認識乳癌(乳腺癌) Learn about breast cancer

乳腺癌是肺癌後第二大癌症殺手。有幸天然補充劑或對病症有改善作用，也能降低西藥治療後產生的毒性。

飲食營養和乳腺癌的關係
礦物質碘 Iodine
飲食中碘攝入量較高的國家和地區（例如日本），乳腺癌發病率比低碘攝入量的國家低70％。

維他命D
婦女如果能攝取較高維他命D的話，乳腺癌死亡率相對低於其他女性。

治療期營養補充劑
一些臨床研究的早期結果表明，以下這些營養物質或會降低乳腺癌的生長或風險：

碘
碘/含豐富礦物碘的補充劑(例如巨藻)（每天服用1-4次）。

維他命D
每天攝取2,000單位維他命D。

輔酶Q10
每天攝取200-400毫克輔酶Q10。在一項研究中，它有助於縮小乳腺癌轉移。

黑升麻 Black Cohosh
那些需要服用雌激素阻滯劑（如他莫昔芬）治療的病人，有機會產生潮熱等副作用。黑升麻補充劑有助舒緩症狀，而它也不會增加雌激素水平。

十字花科蔬菜補充劑
營養豐富的十字花科蔬菜，例如白菜、西蘭花、羽衣甘藍和花椰菜等提供了稱為DIM（二吲哚甲烷）的天然化合物，有助減少炎症並提高免疫力。 DIM也可以優化激素代謝，男女均適合服用。

Background
Breast cancer is the 2nd most common cancer killer after lung cancer. Fortunately, natural remedies may improve outcomes and decrease the toxicity of treatment.

Influence of nutrition
Iodine
High iodine intake cultures (e.g., Japan) have 70% lower rates of breast cancer than low iodine countries like the U.S.

Vitamin D
Women with a higher vitamin D intake may be a quarter less likely to die from breast cancer than women with lower levels.

Treatment
Recommended Supplements
Though larger studies are needed, early experience showed these nutrients may decrease breast cancer growth or risk.

Iodine
Iodine (Tri-Iodine has 12.5 mg tablet. Take 1-4 tabs a day — if taking more than 1, do so under a holistic physician’s supervision as it may block thyroid function).

Vitamin D
2,000 units a day (unless you have high blood calcium from bone metastases).

Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 chewables 200-400 mg a day. In 1 study, it helped shrink breast cancer metastases.

Black cohosh
For hot flashes from estrogen blockers (e.g., Tamoxifen), use black cohosh. It does NOT raise estrogen levels.

Cruciferous vegetables
Supplements deriving from nutritionally dense cabbage, broccoli, kale, and cauliflower provides a compound called DIM (diindolylmethane), which reduces inflammation and boosts immunity. DIM also optimizes hormone metabolism, especially helpful as people age.