After three clinical trials with 650 women, First Warning Systems found a 90 per cent or higher level of accuracy when it came to detecting tissue abnormalities. The trial run was able to detect the presence of tumours six years before traditional imaging systems, according to Psfk.com.
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Cruciferous vegetables, but broccoli in particular, make for anti-cancer powerhouses thanks in part to a compound called sulforaphane that actually helps the body fight the spread of tumors.
Recent research revealed the underlying reason: sulforaphane may inhibit an enzyme, called an HDAC, that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/broccoli-cancer-sulforaphane_n_1310634.html">works to suppress the body's tumor fighting ability</a>, as we've previously reported.
And sprouts are even more potent: three-day old broccoli sprouts have 20 to 50 times the sulforaphanes as mature broccoli, <a href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press/1997/sept/970903.htm">according to Johns Hopkins research</a>.
For more about the cancer fighting properties of <em>all cruciferous vegetables, check HuffPost blogger Dr. Joel Fuhrman's <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-fuhrman-md/cancer-prevention_b_1624965.html">analysis of cabbage, brussels sprouts, bok choy and more</a>.
Garlic
Garlic is considered a cancer-fighting food for several forms of the disease, <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/garlic-and-cancer-prevention#r12">according to the National Cancer Institute</a>.
One French study found that women who regularly ate garlic had <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9928867">a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer</a>. Garlic's mild cousin, onions also had a protective effect, according to the study.
Pomegranate
Pomegranates are known for their anti-cancer properties, thanks to a richness in anti-inflammatory antioxidants, polyphenols. But they may offer a specific benefit against breast cancer: research shows that a phytochemical found in abundance in pomegranates, called ellagitannins, interfere in the production of aromatase, an enzyme that, as HuffPost blogger Dr. Nalini Chilkov explained, "<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nalini-chilkov/pomegranates-cancer-fighting-_b_1078343.html">increases hormone production in breast tissue</a>."
That's important because breast cancer is hormone-dependent, meaning that it feeds off of hormones like estrogen to grow and spread.
"Hormone dependent cancers such as breast cancer are commonly treated with aromatase inhibitors, which block this enzyme," wrote Chilkov.
Walnuts
Although preliminary, research in mice has found that <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901163921.htm">including walnuts in a healthful diet throughout the entire lifespan</a> reduced the risk of developing breast cancer by <em>half</em>.
Turmeric
Curcumin, the compound in turmeric, may play a role in blocking the expression of a molecule called RANKL, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nalini-chilkov/turmeric-health-benefits-_b_828856.html">which is found in the most deadly and aggressive breast cancer tumor cells</a>.
Flax Seeds
Most research regarding flax's anti-cancer properties has been done in mice or in-vitro cell cultures, but what it shows could be profound: in one study, according to the American Cancer Society, <a href="http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/flaxseed">the lignans found in flax slowed the movement and "stickiness" of breast cancer cells</a>, causing it to spread more slowly in a cell culture simulation.
Berries
Berries have several powerful antioxidants, primarily anthocyanins and ellagic acid, which have been shown in cell culture studies to <a href="http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/blueberries.html#research">reduce free radical damage to healthy cells</a>, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research. In separate research, they were shown to slow the growth and shorten the lifespan of breast cancer (as well as mouth, colon and prostate cancer) cells.
Green Tea
Green tea is rich in the polyphenol EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), which has been shown to slow the spread of breast cancer cells, <a href="http://www.breastcancer.org/tips/nutrition/supplements/known/green_tea">according to breastcancer.org</a>.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are rich in the antioxidant lycopene, which is thought to <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39726407/ns/health-cancer/t/what-you-should-eat-avoid-beat-breast-cancer/#.UHNMJvmMG5M">slow breast cancer cell growth</a>.
We've officially entered the future for early breast cancer detection.
The Breast Tissue Screening Bra, developed by First Warning Systems, is designed to monitor early breast tissue abnormalities...
We've officially entered the future for early breast cancer detection.
The Breast Tissue Screening Bra, developed by First Warning Systems, is designed to monitor early breast tissue abnormalities...
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I invented the "mam-x-a.m." TM, twenty years ago when I owned Medical Surgical Specialties and submitted it to the head of the FDA. They refused to allow me to market it,to save womens lives because they said it would create too many POSITIVES and "scare people". Wouldn't you rather have a positive and find out you do not have cancer or would you rather not know and have breast cancer.
"The sensitivity was excellent but the specificity was questionable" acording to the F.D.A.
PHILLIPS-PPG: Hi I invented the "mam-x-a.m." TM, twenty years ago when
This is wonderful, but so much money is poured into breast cancer. Now many, if not most, people survive breast cancer, thanks to all the research and early detection publicity. (Yes, I do know that people still do die of it.)
I have a friend with stage 4B lung cancer! How much research is going into lung cancer? And she never smoked a cigarette in her life. How much research is going into these other cancers where most of the people still die? Comparatively very little. There exists too much of an imbalance for research towards breast cancer over these other, still very deadly cancers.
(And I am a woman, so please don't say I'd understand if I were a woman.) What or who is there for my friend? For 30 years now, she has walked with me through this life, was in my wedding, has been a trusted and beautiful journeymate and I have shared things only with her that I have not been able to share with anyone else. I can't go anywhere without seeing these pink ribbons attached to all these products I'm supposed to buy. What companies are giving any money at all to lung cancer research to save my friend?
atmosphere1823: This is wonderful, but so much money is poured into
I agree. My mother recently died from ovarian cancer. Before she was diagnosed I had never even heard of this disease (and I am a professional in my mid twenties), nor did I know that it is the deadliest type of gynecological cancer. We need to expand our focus beyond breast cancer and the "pink" industry.
AMCee: I agree. My mother recently died from ovarian cancer. Before
Oh, AMCee, please accept my very sincere condolences on the loss of your beloved mother! What a tragic thing to have happen! Ovarian cancer is cruel and ruthless, and desperately needs more research activity so that we can begin to make breakthroughs in earlier diagnosis and treatment. I feel terribly that your mother was lost to this dread disease. Prayers and good wishes for healing and peace...
atmosphere1823: Oh, AMCee, please accept my very sincere condolences on the
In the last 21 months, my mom and my friend of longest standing have both died of ovarian cancer. Laurie, my friend barely survived to her 53rd birthday. My mom lived to 68, but it's telling that HER mom died 7 months later at age 96 - I think from depression after my mom died. Ovarian cancer is among the scariest of cancers - veritably undetectable until it is way past treatable. Women need to get organized to fight this in a way we've only begun to organize around breast cancer. We can FIND breast cancers; no one even looks (or knows how to look for) ovarian cancer.
ishgirl: In the last 21 months, my mom and my friend
I wouldn't necessarily skip a mammogram when I am older(only 32) but since so many women in my family have had breast cancer another option that doesn't add the risks of more radiation would be welcome.
Puddinpops: I wouldn't necessarily skip a mammogram when I am older(only
Please don't kid yourself - digital mammography has nearly no radiation compared to what you get daily from the background around you. With a strong history of breast cancer, you need a baseline mammogram at 35, and annual screening starting at 40. I have a student who developed stage IIIC breast cancer at 34 - she's alive thanks to a bone marrow transplant after she insisted the lump her doctor insisted was just a cyst be screened, then biopsied. You cannot be too young.
ishgirl: Please don't kid yourself - digital mammography has nearly no
The article asked if I would skip a mam, that's the only reason I chose that phrasing. I thought it was clear that I was against skipping one, but that another diagnostic tool seemed like a good idea too. And less radiation is always better then more. I wouldn't get an xray for fun either. Your unsolicited medical advice is noted however, and I will discuss if I need need a baseline done at 35 or not with my geneticist (I really accentual have one, that is not sarcasm) closer to that point.
Puddinpops: The article asked if I would skip a mam, that's
I did some video work for First Warning Systems earlier this year. For prep, our company spoke to the idea man behind the technology, the oncologist who was the first primary investigator during proof of concept stage in the early 90s.
Not a fantasy of research, but a real product that gives real hope to early detection in young women (not even currently tested with mammography), the avoidance of false positives, and aid in testing of women who have something detected on a mammogram.
I came away impressed, sans any dealings with a marketing/sales department. Real stuff coming from real professionals.
Practical_Girl: I did some video work for First Warning Systems earlier
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