Bowel Cancer - Faulty Gene

abackhou

Interesting article about bowel cancer and high iron levels caused by eating red meat:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/article/14544125/iron-faulty-gene-linked-to-cancer/

pete43lost_at_sea

great article, thanks
"It's clear that iron is playing a critical role in controlling the development of bowel cancer in people with a faulty APC gene."

i wonder if i have the faulty gene, anyway not had red meat for so long.

when i get to 10 years clear, i will have a steak, until then these nuts and legumes will have to do.

the other side issue that i have been following is reducing iron in take to slow the process of angiogenisis. its one thing my alt doc is very fussy about, so i avoid iron in supplements, but i do get some in my nuts ans foods.

by avoiding red meat i at least minimise dietary exposure.

i think this will have implications for late stage bowel cancers as well.

hugs,
Pete

tanstaafl

thanks
Thank you, Andrew. Something for us to bear in mind, especially thinking about our kids. My wife was always a big beef eater but had several important risk factors, too (weight, BG and carbs, vit D, parent).