Breast Cancer Treatments INCREASE Risk of 2 Chronic Diseases!?
By
Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Posted June 3, 2022
Dear Living Well Daily Reader,
If you talk to the average mainstream doctor about breast cancer, he’ll probably advocate for chemotherapy.*****
A new study revealed that women who had chemotherapy had a much higher chance of developing hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes.
And I’m not surprised.
The article, which appeared in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found that women were 16 percent more likely to get diabetes and high blood pressure if they’d had certain mainstream treatments.
Chemotherapy or endocrine (hormone) therapy increased their risk of diabetes by 23 percent, and radiation therapy increased the risk by 29 percent.
High blood pressure was increased by about 11 percent by radiation or hormone therapy.
What does this mean?
Well, I don’t think anyone who is getting chemotherapy or radiation thinks it’s not harmful.
I’ve seen a lot of cancer patients over the years, and I know that people have to make the choices that are best for them at that time.
If you’re someone who had to take chemo, radiation, or endocrine therapy, then you need to also make a plan to keep your heart health and blood sugar in check.
You can do so by maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding vegetable oils, getting in moderate exercise when possible, and trying an inflammation-fighting supplement like curcumin.
P.S. If you’d like to learn about more natural ways to fight breast cancer, than you have to see this “queen bee” treatment.
SOURCE:
Kwan ML, Cheng RK, Iribarren C, Neugebauer R, Rana JS, Nguyen-Huynh M, Shi Z, Laurent CA, Lee VS, Roh JM, Shen H, Rillamas-Sun E, Santiago-Torres M, Hershman DL, Kushi LH, Greenlee H. Risk of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Women With and Without a History of Breast Cancer: The Pathways Heart Study. J Clin Oncol. 2022 May 20;40(15):1635-1646. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01738. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID: 35025627; PMCID: PMC9113213. https://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/JCO.21.01738?journalCode=jco
Written By Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Nearly 25 years ago, failed mainstream medical treatments left Dr. Olson in constant pain – and his health in ruins. And that’s when he did something REVOLUTIONARY. He began his career in medicine – and dedicated his life to uncovering the true, underlying causes of disease.
Through his innovative medical practices in Tennessee and Colorado, Dr. Olson has helped cure countless seniors from across America of arthritis… heart disease… diabetes… and even cancer. All without risky prescription drugs or painful surgeries.
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