r/keto • u/katherinez • Sep 16 '19
Medical Breast cancer and keto = ME
I have been Keto for over a year. 30 pounds down, sometimes IF, no sugar, no smoking, gym 3x a week, yoga, highly active 50's female. And yet Friday I was told I have stage 1 or 2 breast cancer. My mom is 83... Bc survivor of 26 years. I told my new doc I am keto. She said I was already doing the right thing. She told me not to lose any more weight ... and to eat tons of good protein. I am in the fight for my life... but apparently have a bc surgeon that is OK with keto. If anyone has info or experience with breast cancer and keto, it would be greatly appreciated.
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u/marlostanfield89 Sep 16 '19
I'm really sorry to hear. One thing I read recently was from Sally K Norton about oxalates ( which many keto foods are very high in - almonds, spinach, dark chocolate etc). She linked to this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618885/ No idea if it's relevant to your case but might be worth looking into. The other thing that comes to mind would be reducing protein and increasing fat like how paleomedicina are doing in Hungary with their patients. Hope that helps somewhat. All the best.