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This is the first one and it is on diet, the others include photodynamic diagnosis after bcg and mmc, Urinary Florescence, Open vs Robotic assisted RC, and an article on regional lymphadenectomy during surgery,
Nancy N
http://www.urotoday.com/browse_categories/bladder_cancer/1038/
Thanks for the post Nancy. I don't know about anyone else, but I eat raw brocolli and raw cabbage and a few brazil nuts almost everyday since I read research and heard a talk at MDA about diet being helpful. Coleslaw anyone?
Lynda
Yes Lynda those are helpful foods
I read somewhere that asparagus is a very strong cancer fighter. I wish I could fins the article again. Supposedly some people who ate 8 tablespoons of pureed asparagus (4 in the morning & 4 in the evening) were found to be almost or in a couple of cases cancer free after having been diagnosed with cancer. I seem to remember it didn't matter where the cancer was located. Has anyone else read this?
I have not read it but it falls in the category of foods with high antioxidants which helps prevent cell damage, blueberries is another as are other berry fruit, here is a link to another
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20040617/antioxidants-found-unexpect ed-foods
I have heard that all cruciferous vegetables are considered beneficial for general health. I'm not sure if asparagus is cruciferous, but according to The National Cancer Institute, no other food tests higher for glutathione, a powerful anti-carcinogen and antioxidant.
It also contains a protein called histone, which helps to control cell growth. In addition, it is high in folic acid and a moderate source of vitamin c, thiamin, and vitamin B6. Sounds like a "superfood" to me!
Rockandroll, the following website tells of some incidents that may be the ones you were referring to.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/asparagus_cancer.htm
Disclaimer: This is not a "medical" website, so the degree of accuracy is questionable!
Well the site I posted was from WebMD and supposedly trustworthty as it is controlled input, The idea of antioxidants have been studied fro some time, and the cruciferous veggies still get high marks,. So i think fresh vegetables and fruits are good things, although avoiding pesticides through organic gardening can't hurt. A big study found that organic was no better than conventionally grown when it came to nutritional value, but ignored the contaminents that get into the food chain completely. So eat your veggies,
Nancy
Nancy, I was referring to the website I posted as being a non-medical site. I'm sure the WebMD site is reliable!
I just didn't want anyone making a big deal out of it, since that has happened in the past.
From what I have seen, your information is consistently
professional and I appreciate your always kind and non-judgmental demeanor!
Thanks, I was adding to your discussion, and supporting what you said. thanks
15yr, that's the one I was talking about. I just couldn't remember where I saw it. Thanks for reminding me.
Bill
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