MEDICAL REFERENCES

Sugar, Insulin & IGF

Insulin and Cancer,  Boyd,  Integr. Cancer. Ther., 2003; 2 (4): 315-329.

 

Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk, Douglas, Medscape 487836 8/25/04.

 

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Receptor Promotes Gastric Cancer Adachi. et al.,Gut 2005; 54: 591-600.

 

Diabetes, High Glucose Levels Linked to Cancer in Korean Study, Jee, et al., JAMA  2005; 194-202 and editorial p. 235-236.

 

Diabetes Triples Risk of Liver Cancer, El-Serag, et al, Gut, 2005; 54: 533-539.

 

Elevated IGF-1 Linked to Raised Risk of Cancer in Premenopausal Women, Shi, et al, Int. J. Cancer  2004; 111: 418-423.

 

High Dietary Glycemic Load May Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women, Higginbotham, et al,  J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2004; 96: 229-233.

 

High Dietary Glycemic Load and Insulin Resistance Combine to Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk,  Michaud, et al.,  J. Natl. Cancer Inst.2002; 94: 1293-1300.

 

Controlling Hyperglycemia as an Adjunct to Cancer Therapy, Krone & Ely, Integr. Cancer Ther.  2005; 4 (1): 25-31.

 

Fasting insulin and outcome in early-stage breast cancer-  results of a prospective cohort study,  Goodwin, et al, J. Clin. Oncol., 2002; 20: 42-51.

 

Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load and Thyroid Cancer Risk,  Randi, Ferraroni, Talamini, et al., Annals of Oncol.  2008; 192: 380-383.

 

Green Tea Polyphenols Inhibit IGF-1 Signalling in Prostate Cancer Model, Mukhtar, et al., Cancer Res.  2004; 64: 8715-8722.

 

Postprandial Hyperinsulinemia Accelerates Growth of Hepatocellular Carcinoma,Kawata, et al., Gut  2002; 51: 100-104.

 

Insulin-like Growth Factor -1 Activates Gene Transcription Programs Strongly Associated with Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis,  Chreighton, Casa, Lazard, et al., J Clin Oncol  2008; 26 (25): 4078-4085.

 

Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factors and Colon Cancer: A Review of the Evidence, Giovannucci, J Nutr

2001; 131 (Suppl. 11): s3109-3120.

 

Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Cancer Risk: A Meta-analysis, Gnagnarella, Gandini, La Vecchia, & Maisonneuve,  Amer. J. Clin. Nutr.  2008; 87 (6): 1793-1801.

 

Up-regulation of IGF Binding Protein-1 as an Anti-carcinogenic Strategy: Relevance to Caloric Restriction, Exercise, and Insulin Sensitivity, McCarty, Medical Hypotheses 1997; 48 (4): 297-308.

 

The Insulin-like Growth Factor System as a Treatment Target in Breast Cancer, Yee,  Sem. Oncol. 2002; 29 (3 Suppl 11): 86-95.

 

Cross-talk Among Estrogen Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, and Insulin-like Growth Factor Signaling in Breast Cancer, Lee, Cui & Oesterreich, Clin. Cancer Res. 2001; 7 (12 Suppl): 4429s-4435s.

 

Tyrosine Kinase Signalling in Breast Cancer: Insulin-like Growth Factors and Their Receptors in Breast Cancer, Zhang & Yee, Breast Cancer Res. 2000; 2 (3): 170-175.

 

Insulin-like Growth Factors and Cancer, Furstenberger & Senn, Lancet Oncol. 2002; 3 (5): 298-302.

Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) Family and Prostate Cancer, Gennigens, Menetrier-Caux & Droz,  Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. 2006; 58 (2): 124-145.

 

Activation of Estrogen Receptor-mediated Gene Transcription by IGF-I in Human Breast Cancer Cells,  Lee, Weng, Jackson & Yee, J. Endocrinol. 1997; 152 (1): 39-47.

 

Vitamin D Analogue EB1089-induced Prostate Regression is Associated with Increased Gene Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins, Nickerson T. Huynh H.   J. Endocrinol. 1999; 160 (2): 223-229.

 

Pharmacological Modulation of IGF Serum Concentrations as a Therapeutic Approach to Control the Growth of Malignant Breast Tumors, Singer, Hudelist, Schreiber & Kubista, Drugs Today (Barc). 2003; 39 (2): 115-125.

 

Inhibition of Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptor Signaling by the Vitamin D Analogue EB1089 in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells: A Role for Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins,  Rozen & Pollak, Int. J. Oncol.  1999; 15 (3): 589-594.

 

Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factors, Insulin Resistance, and Neoplasia, Pollack MN.  Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2007; 86 (3): s820-822.

Antioxidants &
Artemisinin
Ashwagandha
Avemar
Boswellia
Breast Cancer
Butyrate
Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Co-enzyme Q10
Curcumin &
Diet & General Integrative
Ginger
Grape Seed Extract &
Green Tea EGCG &
Indole-3-Carbinol
Alkylglycerols
(Withania)
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Herbs & Acupuncture
Resveratrol
Chemotherapy
Inflammation
Oncology  (Miscellany)
Polyphenols
Melatonin
Milk Thistle
Mistletoe Lectins
Mitochondria
Modified Citrus Pectin
Mushrooms (Reishi,
Omega 3 Oils
Phytoestrogens & Soy
Pomegranate &
Prevention
Quercitin
Radiation
Bibliography
Recommended
Web Resources
Journals
Stem Cells & Immune Cells
Button Mushrooms, etc.)
Ellagic Acid
Sugar, Insulin & IGF
Surgery
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Low-Dose
Naltrexone