In this episode, Drs. Lemanne and Gordon discuss research on the role of fasting in the treatment and prevention of cancer. Dr. Lemanne discusses her personal experience of fasting, and how she uses fasting in the cancer clinic.
Meth EMS, van Egmond LT, Moulin TC, Cedernaes J, Rosqvist F, Benedict C. Association of Daily Eating Duration and Day-To-Day Variability in the Timing of Eating With Fatal Cancer Risk in Older Men. Front Nutr. 2022 May 10;9:889926. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.889926. PMID: 35619965; PMCID: PMC9127957.
Links and references of interest:
Study evaluating the effect of late dinner on breast and prostate cancer risk
Chemotherapy and timing of fasting, University of Southern California study
Chemotherapy patients who fast report fewer side effects. Longo group, 2009
UCSF fasting page has been taken down. Here is one from City of Hope Cancer Center, in southern California/ greater Los Angeles area
Fasting cycles retard growth of tumors and sensitize a range of cancer cell types to chemotherapy. Sci Transl Med. Longo group, 2012 PMID: 22323820
Dawn Lemanne, MD
Oregon Integrative Oncology
Leave no stone unturned.
Deborah Gordon, MD
Northwest Wellness and Memory Center
Building Healthy Brains
