Breast Cancer and Blood Clots

It is well established that hypercoagulation (blood that clots too readily) and cancer, especially breast cancer, go hand in hand. Researchers often assume that breast cancer causes the blood clots, but perhaps they are mistaking association for cause and effect. There is much medical evidence that a diet that promotes blood clots also promotes breast cancer and that, conversely, a diet that thins the blood decreases one's risk of breast cancer.

A 1998 paper found that women with stage IV breast cancer were in a hypercoagulable state. The hypercoaguability persisted after chemotherapy but was reduced by very low dose warfarin. Warfarin is a blood thinner that works by blocking vitamin K.

Elevated estrogen levels are linked to both blood clots and breast cancer. Estrogen pills raise older women's risk of blood clots.

Based on the evidence, it may be logical for women with breast cancer, or those at high risk for breast cancer, to be placed on a diet aimed at managing vitamin K levels and proper blood coagulation. Whether a vitamin K managed diet would prevent breast cancer remains to be proven. However, since women with breast cancer are at higher than average risk for blood clots, perhaps a diet geared toward monitoring coagulation and preventing blood clots would be a logical step for the medical community to consider in any event.

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