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Cancer
Free Radicals, Cancer and DNA Damage
Stomach, prostate, colon, breast, bladder, oesophageal, and
pancreatic - these are just a few of the types of cancer that may be
prevented by antioxidants. In a comprehensive review of 130 studies
examining the connection between diet and cancer, researchers at the
University of California at Berkeley found that 92% of the studies
showed that taking antioxidant supplements or eating
super antioxidant-rich foods significantly reduced the risk of cancer.
See also Enzogenol and Cancer
Anti Cancer Trial
 Motivated by the results of the longevity trial, a further trial
investigated whether Enzogenol, at a low and a high dosage level, would
influence the rate of cancer in mice. Cancer is the most common cause of
death for mice living in the sheltered environment, quite comparable with
humans in today's highly developed worlds.
The
trial started with mice that were in the middle of their normal life span.
One group received normal mouse food with Enzogenol and the other group
received only their normal mouse food. This trial revealed that the rate of
cancer was significantly less in the Enzogenol® treated mice
compared to the controls.
(See the Kaplan-Meier Survival Graph)
The
trial showed an increase of median survival of the mice receiving the
Enzogenol, which meant that the Enzogenol-mouse population lived healthier
and longer lives.
DNA and Cancer
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material that controls
heredity and is located in the cell nucleus. The ongoing attack on DNA
by free radicals is thought to play a major role in the age-related
development of cancer.
If the potential to initiate cancer is already there in the DNA, then it
would make perfect sense to protect that DNA from oxidative damage and
the potential to develop tumour. This is an important factor when
considering herditary cancers.
We found that DNA damage
reduction after supplementation with Enzogenol as measured by
the comet assay was considerable after 6 weeks and highly
significant after just 12 weeks of supplementation. See
Science
Telomeres and Cancer
Telomers are particular DNA sequences that make up the ends of
chromosomes in cells. The important thing about telomers is their
function to protect the integrity of the chromosomes, thereby protecting
our genes and DNA. Unfortunately, telomeres naturally shorten over the
lifespan of every mammal with progressing age. Yet, loosing telomers
means loosing cells, and it can make normal cells into cancer cells.
Enzogenol may have a positive effect in the body by maintaining the
length of telomers while the body gets older. This effect would be
highly beneficial for every cell in the body. A current scientific
theory supports that oxidative stress is involved in the shortening of
telomers throughout the lifespan. Given the highly effective
anti-oxidant actions of Enzogenol it is not that surprising that the
telomer research has found Enzogenol to slow down the shortening of
these important DNA sequences.
Remember that Enzogenol is not just a powerful collection of antioxidant
flavonoids, it is much more than that, it answers the relationship
between free radicals, oxidative stress and the resulting DNA damage and
cellular protein damage the very start or initiation of cancer.
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