Hello,
It has been quite sometime since I have posted a question. I am a breast cancer survivor (3 yrs now) and have been so very blessed to come across such an informative and helpful organization. Again, thanks so much to all of you that have been so helpful and supportive to me. Since my breast cancer experience, I have done alot of digging and research to improve my health in general and have come across a very interesting herb that is supposed to prevent breast cancer recurrence as well as a preventative in general. I was wondering if anyone else has heard of this particular herb or have any thoughts on it - "Flax Hull Lignans". Here is an excerpt from the article and below you will see the link if you wish to read further. My breast cancer was ER positive and I am currently on tamoxifen. Although I will be checking further with my oncologist, I am contemplating taking this herb.
Thanks again so much to all for taking the time to read my post.
Warm Regards
Large-scale population studies show that diets rich in lignans
are associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. Flax and
its lignans help protect against breast cancer by altering the
metabolism of estrogen and by decreasing cell proliferation,
according to findings from a small number of clinical studies.
The animal data are strong – flax and its main lignans interfere
with cancer processes and inhibit metastasis of mammary
(breast) tumours to the lungs and other organs. One
animal study found that the combination of flax and tamoxifen
was better at decreasing tumour size in mice than tamoxifen
alone. Eating flax regularly may reduce breast cancer risk and
improve the clinical prognosis for women with breast cancer.
http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/english/pdf/Flax_FSht_Lignans08_R2.pdf