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The symposium, held in Bethesda, Md., featured presentations from top scientists in the field of cancer research who shared pioneering cancer-fighting information on topics such as “Dairy Products, Calcium, and Prostate Cancer,” “Nutrition and Breast Cancer Survival,” and “Protection Against Cancer and Chronic Degenerative Diseases: Plants, Genes, and Enzymes.” Cancer Project president Neal Barnard, M.D., presented research about the link between diet and breast cancer survival. He explained how a high-fat, low-fiber diet increases the amount of estrogens in a woman’s body. Because estrogens cause cells to multiply, the more of these hormones that circulate in the blood, the more likely cancer cells will arise and multiply. Not only will a high-fiber, low-fat diet bring estrogen levels down, but the antioxidants and phytochemicals in plant-based foods are protective and can help prevent cancer. Edward Giovannucci, M.D., Sc.D., a professor in the departments of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and an associate professor in the department of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discussed the evidence linking dairy products with risk for aggressive prostate cancer. Dr. Giovannucci’s research in the Harvard Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, which followed more than 47,000 men for 16 years, found a twofold increased risk for high-grade prostate cancer in men with high calcium intake, mainly from dairy products, compared with those with low calcium intake. Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of family and preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego, also spoke about prostate cancer. He presented findings from a pilot clinical intervention trial in which 13 prostate cancer patients were put on a plant-based diet, along with stress-reduction training. The participants showed marked improvements, as measured by prostate specific antigen. Other featured speakers were Paul Talalay, M.D., the John Jacob Abel Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Paulette Chandler, M.D., M.P.H., associate physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. When asked to share her thoughts on the symposium, Karen Marinov of Great Falls, Va., said, “As a cancer survivor, I found The Cancer Project’s Symposium very enlightening, and believe there are many others like myself who would benefit from the information presented. The studies and research conducted by The Cancer Project prove that nutrition is another powerful treatment—and preventive measure—against cancer.” “The Cancer Project takes nutrition to a higher level,” said attendee Zalina Adkins, a registered dietitian from Silver Spring, Md. “The seminar showed the healing powers of foods and shed light on the role of food and nutrients in prevention and treatment of major illnesses.”
The Cancer Project News, Fall 2006
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Were you unable to attend The Cancer Project Symposium in July? Oncologists,
nurses, health professionals, dietitians, and Cancer Project Food for Life
cooking instructors from across the region received breakthrough information
about how foods can fight cancer. Those presentations will be available
for download or purchase from our Web site in the near future.