{"id":3533,"date":"2019-10-30T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hertoghe.eu\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2023-10-10T15:47:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:47:02","slug":"breastcancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hertoghe.eu\/en\/breastcancer\/","title":{"rendered":"The article of the month of October – The preventive treatment of breast cancer, Dr. Hertoghe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The pink October, or breast cancer awareness month and fundraising for research, is coming to an end and I want to share with you the different means of prevention, treatments during and after cancer.<\/p>\n

+ Prevention – Mens sana in corpore sano<\/span><\/h3>\n

The first way to keep the disease away is to adopt an anti-cancer diet. A regular intake of fresh (and organic) fruits and vegetables<\/strong> is one of the most protective ways to prevent cancer. On average, a diet composed of at least 400 g of fruits and vegetables per day reduces the risk of cancer by about 20 to 30%. You should also avoid cooking at high temperatures<\/strong>. Why? Because fats become toxic at high temperatures (any cooking above 85 \u00b0 Celsius). Food cooked in fat at a high temperature (between 170 and 250 \u00b0 C) increases the risk of breast cancer by up to two times, to a maximum of four.<\/p>\n

Doing a regular physical activity<\/strong> (at least 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week) seems to significantly reduce the risk<\/strong> of colon and breast cancer. For breast cancer, sports may reduce the risk by 30% compared to inactive women (even more so in case of obesity).<\/p>\n

Find serenity<\/strong>! The risk of cancer is 20 to 100% higher in anxious people<\/strong>. Some particularly negative feelings<\/strong> may be likely to promote the appearance of tumors: the feeling of helplessness <\/strong>over things, anxiety, loneliness <\/strong>and guilt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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+ Prevention – The right hormonal balance<\/span><\/h3>\n

To avoid breast cancer, it is important to have a good balance<\/strong> between female hormones<\/strong>: estrogen<\/strong> (responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics and the menstrual cycle) and progesterone<\/strong> (involved in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy).<\/p>\n

It is important to pay attention to your pain. The appearance of breast cancer is favored by the presence of recurrent breast pain<\/strong>. A woman who has regular breast pain for more than five years doubles her risk of breast cancer, a risk that gradually increases with years of pain. To prevent cancer, it is therefore not enough to take bio-identical hormones<\/strong> that are well adapted to the human body. It is also important to take the right doses<\/strong>. If a patient complains of breast pain, I adjust the dose of estrogen<\/strong> (which promotes breast swelling) and increase the dose of progesterone<\/strong> (which protects from pain by deflating the breast). It’s all about balance.<\/p>\n

+ Treatment during and after cancer – A harmony between nutrition and hormones<\/span><\/h3>\n

Standard anticancer treatments, from surgery to chemotherapy<\/strong> and radiotherapy<\/strong>, remain useful and often preponderant in curing cancer or at least treating it in the best possible way. Nutritional<\/strong> and hormonal<\/strong> supplementation is essential to boost<\/strong> the immunity<\/strong> of the patient.<\/p>\n

| In addition to following the hormone diet<\/strong>, it is important to take nutritional supplements<\/strong>: coenzyme Q10<\/strong> (more active ubiquinol form) to enhance immunity while counteracting the proliferation of cancer cells, selenium<\/strong>, magnesium<\/strong>, vitamins A, C<\/strong> (liposomal) and D<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

| On the hormonal level it is imperative to establish the hormonal profile<\/strong>. Very often, the supplementation of thyroid hormones<\/strong> (combining the thyroid hormones T3 & T4) will give better results of stimulation of the immunity and quality of life. Melatonin<\/strong> also appears to be a treatment that may have anticancer<\/strong> effects. If a deficiency is detected and treated, it will help fight cancer more effectively.
\nIn later phases, other hormonal treatments<\/strong> may be prescribed depending on the deficiencies found. The majority of studies show a decrease in recurrences<\/strong> (between 30% and 50%) and mortality<\/strong> (between 20% and 80%) in people who take female hormones after breast cancer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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