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A simple promising strategy to lower chance of recurrence

peterz54
peterz54 CSN Member Posts: 341
edited February 2018 in Breast Cancer #1

 

Appears to be of benefit to have a longer overnight fast and avoid late evening eating.  Longer overnight fasting correlates with lower HbA1c (blood glucose marker).   High HbA1c is a marker for diabetes or metabolic syndrome which in turn is correlated to higher cancer incidence.   

Short talk by Dr. Catherine Marinac explainng this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0BwQWL-iIQ

A longer more informative discussion with Ruth Patterson, PhD, affiliaed with the Cancer Prevention Program at Moore Cancer Center. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qlrB84xp5g

 

 

 

 

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