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What is the experience with oncologists' awareness of Vitamin D as a risk factor?

stereomatch
stereomatch CSN Member Posts: 2 Member
in Breast Cancer #1

In addition how has been your experience of oncologists' awareness of ketosis (via intermittent fasting) as a way to slow tumor growth

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  • stereomatch
    stereomatch CSN Member Posts: 2 Member
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    According Dr Angus Dalgleish (oncologist in Scotland) - low Vitamin D levels are associated with non-responders in Immunotherapy trials - while responders are those with high Vitamin D levels

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  • Arx001
    Arx001 CSN Member Posts: 57 Member
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    Re the keto diet or fasting do you imply oncologists are unaware of a medical fact?

    Tumor starvation via sugar/nutrient cut off is highly risky - despite Tik Tok doctor videos claiming the opposite - because it possibly can lead to metastases.

    "The cancer cells detect that this place deprived of glucose is not nutritionally comfortable, so they want to escape. They don’t want to stay in the wrong place,” Gu says. “The consequence of that is metastasis.

    https://www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/study-finds-keto-diet-could-contribute-cancer-metastasis

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