Advanced Prostate Cancer » Chemical Reasons To Reduce Stress In Your Life

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I have

often written about stress and how important it is to reduce it in your life.

Now there has been research that has linked the hormone epinephrine (also known

as adrenalin) to actual changes in prostate and breast cancer cells.

Exposure

to increasing levels of epinephrine seems to make these cancer cells resistant

to treatment. It is highly suggestive that we need to learn how to reduce our

body’s production of epinephrine.

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Hello Kathy and all,

This isn't really new info. I have the following as part of what I

send patients regarding dealing with the side effects of ADT:

STRESS…Stress because of concern regarding one's condition can lead

to depression, and may also have an effect on cancer cell growth. I

have included below the results of a lab study at Ohio University on

cancer cells from a head and neck cancer. It validates findings in

ovarian cancer and may apply generally. Interestingly, a beta-

blocker slowed progression of the stress hormone stimulated cells.

This study supports the importance of avoiding stress and depression

" Stress Hormones May Play New Role In Speeding Up Cancer Growth

November 1, 2006. Hormones produced during periods of stress may

increase the growth rate of cancer. A new study shows that an

increase in norepinephrin, a stress hormone, can stimulate tumor

cells to produce two compounds. These compounds can break down the

tissue around tumor cells and allow the cells to more easily move

into the bloodstream. From there, they can travel to another location

in the body to form additional tumors, a process called metastasis.

The research also suggests that the same hormone, norepinephrin, can

also stimulate the tumor cells to release another compound that can

aid in the growth of new blood vessels that feed cancer cells,

hastening the growth and spread of the disease. The work was reported

in the latest issue of the journal Cancer Research ....

The target adrenergic receptors for these hormones are well-known to

clinicians dealing with high-blood-pressure patients. Typically, such

patients are given a class of drugs known as beta-blockers which lead

to a lowering of blood pressure levels.

Glaser and Yang wanted to see how these same drugs affected these

tumor cells. They added propanol, a beta-blocker, to the tumor cells

and then exposed them to both norepinepherine and epinephrine. With

the drug present, the levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 and VEGF didn't

increase.

" This suggests a new approach to possibly fight some cancers - the

prescribing of beta-blocker-type drugs that would block these

receptors and perhaps slow the progression of the disease, " Glaser

said. "

And here is yet more supporting evidence that stress stimulating an

uptake of epinephrine can consequently stimulate cancer cell growth:

http://www.onlinenews.com.pk:80/details.php?id=110849

(Chuck) Maack

Prostate Cancer Advocate

Bio: http://www.ustoowichita.org/leaders.cfm?content=bio & id=1

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>

> You may be interested in 's blog for today.

>

> http://advancedprostatecancer.net/?p=202

>

> I have often written about stress and how important it is to reduce

it in

> your life. Now there has been research that has linked the hormone

> epinephrine (also known as adrenalin) to actual changes in prostate

and

> breast cancer cells.

>

> Exposure to increasing levels of epinephrine seems to make these

cancer

> cells resistant to treatment. It is highly suggestive that we need

to learn

> how to reduce our body's production of epinephrine.

>