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Bowel cancer survival chances increase by high-calorie diet

 

Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the developed world, and is

linked to dietary factors such as the consumption of red meat, fat, and

refined sugars.

 

14/05/2003

 

Bowel cancer sufferers may help increase their chances of survival by

switching to a diet that is high in calories, say French researchers. Bowel

cancer is one of the most common cancers in the developed world, and is

linked to dietary factors such as the consumption of red meat, fat, and

refined sugars. However, the disease is difficult to treat and survival rates

for sufferers are generally poor – less than half of those diagnosed are

still alive after five years, according to statistics.

 

Dr Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, from the Institute of Food and Nutrition

in Paris, and colleagues studied the energy intake of 148 patients who had

undergone successful surgery to remove cancerous growths from their bowels.

All of the patients were then followed-up for 10 years.

 

During the first five years, 46 patients died, with the strongest predictor

of mortality being how advanced the tumour was when the patient was first

diagnosed. Factors such as smoking before diagnosis, exercise and alcohol

consumption had little effect on the survival rates of patients.

 

However, the researchers found that patients with a low to moderate intake of

calories before diagnosis were up to three times more likely to die within

five years than those with a high-calorie intake.

 

Overall, six of the 50 patients on a high-calorie diet died within five years

of diagnosis, compared to 22 of 48 patients on a moderate-calorie diet, and

18 out of 50 on a low-calorie diet.

 

The researchers say they did not identify a specific food or nutrient that

increased survival.

 

Writing in the journal Gut, the researchers say, “High energy intake was

strongly associated with prolonged survival in patients who underwent

potentially curative surgery for colorectal cancer.â€

 

However, they say that the biological explanation for this remains unclear,

especially as a calorie-laden diet seems to increase the risk of developing

bowel cancer in the first place.

 

They add that, although larger studies are needed to confirm their findings,

their study should prompt the nutritional evaluation and follow-up of bowel

cancer patients. 

 

Source: Health-news.co.uk

 

 

 

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