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Bowel Cancer - Faulty Gene

abackhou
abackhou CSN Member Posts: 77 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
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/
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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea CSN Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #2
    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
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  • tanstaafl
    tanstaafl CSN Member Posts: 1,312 Member
    #3
    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).
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