Prostate Cancer and Milk – read all about it!

                                      Avoid Dairy  re Prostate   

Blake Graham is a nutrition student in Perth, Australia. He has been

researching links between milk consumption and prostate cancer,

and has sent us dozens of scientific references. We share one dozen of

those citations with you today.

Please pass this information to any friend of relative who currently

has prostate cancer, or any male dairy consumer over the age of 40.

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"For prostate cancer, epidemiologic studies consistently show a positive association with high consumption of milk, dairy products, and meats."

Giovannucci E., Adv Exp Med Biol

1999;472:29-42

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"Cases also reported more frequent consumption of milk and other dairy

products and meat, but no significant difference was noted for

vegetable intake."

Talamini R, Br J Cancer

1986 Jun;53(6):817-21

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"Higher intake of meat and dairy products has been associated with greater risk of prostate cancer..."

Willett WC, Salud Publica Mex

1997, Jul-Aug;39(4):298-309

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"Positive correlations between foods and cancer mortality rates were particularly strong in the case of meats and milk for breast cancer, milk for prostate and ovarian cancer, and meats for colon cancer."

Rose DP, Cancer

1986 Dec 1;58(11):2363-71

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"Diet appears to be a major determinant in the incidence of prostate cancer. In a case-control study conducted in Athens, Greece, we found that dairy products, butter and seed oils were positively associated with risk of prostate cancer, whereas cooked and raw tomatoes were

inversely associated."

Bosetti C, Eur J Cancer Prev

2000, Apr;9(2):119-23

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"Diets high in dairy products and meats are related to higher risk of prostate cancer incidence or mortality in most ecologic, case-control, and prospective studies."

Giovannucci E., Cancer Causes Control

1998, Dec;9(6):567-82

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"Suggestive positive associations were also seen between fatal prostate cancer and the consumption of milk, cheese, eggs, and meat. "

Snowdon DA,Am J Epidemiol

1984, Aug;120(2):244-50

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"The strongest and most consistent effects are positive associations

with animal products such as red meats, eggs and dairy foods, and

possibly by implication, fat."

Giles G, Ireland P., Int J Cancer

1997; Suppl 10:13-7

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"Among major food groups, milk and dairy products as well as added lipids were marginally positively associated with risk for prostate cancer."

Tzonou A, Int J Cancer

1999, Mar 1;80(5):704-8

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"High consumption of dairy products was associated with a 50 percent increased risk of prostate cancer. "

Chan JM, Cancer Causes Control

1998 Dec;9(6):559-66

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"Positive trends in risk were found for consumption of cured meat and

milk products. "

Schuurman AG, Br J Cancer

1999, Jun;80(7):1107-13

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"Biomarkers, including testosterone and insulin-like growth factor, and

nutritional factors, especially meat, fat, and dairy intake, have been linked to greater risk of disease. "

Chan JM, Semin Cancer Biol

1998, Aug;8(4):263-73

 

Robert Cohen
(201-871-5871) Executive Director Dairy Education Board  http://www.notmilk.com