oils used in herbal medicine, inhibits action of Her-2/neu, a cancer gene that is responsible for almost 30 percent of all breast cancers, Northwestern University researchers report. “Breast cancer patients with Her-2/neu-positive tumors have an aggressive form [...]
by Sherrill Sellman There has been much ado in the press recently about the wonders of the drug tamoxifen (nolvadex). It has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the treatment and possible prevention of breast cancer. Tamoxifen is now the number one recommended drug treatment for women recovering from breast cancer. With half a [...]
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Just today I was talking with a friend who was talking about her expanding waist line as she has gotten older. I am sure that she is not alone. I have even seen a billboard “Muffin Top”. Now for those of you don’t know what a Muffin Top is let me explain. As someone ages [...]
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10 March 2010 Every woman from the age of 40 or so is invited to start mammogram breast screening – but it’s probably the most ineffective technology around, and is the one that will miss most cancers, a new study has discovered. Mammograms pick up just 33 per cent of breast cancers, whereas MRI screening [...]
A recent article from the Wall Street Journal questions the necessity of Mammograms. The new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, state that Routine mammograms aren’t necessary for women of average cancer risk in their 40s, and that woman between 50 and 74 years old don’t need [...]
