Originally published May 18 2013
Conventional medicine openly admits to confusion over BRCA1 gene
by Jonathan Landsman
(NaturalNews) By now, I'm sure you've heard the news about Angelina Jolie testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation and the decision to remove her breasts. This decision has been touted as a brave and reasonable choice, considering the assumed high risk for breast cancer.
But, as an educated guess, I'll bet Angelina Jolie has NOT been told the whole truth about the BRCA1 gene or her risk for getting breast cancer.
I say this respectfully - that if Angelina Jolie or any other woman wants to read the rest of this article (and has had 1 or 2 breasts removed due to the BRCA1 gene mutation) - you should be prepared to get very angry!
I want to make one thing perfectly clear. I will always respect the decision of any woman to care for her body - any way she sees fit. But, when a woman is asked to make life and death decisions with fraudulent, unscientific information, that's when I take exception. In fact, I think, those healthcare professional giving out flawed data, to their patients, should go to jail.
Don't remove your breasts until you read this "NCI disclaimer"...
Many of us have heard the conventional talking points that refer to an "87% higher risk for breast cancer" - if one tests positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation. But, I'm here to tell you, that this is a complete fabrication of the medical truth.
I'll be honest - when I read this statement by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - I nearly fell off my chair. Even if you test positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation - your risk of getting breast cancer may still be caused by other factors.
In other words, the BRCA1 gene may not really be the cause of breast cancer.
Read for yourself what the National Cancer Institute says about BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations...
"It is important to note, however, that most research related to BRCA1 and BRCA2 has been done on large families with many individuals affected by cancer. Estimates of breast and ovarian cancer risk associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations have been calculated from studies of these families. Because family members share a proportion of their genes and, often, their environment, it is possible that the large number of cancer cases seen in these families may be due in part to other genetic or environmental factors. Therefore, risk estimates that are based on families with many affected members may not accurately reflect the levels of risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers in the general population. In addition, no data are available from long-term studies of the general population comparing cancer risk in women who have harmful BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations with women who do not have such mutations. Therefore, the percentages given above are estimates that may change as more data become available."
I hope you understand the magnitude of what you've just read. The NCI has openly admitted that your risk for breast cancer stems from a wide variety of "genetic or environmental factors".
Simply put, the NCI really doesn't know (scientifically) how much of any risk factor causes cancer - including the presence of a BRCA1 mutation.
If you have any doubt about what you just read ... check it out yourself - at the National Cancer Institute website link: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA
How the conventional cancer industry profits from your ignorance
The cancer industry would like you to believe that you are a victim of your genes with very little power to control your own health.
Let's be clear, we are not victims of our genes. Even conventional science admits that our environment is a major risk factor for developing cancer. Our lifestyle has everything to do with the health (and expression) of our genes.
In fact, the research is so strong that they will do everything in their power to suppress this information and focus on disseminating fraudulent propaganda that makes you feel helpless and disempowered.
They know if the truth came out they would be out of business.
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One of the summit speakers, John Aspley, MD(E), ND, DC had this to say about our genes and cancer prevention:
"What folks need to know is that genes can only express what they are fed. If they are fed a polluted diet from a toxic immediate environment (milieu), they will express disease."
"With proper diet and a detoxified milieu, genes will almost always express resilient, thriving cells, never cancerous cells. Unless we learn this, we will end-up amputating most body parts by the end of this century. My heart aches for Angelina, and I wish her the best."
Discover natural ways to counter the BRCA1 mutation
Research published in The Journal of Cell Biology, from a team led by Susana Gonzalo, Ph.D., illustrates our ability to dramatically reduce the risk of breast cancer - even with a BRCA1 gene mutation, without the need for surgery.
The so called breakthrough of this study is something we already know - vitamin D plays a significant role in turning off a pathway that would cause an activation of the mutated BRCA1 gene.
In other words, vitamin D can provide a safe and cost-effective way to prevent cancer. But, vitamin D is not the only nutrient with cancer-fighting properties.
A study in the medical journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention looked at the benefits of dietary selenium supplements for women who have mutations in the BRCA1 gene.
The study was conducted in Poland, specifically for people who have a high risk of cancer due to their family history or genetic tests. The researchers used women who had the mutation and a relative that did not have the BRCA1 mutation.
The researchers collected a blood sample from each pair of women to find out how the blood may be damaged in a way that could lead to cancer. These samples were exposed to a chemical, which can cause cell damage. This was done to see how much damage occurs in the cells of women with and without the BRAC1 mutation.
For the second phase of this study, researchers gave a selenium supplement that provided 276 micrograms of selenium per day, for the duration of one to three months. Then, they had new blood samples taken after the women had taken the dietary selenium supplements.
Can you guess what happened next?
In the first part of the study, without the supplements, researchers found that the cells from the blood samples of women with a BRCA1 gene mutation sustained significantly more damage - when exposed to the test chemical - compared to the women without the mutation.
They found that cells from women with a BRCA1 gene mutation had an average of 0.58 damaged areas or breaks per cell as compared with 0.39 breaks per cell in the cells from women without a BRAC1 mutation. This showed that the women with the mutation were more susceptible to a type of damage that could lead to cancer.
The women in the study with the BRCA1 mutation also had low levels of selenium before receiving the selenium supplement. After one to three months, these women nearly doubled their level of selenium and the researchers found an average of only 0.40 breaks in the genetic material per cell, nearly the same as the women without the BRAC1 mutation.
Bottom line - selenium supplementation has been shown to virtually eliminate the cancer threat posed by the BRCA1 mutation.
In addition, researchers have discovered that omega-3 fatty acids are able to modify the BRCA1 gene in a positive way and showed poor quality polyunsaturated fatty acids have no effect - at all.
What a shocker - vitamin D, selenium and healthy fats are powerful ways to prevent breast cancer or any other type of cancer for that matter. Doesn't this sound better than spending thousands of dollars on genetic tests and performing radical (disfiguring) surgery?
Maybe Angelina Jolie can add these facts to her corporately-controlled, talking points. I'm not against conventional medicine - I merely want women (and men) to be given all that facts about cancer prevention.
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