Story originally posted on www.musclemagfitness.com "  Brisk walking - about 3.0 mph on a treadmill - for three to five hours per week, or about 30 minutes a day, can net big benefits for breast cancer survivors, according to Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, a Harvard surgeon, breast cancer survivor and author of The Breast Cancer Survivor's Fitness Plan. Walking May Reduce Breast Cancer Reoccurrence by up to 40% Research from The Nurses Health Study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) tracked nearly 3,000 women up to 14 years after their breast cancer diagnosis and found that cardiovascular (cardio)…

Years ago, prophylactic Tamoxifen was touted for women at high risk for breast cancer."  With the side effects and increased risk of endometrial cancer now well known, those calls have all but disappeared in the media."  Cancer survivors are continuously concerned about the possibiliy that cancer will recur, or that a second cancer will appear. The search for chemopreventive effects from natural substances has been ongoing for decades."  Recently, attention has been directed at the trace mineral selenium as one natural substance with promise."  The FDA recently had to admit that selenium had proven to have beneficial effects for some…

Breast Cancer Awareness Month was filled with races, walks, benefits, sales, and heart-wrenching stories."  This 2007 article should have been a handout everywhere."  As the conclusions state, a serum level of Vitamin D to 52 ng/ml can be readily obtained via exposure to sunlight or supplementations and the scientists point out that this would decrease the incidence of breast cancer by 50%. Thanks to Mike Adams for sending this in. Vitamin D and prevention of breast cancer: Pooled analysis Cedric F. Garlanda, , , Edward D. Gorhama, Sharif B. Mohra, William B. Grantb, Edward L. Giovannuccic, Martin Lipkind, Harold Newmarke,…

Moderate-to-vigorous exercise in a woman's 40's reduces her risk of post-menopausal breast cancer, a recent study found. The critical factors for risk reduction were: •" " "  More than 7 hours per week of higher intensity acitivity reduced risk by 16%. Light activity during that decade, or intense activity earlier in life did not reduce risk. •" " "  Higher intensity activity includes running, swimming, cycling at a high speed or in a spin class, and singles tennis, but not golf, gardening or regular walking. Potential reasons for protective effects of exercise: •" " "  Enhanced immunity •" " "  Reduced or altered levels of sex hormones •" " " …

The potential for metastasis of breast cancer to any number of distal sites is a frightening prospect for breast cancer survivors."  For those whose cancer was hormone receptor positive, it is a particular concern."  Women take hormone suppression pharmaceuticals to improve their odds of survival without a recurrence or metastasis, and often these remain the only post-treatment protocol. As breast cancer survivors explore complementary strategies (estimates are that 40% of adults use some form of alternative or complementary strategy), herbs and other natural substances that have specific properties can offer solutions. A recent study on the Tibetan herb Rhodiola indicates…