{"id":125,"date":"2016-02-24T18:33:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T18:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2016-02-24T18:33:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T18:33:46","slug":"news-and-commentary-on-cancer-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/news-and-commentary-on-cancer-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Commentary on Cancer Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dr. Marcel Hernandez, ND<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Link revealed between obesity and increased risk of colorectal cancer <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s long been a well-recognized link between obesity and an increased risk of colorectal cancer, but the inner workings of the link have never been understood.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Marcel Hernandez, ND<\/p><\/div>\n

Summary of recent research. <\/strong>A team at Thomas Jefferson University has revealed the underlying biological basis of the connection. In the process, they\u2019ve identified an<\/strong> approved drug<\/strong> that may help prevent development of the cancer. (The study was published in\u00a0Cancer Research.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The researchers found that a high-calorie diet turned off expression of a key hormone in the intestine in mice, leading to deactivation of a \u201ctumor suppressor pathway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genetic replacement of the hormone turned the tumor suppressor back on, preventing cancer development \u2013 even when the mice continued to eat excess calories.<\/p>\n

Dr. Marcel comments.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0Increased cancer risk is NOT the only danger associated with obesity and excess caloric intake. Excess weight causes a broad range of dangeroius mischief in the body, including a large number of life-threatening chronic system breakdowns.<\/p>\n

The danger, with this new information, is that overweight people will take it as an \u201cout\u201d from doing anything about their condition \u2013 turning a blind eye to the well-established fact that cancer is only one life-threatening risk of excess weight.<\/p>\n

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Can Low Vitamin D\u00a0Levels Increase the Risk of Leukemia?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many cases of leukemia may be caused by vitamin D deficiency as a result of low sunlight exposure. This is the conclusion of a new study published in\u00a0PLOS One.<\/em><\/p>\n

While scientists are still uncertain about the exact causes of leukemia, genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a role.<\/p>\n

While vitamin D is found in some foods, including oily fish, cheese, and egg yolks, it is present in small amounts. The body\u2019s best source of vitamin D is sunlight.<\/strong> The sun\u2019s ultraviolet B rays penetrate bare skin, causing the body to create vitamin D.<\/p>\n

\"vitamin-d\"The researchers found that individuals who live in countries father from the equator (the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland) were at least twice as likely to have leukemia<\/strong> as people in countries closer to the equator (Nigeria, Bolivia, Samoa, Madagascar, etc.).<\/p>\n

The researchers explained that people living farther from the equator receive weaker solar energy, reducing the amount of UVB radiation in the sun\u2019s rays that reach their skin.<\/p>\n

Dr. Marcel comments.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>I find this research quite interesting, since we find that every single cancer patient<\/strong> who enters our clinic has low levels of Vitamin D when we first test them.<\/p>\n

Also interesting is that even those patients who spend lots of time outdoors have low Vitamin D levels. \u00a0Conclusion: here in the San Francisco area, at 37.78 degrees north latitude, we urgently need to keep our Vitamin D levels high<\/strong> through sun exposure, appropriate nutrition, and supplements.<\/p>\n

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For more information about our supplementary cancer care offerings, and to make an appointment, give us a call.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hernandez Center\u00a0for Adjunctive Cancer Care<\/p>\n

2570 W. El Camino Real, Suite 111<\/p>\n

Mountain View, CA 94040<\/p>\n

650-917-1121 (v) * 650-917-1127 (f)<\/p>\n

www.PacificNaturopathic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

www.HernandezCenter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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