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Sun, Oct-05-08, 21:03

Nancy LC

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Prostate cancer outcome linked to insulin levels

http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=620036
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Men who are overweight and who have high insulin levels when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer may be more likely to die from the disease, research shows.

This striking finding, published early online and expected to be in the November issue of The Lancet Oncology, is yet more reason to continue fighting the battle of the bulge, experts say.

"I don't want to be sensationalist, but obesity effects and the insulin effects are so big that I think if you had to choose between being thin and having a low insulin level or having access to the best chemotherapy, you would be more likely to survive without chemotherapy," said study senior author Dr. Michael Pollak, professor of oncology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Mon, Oct-06-08, 10:37

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Thanks - an interesting article. Dad, bro, and I have all had prostate surgery for cancer. I do have one 'angry' comment. Why aren't they looking at blood glucose levels? They are just as likely, maybe more so, than insulin and peptide-c levels. Or at least need to be ruled out first.

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Mon, Oct-06-08, 12:35

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They showed that 2,000 units of simple vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) either reduced or prevented further increases in PSA in the majority of men with advancing prostate cancer.

As we know that low Vitamin d status is also implicated in the development of metabolic syndrome it really is very important that Vitamin D3 status is improved.

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Mon, Oct-06-08, 16:26

Nancy LC

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I think it's just amazing that they're finally looking at things like insulin (and maybe someday blood sugar) and the connection to diseases like cancer and heart disease.

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Mon, Oct-06-08, 18:07

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Carbohydrates drive insulin drives fat accumulation. Carbohydrates drive insulin drives prostate cancer. Yippy, I found the cause of prostate cancer. I want a medal.