Monthly Archives: October 2010

Nitrate Intake and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Disease.

Epidemiology. 2010 May;21(3):389-95. Nitrate intake and the risk of thyroid cancer and thyroid disease. Ward MH, Kilfoy BA, Weyer PJ, Anderson KE, Folsom AR, Cerhan JR. Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer … Continue reading

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Soy Food Intake and Breast Cancer Survival – China

JAMA. 2009 Dec 9;302(22):2437-43. Soy food intake and breast cancer survival. Shu XO, Zheng Y, Cai H, Gu K, Chen Z, Zheng W, Lu W. Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, 2525 West End Ave, Ste 600, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, … Continue reading

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The Soy Conversation Continues

J Nutr. 2010 Oct 27. Is Soy Consumption Good or Bad for the Breast? Hilakivi-Clarke L, Andrade JE, Helferich W. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057. Abstract Genistein in soy activates estrogen receptor (ER)-α and ERβ and … Continue reading

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Biological Activities of Phenolic Compounds Present in Virgin Olive Oil.

Int J Mol Sci. 2010 Feb 2;11(2):458-79. Biological activities of phenolic compounds present in virgin olive oil. Cicerale S, Lucas L, Keast R. Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. cicerale@deakin.edu.au Abstract The Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower incidence of atherosclerosis, … Continue reading

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Fish Oil (DHA) Kills Breast Cancer Cells.

PLoS One. 2010 Apr 22;5(4):e10296. Docosahexaenoic acid induces apoptosis in MCF-7 cells in vitro and in vivo via reactive oxygen species formation and caspase 8 activation. Kang KS, Wang P, Yamabe N, Fukui M, Jay T, Zhu BT. Department of … Continue reading

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Impact on DNA Methylation in Cancer Prevention and Therapy by Bioactive Dietary Components.

Curr Med Chem. 2010;17(20):2141-51. Impact on DNA methylation in cancer prevention and therapy by bioactive dietary components. Li Y, Tollefsbol TO. Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Abstract It is well established that aberrant … Continue reading

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Cruciferous vegetable intake is inversely associated with lung cancer risk among smokers: a case-control study.

BMC Cancer. 2010 Apr 27;10:162. Cruciferous vegetable intake is inversely associated with lung cancer risk among smokers: a case-control study. Tang L, Zirpoli GR, Jayaprakash V, Reid ME, McCann SE, Nwogu CE, Zhang Y, Ambrosone CB, Moysich KB. Department of … Continue reading

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Diet, Epigenetics and Cancer Prevention.

Adv Genet. 2010;71:237-55. Diet, epigenetic, and cancer prevention. Chen J, Xu X. Department of Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,New York, USA. Abstract Disruption of the epigenome has been a hallmark of human cancers and has been linked with … Continue reading

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Nutraceuticals Modulate Inflammation Pathways and Address Cancer

Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2010 Sep;29(3):405-34. Regulation of survival, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis of tumor cells through modulation of inflammatory pathways by nutraceuticals. Gupta SC, Kim JH, Prasad S, Aggarwal BB. Cytokine Research Laboratory, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University … Continue reading

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