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I suggest you research the natural hormone, IGF-1. Dairy protein contains it, but so might other protein foods. IGF-1 can stimulate prostate cancer growth. You should, of course, research creatine in this regard. Creatine is not a food, but an extract, remember. Ditto whey. This winter, after a few years of being mostly vegan, I had begun to eat small amounts of Greek Yogurt, and research showed that IGF-1 was much helpful for "cachexia", which I had from PC. The yogurt helped. Old, dormant muscles seemed to wake up, restoring functionality, albeit in conjunction with hormone therapy. But I have wondered if I am poking the sleeping beast by eating the dairy protein. (creatine, I know, is not necessarily extracted from milk). FWIW I include this link, but feel free to ignore, and best of luck!
https://www.saragottfriedmd.com/does-meat-cause-cancer-revisiting-the-meat-igf-1-and-cancer-connection/?doing_wp_cron=1744654776.7533431053161621093750
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Johnny, thanks for the article - it’s over 10 yrs old but pretty informative. After reading it I feel a lot better about my dietary choices.
The article points out that IGF-1 is a very important hormone involved in growth and other metabolic functions. It is indispensable! Goes on to say that ‘excessive’ amounts ‘could’ spur cancer growth…so what is excessive?
My feeling is that ALL cancer is caused by mutations somewhere along the way. I don’t believe IGF-1 is the causative culprit, but perhaps a metabolic mutation affecting its role in cancer growth? The same kind of evidence for flax seed oil causing PCa was debunked, as it was a metabolic flaw in the processing of ALA which caused its buildup in cancerous glands.
So how can you prevent these mutations - especially if they are genetic? Other than common sense things like no smoking, regular exercise, low alcohol consumption, balanced diet, etc… what can anyone really do?
A friend who recently suffered a debilitating stroke has not progressed much 2 yrs after the event; did all the rehab and not much better. So now he sees a holistic dr who gave him a book about the power of the Placebo effect; he told him that if you truly believe that a food, a supplement or a practice will make you better, it has a good chance of working.
I stifled my astonishment at this since the poor guy is grasping at straws. But in that same vein, so much of what we discuss on this forum really seems to border on these placebo-like supplements, diets and avoidance of this or that. In the end I don’t think it really changes anything. Best,
Phil