VitD3 and Iodine for cancer prevention

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[Futurework] VitD3 and Iodine for cancer prevention

Darryl or Natalia

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Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:32:20 -0800

 

For those of you who may be facing or know someone facing cancer, thyroid, or other serious diseases this may be interesting and useful. I can't remember if I had sent in another article about our declining exposure to Vit D, and the possible deleterious effects, so I'm including this forerunner excerpt as well. The following was made possible through a friend, a retired nurse who grew increasingly disenchanted with the cancer treatment ward where she worked, and began to investigate alternative therapies and treatments. She recently attended a Vit D convention, and shared with us the following: Natalia

MONDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Certain amounts of vitamin D may be able to prevent up to half of breast cancer cases and two-thirds of colorectal cancer cases in the United States, according to two studies by researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues at other centers. <>In one study, the researchers reviewed two previous studies of 1,760 women and found that those with the highest blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, or 25(OH)D, had the lowest risk of breast cancer. <> "The data were very clear, showing that individuals in the group with the lowest blood levels (less than 13 nanograms of 25(OH)D per milliliter) had the highest rates of breast cancer, and the breast cancer rates dropped as the blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased," study co-author Cedric Garland said in a prepared statement. "The serum level associated with a 50 percent reduction in risk could be maintained by taking 2,000 international units of vitamin D3 daily, plus, when the weather permits, spending 10 to 15 minutes a day in the sun," Garland said.

<>The study appears online in the current issue of the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. <> In the second study, researchers reviewed data from 1,448 people who took part in five previous colorectal cancer studies. <> "Through this meta-analysis, we found that raising the serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 34 ng/ml would reduce the incidence rates of colorectal cancer by half," study co-author Edward G. Gorham said in a prepared statement. "We project a two-thirds reduction in incidence with serum levels of 46ng/ml, which corresponds to a daily intake of 2,000 IU of vitamin D3. This would be best achieved with a combination of diet, supplements and 10 to 15 minutes per day in the sun," Gorham said. The study was published online Feb. 6 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. <> The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about cancer prevention.

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1 Iodoral tablet a day along with 2000 IU of Vit. D3 daily and even more Vitamin D 3 if you do your research -- www.vitamindcouncil.com It probably applies to uterine and ovarian cancer as well. It is suggested men also need iodine for prostate cancer prevention. The Vitamin D3 prevents 50 % of colo-rectal cancer and breast cancer as stated in recent studies announced in the news. It has been suggested iodine deficiency is a factor in thyroid cancer. ------

Background

The rationale for using iodine to treat breast disease first developed 50 years ago when medical student, Bernard Eskin, noticed iodine-supplemented rats were not getting breast disease. Subsequently, scientists deliberately gave two sets of rats breast cancer-causing chemicals. The rats supplementing with iodine did not get breast disease until iodine was withdrawn from their feed. These rat studies were noteworthy because the progression of breast disease in rats parallels the progression in humans. Breast cancer appears to be a kind of degenerative disease of the breast which takes many years to develop, either from fibrocystic disease, or from a few abnormal cells progressing to in situ tumors, then progressing to full-blown invasive cancer. Next, scientists looked at the population which gets the least breast cancer, the Japanese, who consume the most iodine, mostly from sea vegetables. Japanese women living closer to the sea had even lower rates. Next, Ghent and Eskin began looking at iodine and human breast disease in the 1990s. <>Amazons and Iodine <>

Two and a half years ago, I attended an ACAM medical conference and learned about the first stirrings of iodine for breast disease. I was completely confused. It couldn't be "that simple." Some of you may remember. I came home and Googled "iodine + breast" and came up with three dinky hits. But when I did a search in the National Library of Medicine Database, I found dozens of studies. I reported this to the Amazons and Sally and I began digging, reading, emailing and phoning researchers trying to learn more. <> Question: Could iodine deficiency be an underlying cause of breast cancer?

Next, I met Jorge Flechas, MD, at a cancer conference (thanks to the Amazons and Ann Fonfa's support) and found out about the doctors who were toiling away at the iodine connection: Guy Abraham, MD, David Brownstein, MD, and Dr. Flechas. Dr. Abraham had rechecked some old peer-review literature. He also uncovered revolutionary information on how bromide replaced iodine in flour (bromide increases iodine deficiency) in the 1970s. He pointed out that breast cancer rates increased from 1 in 23 to 1 in 8 since then. Dr. Abraham is the undisputed father of the Iodine Movement. He is a scholar of the highest order, but more importantly, he is creative and fearless in his thinking. We owe him a huge debt. <>Several of us already had Lugol's iodine in our medicine chests from Hulda Clark's protocol so we began using it more liberally. Every person with fibrocystic breasts got dramatic results in pain remission. Then many of us switched to Iodoral and felt noticeable changes, some totally unrelated to the breasts. <>

See www.breastcancerchoices.org/iodine <http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/iodine> for a mechanism-of-action explanation. Iodine Loading Test Essential

<>We began taking the Iodine Loading Test <http://breastcancerchoices.org/loading> and found we tested abnormally low. But finding low scores was good news. If you find a known risk factor which is FIXABLE you have a better chance of survival! But from the most recent information, we learned that high or normal scores in the presence of known thyroid or breast disease can mean the iodine isn't getting absorbed. These people may have an absorption defect which can be fixed. We started Breast Cancer Choices Iodine Investigation Project <http://breastcancerchoices.org/IodineInvestigation.html> to look at our iodine levels-- and follow ourselves to see if we'd experience less recurrence on this non-toxic therapy. This is a patient-initiated project because we don't have the luxury of waiting. Even if the FDA approves the upcoming clinical trial at the university, IT WILL BE 15 YEARS BEFORE IODINE AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY gets mainstreamed. . It doesn't matter how long you've been taking Iodine Therapy, every woman needs to take the Iodine Loading test. In the future a simpler form of the iodine test will be used as a "marker," or test for breast cancer. New members, please contact me about getting this test. I will talk you through the directions if they sound confusing. I discovered at the Iodine Conference that we are making history. People want to know what we're doing. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. Lynne

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