Don Wiss wrote:

> I have some things on ketogenic diets helping cancer, and on carbs feeding
> cancer. I will print them out before next Saturday. Even if we can't get
> him raw, at least he should go low-carb. Maybe we should give him Aajonus's
> book. We have their address and can have it sent directly to them

Just thought I would add my $.02 here. No diet has been proved to be
an effective cure against cancer (remember that G.C. Burger's wife
died of cancer, despite practicing instincto-nutrition). What you can
do, however, is slow down the development of cancer by restricting
caloric intake, and possibly restricting polyunsaturated fatty acids
of the n-6 family (see below). Certainly, articles have been written
on ketogenic diets helping cancer, but I wanted to point out that
promotion of tumor growth is more complicated than a simple matter of
how much carbohydrate you eat.

[Note: prevention of cancer initiation (as opposed to cancer
development) is different. Usual recommendations are: to eat a lot of
fruits and vegetables (since they contain fibers and antioxidants, as
well as protective factors against cancer such as polyphenols). Some
types of fats increase risks of having cancer.]


I include below an abstract about dietary fat and the development of
pancreatic cancer.

--Jean-Louis Tu <[log in to unmask]>

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Dietary fat and the development of pancreatic cancer. Roebuck BD,
Lipids 1992 Oct;27(10):804-6.


Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of death due to cancer.
Except for an association with cigarette smoking, its etiology is poorly
understood. Because of the dearth of epidemiological clues as to causation,
studies with experimental animal models assume greater importance.
Rodent models of pancreatic cancer indicate that while dietary fat per se
does not cause pancreatic cancer, it does enhance or promote tumor
development. Subsequent to treatment with a pancreatic carcinogen, high
intakes of dietary unsaturated fats of the n-6 series, but not saturated fats,
enhance or promote tumor development. A requisite level of linoleic acid
is needed for this promotion. Fats of the n-3 series (e.g., certain fish oils)
are inhibitory to tumor growth. Promotion by dietary fats appears only
partly related to the high caloric content of fat. Mechanistically, certain
dietary unsaturated fats appear to selectively enhance the growth rate of
carcinogen-induced, pre-cancerous lesions. Irrespective of precise
understanding of mechanisms of promotion, it appears possible to
intervene in the process of cancer development and reduce the burden of
cancer. Experimentally, this may be accomplished by decreasing total fat
intake, decreasing caloric intake, increasing exercise or increasing the
intake of n-3 fatty acids.