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Oxidative Telomere Attrition, Nutritional Antioxidants And Biological Aging.

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Author: Michael J. Glade, PhD., F.A.C.N., C.N.S. Abstract Telomeres are strings of DNA that are not themselves genes but that extend every chromosome beyond its last gene. Terminal telomeres are sacrificed during every mitotic event in human cells (“telomere attrition”), preserving the functional genome despite the “end replication problem.” However, the “telomeric theory of biological […]

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Selenium may reduce prostate cancer markers: Study

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By Nathan Gray, 23-Feb-2011 Supplementation with selenium glycinate may increase the activities of related plasma enzymes, and reduce the levels of an important marker for the risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study that contradicts current thinking. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Health/Cancer-risk-reduction/Selenium-may-reduce-prostate-cancer-markers-Study

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Selenium-enriched dairy shows colon protecting potential: Study

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By Stephen Daniells, 08-Apr-2011 Selenium-enriched dairy protein may produce changes in the expression of genes in the colon, and regulate the risk of developing cancer, suggests a new study from Australia. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Health/Cancer-risk-reduction/Selenium-enriched-dairy-shows-colon-protecting-potential-Study

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Fish oil supplementation may slow prostate cancer growth

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By Nathan Gray, 27-Oct-2011 A low-fat diet supplemented with fish oil pills may slow the growth of prostate cancer cells human prostate cancer tissue compared to a traditional high-fat Western diet, according to new research. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Health/Cancer-risk-reduction/Fish-oil-supplementation-may-slow-prostate-cancer-growth

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Omega-3 may reduce inflammatory marker to offer ‘multiple’ health benefits

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By Stephen Daniells, 02-Mar-2012 Increased intakes of omega-3 fatty acids may reduce a specific marker of inflammation and confer heart and anti-cancer benefits, according to two new studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Health/Cancer-risk-reduction/Omega-3-may-reduce-inflammatory-marker-to-offer-multiple-health-benefits

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Folic acid fortification may reduce childhood cancer risk: Study

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By Nathan Gray, 23-May-2012 Fortification of foods with folic acid could help to reduce the incidence of some of the most common types of kidney and brain cancers in children, suggests new research. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Health/Cancer-risk-reduction/Folic-acid-fortification-may-reduce-childhood-cancer-risk-Study

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Dietary antioxidants may help slash pancreatic cancer risk: EPIC data

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By Nathan Gray+, 24-Jul-2012 Increasing dietary intake of certain antioxidants could help to cut the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to two thirds, according to new research. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Health/Cancer-risk-reduction/Dietary-antioxidants-may-help-slash-pancreatic-cancer-risk-EPIC-data

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Antioxidants Do Not Interfere with Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy and Can Increase Kill and Increase Survival

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Interview with Dr. Simone Requires Windows Media Player Research Videos Antioxidants Do Not Interfere with Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy and Can Increase Kill and Increase Survival ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS (PDF): Part 1 – Charles B. Simone II, MD; Nicole L. Simone, MD; Victoria Simone, RN; Charles B. Simone, MD. Altern Ther Health Med. 2007 Jan-Feb;13(1):22-8.

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Lycopene, Tomatoes, Tomato-Based Food Products and the Prevention of Cancer

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Based on my review of the reliable and credible scientific literature regarding the effects of tomato and tomato-based food product consumption and of dietary supplementation with lycopene on various cancers, I conclude that there is significant scientific agreement in support of the following health claims: • Lycopene may reduce the risk of cancer. • Lycopene

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Selenium and its Relationship to Cancer

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P. D. Whanger Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 The statements “Selenium may reduce the risk of certain cancers” and “Selenium may produce anticarcinogenic effects in the body” are supported by scientific evidence. There is significant scientific agreement that daily supplementation with selenium may reduce the risk of some

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Dietary Intake of Lycopene Associated with Reduced Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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Nutrition and Cancer Dietary Intake of Lycopene Is Associated with Reduced Pancreatic Cancer Risk1 Andre⁄ Nkondjock,*† Parviz Ghadirian,* **2 Kenneth C. Johnson,‡ Daniel Krewski,† and the Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Research Group *Epidemiology Research Unit, Research Centre, Centre hospitalier de l\’Universite⁄ de Montre⁄ al (CHUM)-Hoˆ tel- Dieu; †McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Institute

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JAMA Abstract – Low Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer

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Ross L. Prentice, PhD; Bette Caan, DrPH; Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD ; Ruth Patterson, PhD; Lewis H. Kuller, MD; Judith K. Ockene, PhD ; Karen L. Margolis, MD; Marian C. Limacher, MD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD ; Linda M. Parker, DSc; Electra Paskett, PhD; Lawrence Phillips, MD; John Robbins, MD ; Jacques E. Rossouw, MD;

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