Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 114 patients recovering from breast cancer surgery, those who applied 2% Boswellia cream to the radiated area for 5 weeks had significantly less skin inflammation and toxicity compared to the placebo group. According to the...
Eating Whole Grains may Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study with 250 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and 250 controls, those consuming whole grains more than 7 times per week had only about 1/3 the breast cancer than in the low whole grain group. Breast cancer is the second...
Boswellia Maintains Skin Health in Women Undergoing Radiation Therapy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 2% application of boswellia cream, when applied during radiation treatment, reduced "intense erythema" in 22% of participants compared to 49% of the control group while 19% of participants who underwent both chemotherapy and...
Alcohol and Passive Smoking Influence Breast Cancer Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women who smoked and drank alcohol increased their risk of breast cancer. Passive smoking from husbands increased their breast cancer risk by 47% - 74%. In 2013, there were 232, 340 new cases of breast cancer and 39, 620 deaths in the...
Walnuts, Melatonin and PUFAS Together Against Breast Cancer
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Mice on a diet high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS) had a significantly slower rate of breast cancer tumor growth as well as a significantly longer survival time than the mice on a melatonin diet or the control mice. Dietary...
Mouse Study shows Hope for Lemongrass and Breast Cell Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study shows lemongrass oil reduced the percent of mice given a cancer causing agent from 100% to 40% in breast cancer found. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf) leaves have a long history in South American countries,...
Vitamin C may Increase Survival in Women with Breast Cancer
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Supplementation with vitamin C after diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with a 19% reduction in mortality. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. It is the leading cause of death from cancer in Hispanic women and the...
Carotenoids in Breast Cancer Prevention
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Study shows that higher total carotenoids were associated with 18-28% statistically lower risk of breast cancer. As recently reported in a large American study with twenty years of follow-up, women with high plasma carotenoids were at...
Multivitamin Use Improves Breast Cancer Survival in Post-Menopausal Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study of 7,728 women shows that the risk of death from breast cancer was 30% lower in women taking multivitamins compared to non-users. The American Cancer Society estimates the economic impact of cancer to be $226 billion per year,...
Consumption of Dairy Fat and Breast Cancer
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. This study shows that consumption of high fat dairy had a higher occurrence of death due to breast cancer and overall higher rate of mortality. Studies suggest that there may be a relationship between consumption of dairy...
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