Lifestyle Changes Can Help Extend the Lives of Women with Breast Cancer

Brest Cancer Survival Tips

Cancer, just the thought of the word and all that it implies makes me shutter to think about it. In the brain, in the prostate, the kidney's, etc. For women, the issue of breast cancer looms over their heads constantly. Here's the scenario, you've been diagnosed with breast cancer, a potentially fatal disease, damn. But wait, your story isn't over yet, although that's daunting enough. Now you also have to consider all your treatment options for removing the tumor and preventing a recurrence: mastectomy, lumpectomy, axillary node dissection, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and DNA hormone therapy.

Along with these choices, there is one that can keep you alive longer than the average person diagnosed with breast cancer that isn't included in that list. "A change in lifestyle is the only factor that has been scientifically proven to extend the average life span of women with breast cancer," says Charles Simone, M.D. director of the Simone Protective Cancer Center in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Why is lifestyle so important? Well, a change in lifestyle stops feeding the tumor and boost the immune system so that it can more effectively fight Cancer.So you are really building up your defense, and in return your offense is better. The best changes are eliminating the foods that contribute to breast cancer.

Scientific studies have shown that saturated fat, the kind in red meat and dairy products, can increase the risk of cancer. This type of fat feeds the tumor, so in reality you are starving the disease by denying it the ability to feed. If you remove the fat from the meat, and you can do so by cutting it off, you will slow the rate at which the a tumor grows and perhaps even stop its growth. All dairy products, even those such as fat-free milk, contain potential tumor promoting growth hormones that are fed to cows to improve their milk production. The dairy industry uses many such hormones that promote the growth of breast cancer ina laboratory setting. This virus is widespread in cows and is closely related to the human papilloma virus that is linked to cervical cancer in humans.