Grapefruit Warning....
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Risk of developing breast cancer
The fruit is thought to boost levels of oestrogen - This is the hormone associated with a higher risk of the disease.
The research found that women who ate one quarter of a grapefruit or more every day had a higher risk of breast cancer than those who did not eat the fruit at all.
A molecule called cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is involved in metabolising oestrogen hormones. Grapefruit may boost blood oestrogen levels by inhibiting this molecule, allowing the hormones to build up.
It is well established that oestrogen is associated with breast cancer risk. Therefore, if grapefruit intake affects oestrogen metabolism leading to higher circulating levels, then it is biologically plausible that regular intake of grapefruit would increase a woman's risk of breast cancer.
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A study has shown that eating more fibre, particularly cereal foods, is associated with a lower risk of developing breast cancer in pre-menopausal women.
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- vitahow vitahow Dec 6, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
- It is good to raise awareness to this issue and you are right. Any one with estrogen related breast cancer should stay well away from grapefruit.
At the same time, your article refers to a study published in the British Journal Of Cancer. A short while later, another study was published in the same journal conducted over a similar number of patients and over a number of years which did not find any link between grapefruit and cancer.
And one more thing to make things even more confusing, right about the time of the publication of the first article, researchers at the University of Chicago reported that patients taking lapanitib, a breast cancer drug with a fatty meal and grapefruit juice could get five time the benefit of the drugs.
As a matter of information, lapanitib is considered a promising breast cancer medication following in the foot steps of herceptin which only women with HER2 node positive (estrogen dependent breast cancer) could take.
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- LeaYekutiel LeaYekutiel Mar 20, 2008 @ 11:16 pm
- Yes, "Let's Kick Breast Cancer's Butt". This is the only way to go. Please join me at http://www.squidoo.com/ilovemybreastcancer.
Lea
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- Roving_Band Roving_Band Feb 13, 2008 @ 8:09 am
- I'm glad to be in the "Let's Kick Breast Cancer's Butt!" Group with you.
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- Traveloria Traveloria Oct 24, 2007 @ 10:14 am
- I thought you might be interested in joining my group - http://www.squidoo.com/group/create_lens/BreastCancer/f4da7b74ba46e7d0ea435d5da5b881e7
It's dedicating to raising money and awareness for breast cancer - hope to see you there!
Lindsay

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