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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / July 2007Flax seed oil
I been taking flax oil for a year to help fight prostate cancer as per Joanana Budwigs book.My psa is on a fast rise again and now I find this.Any thoughts? Q. Is there any research linking flaxseed oil to cancer? A. Research from Charles Myers, MD, at the University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville showed that flaxseed oil causes a 300% increase in the growth of prostate cancer cells. Dr Myers said, 'It is the most powerful stimulus we know of for prostate cancer cells.' This information appeared in an article in the February 2000 issue of his Newsletter, Prostate Forum I wrote him personally and was sent the following references. P.K. Pandalai, et al. "The effects of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids on in vitro prostate cancer growth" Anticancer Res 16: 815-820, 1996 E Giovannucci, et al. " A Prospective study of dietary fat and risk of prostate cancer" Journal National Cancer Institute" 85: 1571-1579, 1993. P Gann, et al "Prospective study of plasma fatty acids and risk of prostate cancer" Journal National Cancer institute" 86: 281-286, 1994 S.O Anderson et al, "Energy, nutrient intake, and prostate cancer risk: a population-based case-control study in Sweden" International Journal of Cancer 68: 716-722, 1996 P.A Godley, et al "Biomarkers of essential fatty acid consumption and risk of prostate cancer carcinoma" Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 5:889-895, 1996 S Harvei, et al. "Prediagnostic level of fatty acids in serum phospholipids: omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids and the risk of prostate cancer." International Journal of Cancer. 71: 554-551, 1997 He says that while there is no benefit shown to flax oil, these studies do show a negative effect. He also states that the whole flaxseeds may offer some benefit. I read that you need to who flax seed to do the job. Thus buy organically grown flax seeds and put them in the food processor to grind them up (the human body will pass the whole seeds). Try that. BTW, I have prostate cancer and have had surgery, chemo and radiation, in that order. Joe >I been taking flax oil for a year to help fight prostate cancer as per >Joanana Budwigs book.My psa is on a fast rise again and now I find this.Any [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > a negative effect. He also states that the whole flaxseeds may offer some > benefit. Google flax in s.m.d.c., where Matti Narkia has cited several studies condemning flax as promoting PC. I.P. Any > thoughts? Q. Is there any research linking flaxseed oil to cancer? Once again I/you/we can cite articles pro or con. Who do YOU want to believe today? This sucks. You have taken flax oil based on literature you found a year ago. On 6/3/07 and 6/4/07 there are posts telling of the possible benefit of flaxseed oil in slowing the growth rate of PC, and an article in reuters is referenced in the 6/4 posting. Now you have found articles and documentation stating the contrary, and I.P. references more articles also condemning flax. Duhhhh. Would the real experts please come forward? If we can find 10 pros and 12 cons, does that mean the cons are right, and they win?? I don't pretend to have the answer, but I sure would like to know myself, for all of us. I just recently started taking flaxseed oil capsules. I even more recently (15 minutes ago) stopped taking them, my cancer is growing way too fast all by itself without an "educated" decision of mine helping it to grow even faster. A week after we both are in the ground, they will determine that some simple thing we all consume is the real culprit causing PC growth, and then the next week they'll find some other simple, cheap, wonderful tasting stuff with fantastic side effects which will stop PC in its tracks. Hey Bob, Bobby - whatever - You sound like MY kinda guy. Any chance we might email? > Any >> thoughts? Q. Is there any research linking flaxseed oil to cancer? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > tasting stuff with fantastic side effects which will stop PC in its > tracks. > Any chance we might email? Hugh, sent you one to your email address, if it's valid. Watch for your most colorful posts all the time!! Seems to be happening a lot lately. Things that were bad for you are now good (based on the latest study) and vice-versa. Makes me think of the old Woody Allen movie, Sleeper, where Woodie wakes up hundreds of years from now and finds out that smoking is good for your health. > Any >> thoughts? Q. Is there any research linking flaxseed oil to cancer? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > tasting stuff with fantastic side effects which will stop PC in its > tracks. If you're tracking to doers and don'ters regarding Flaxseed Oil here, I don't because of the research I did and determined that it should be avoided. Nor do I take Soy. And while we're on the subject, I've also NOT made the effort to increase the Beta-Carotene in my diet. I have increased the Vitamin D, do take a Turmeric supplement, and have 5 or 6 Brazil Nuts every day for the Selenium. Oh yeah, and I make sure I have my Pomegranate Concentrate along with my Orange Juice every day. Now if y'all will allow me to interject a little religion only because of the association to what I'm doing to live longer. I'm Jewish. The Jewish religion has this thing called Mitzvot, meaning "commandment". There are 613 of them listed. Some of them are dos and some are dont's. You're supposed to follow them all. No one in their right mind can do or don't all of them and I believe that its the intent of whoever wrote them that no one can do or don't all of them. If you do or don't just one, then you are a little more of a nice guy to your neighbor than if you do none. To me that's what being a believer of any religion should be. The same goes for what we determine for ourselves as prostate survivors. Do do your research and do or don't follow the advice of whatever you read or hear based on your situation. WhiteSoxFan Hey! Obey the LAWS of the big guy who C R E A T E A D everything under Heaven and Earth. My God, my Saviour, there is no-one like you Hey Todd - I love you guy - you might be a Jew and me a professed chreistian, > If you're tracking to doers and don'ters regarding Flaxseed Oil here, > I don't because of the research I did and determined that it should be [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > WhiteSoxFan Do not take just the oil...you want the whole flax seed including the sed casing. Put the seeds into a blender/grinder by themselves and chop up the seeds as the humam body cannot break down the seeds. I am told taking flax seed this way is good for fighting cancers but I am not a doctor etc Joe >I been taking flax oil for a year to help fight prostate cancer as per >Joanana Budwigs book.My psa is on a fast rise again and now I find this.Any [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > a negative effect. He also states that the whole flaxseeds may offer some > benefit. > I been taking flax oil for a year to help fight prostate cancer as per > Joanana Budwigs book.My psa is on a fast rise again and now I find this.Any [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > a negative effect. He also states that the whole flaxseeds may offer some > benefit. hi, my husband is a patient of Dr. Myers and he recommends "no flax seed or flax seed oil for his patients. :-) liz I have heard no flax seed oil also...what I do now is raw flax seeds themselves and grind them up and then eat them...I have heard that is okay. (BTW, I am battling prostate cancer and so far winning but what a battle it was). Joe >> I been taking flax oil for a year to help fight prostate cancer as per >> Joanana Budwigs book.My psa is on a fast rise again and now I find this.Any [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >seed or flax seed oil for his patients. :-) >liz |
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