Eat your brocoli (more articles)

SandiaBuddy

Recent articles on sulforphane (found in cruciferous vegetables  such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage) and also available as a nutritional supplement, and its effect on cancer:

Colon cancer (in vitro, abstract only): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30041241

A high expression of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is found in colorectal cancer. Therefore, blocking of PGE2 generation has been identified as a promising approach for anticancer therapy. Sulforaphane (SFN), an isothiocyanate derived from glucosinolate, is used as the antioxidant and anticancer agents. . . SFN anticancer effects are associated with antiproliferative, antiangiogenic, and antimetastatic activities arising from the downregulation of the COX-2/ mPGES-1 axis.

Full recent article on urological cancer, but has more details about the action and potential use of sulforaphane: https://www.cancerletters.info/article/S0304-3835(18)30475-0/fulltext

Several epidemiologic and clinical studies have documented chemopreventive properties of SFN, making it an interesting candidate for additive cancer treatment. SFN shows remarkable anti-tumor effects in vitro and in vivo without exerting toxicity.

And for good measure, an article that says the type of fat you consume does not really matter: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30038051

 

Neither total, nor major types (animal, vegetable, saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, trans), of dietary fat consumed after colon cancer was associated with cancer recurrence or survival.

JanJan63

Thank you for sharing that! I

Thank you for sharing that! I love broccoli cheese soup and I make it at home so it's fairly healthy. I like the fat article, too, thanks!

Jan

Joan M

Glad to hear supplements are available

I've had a h ard time eating brocoli and even salads lately.  I think I ate too many ove the last 2 years since I was diagnosed.  The brocoli causes my stomach to be upset so I havent eaten it for quite awhile. 

 

SandiaBuddy

Joan M said:

Glad to hear supplements are available

I've had a h ard time eating brocoli and even salads lately.  I think I ate too many ove the last 2 years since I was diagnosed.  The brocoli causes my stomach to be upset so I havent eaten it for quite awhile. 

 

Supplement

I did pick up a supplement called "BroccoMax" (Jarrow) which has no effect on my digestive system.

Annabelle41415

Cauliflower

Eat cauliflower, mushrooms and asparagus, tomatoes and green onions everyday for lunch.  My husband says I'm a big eater but most of my meal consists of this.  Just love vegetables and agree that these vegs are very good for you.

Kim