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Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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Does this square epidemiologically with beef consumption? The countries with the highest beef consumption are in South America (and it's sharply more beef consumption); the countries with the highest colon cancer rates are in central and northern Europe. It doesn't follow from a correlation that beef is by itself causative; it can be, for instance, beef plus some other X-factor. Somebody is going to point out that So…

Beef without fibre?

Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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I think a meaningful question to ask is what other foods are also packaged in plastic or plasticized-paper that require anoxic environments for food safety purposes? These will be raw animal products like seafood, poultry, cheese, or ready-to-eat cooked-in-plastic meals.

We already have at least one study that points towards ultraprocessed food consumption as increasing the risk of specifically ovarian cancer by 30%. I wouldn't be surprised to find colorectal cancer rates similarly increased with their consumption.

It'd be interesting to see a metastudy on whether dietary-associated cancers, endocrine disruption, and lower testosterone are correlated with industrial single-plastic packaging for majority-consumed foodstuffs.

Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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I think a meaningful question to ask is what other foods are also packaged in plastic or plasticized-paper that require anoxic environments for food safety purposes? These will be raw animal products like seafood, poultry, cheese, or ready-to-eat cooked-in-plastic meals. We already have at least one study that points towards ultraprocessed food consumption as increasing the risk of specifically ovarian cancer by 30%.…

My guess is, assuming to genetic predisposition, colorectal cancer is far more tied to diet than plastic (which is likely non-region specific). Things like complex fiber, the right micro biome, etc.

Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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post #7

Does this square epidemiologically with beef consumption? The countries with the highest beef consumption are in South America (and it's sharply more beef consumption); the countries with the highest colon cancer rates are in central and northern Europe. It doesn't follow from a correlation that beef is by itself causative; it can be, for instance, beef plus some other X-factor. Somebody is going to point out that So…

Less other causes of death might mean more colorectal cancer as you age. Also age distribution is different (skews way younger in South America for not just longevity reasons) so you need to adjust for that.

Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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"Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs) are episomal, plasmid-like DNA molecules isolated from bovine sera and milk products and from the peritumor of colorectal cancer CRC patients [[1-6]]. BMMFs were proposed as zoonotic infectious agents and risk factors involved in indirect cancerogenesis of several types of cancer including CRC [[7-10]]. Our studies specifically focus on a link between BMMF and colorectal cancer and are supported by an epidemiological association between global consumption of bovine (red) meat and dairy products and colorectal cancer incidence"

Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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post #7

Does this square epidemiologically with beef consumption? The countries with the highest beef consumption are in South America (and it's sharply more beef consumption); the countries with the highest colon cancer rates are in central and northern Europe. It doesn't follow from a correlation that beef is by itself causative; it can be, for instance, beef plus some other X-factor. Somebody is going to point out that So…

Beef without fibre?

Lack of fiber is already a known factor in colorectal cancer, isn't it?

Re: Bovine meat and milk protein in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients

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wow...this can def. explain the uptick in colon cancer, especially in young people.

While late diagnosis of Stage III/IV CRC in young adults is tragic, both incidence and death rate of colon cancer has fallen in recent years in the U.S. as early detection (more colonoscopies) and proactive removal of pre-cancerous polyps has increased.
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