PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY IS
FREE!
Have you recently been diagnosed with Breast
Cancer or
Melanoma, or
already received conventional treatment?
Are you
interested in a healing approach through diet?
Kushi
Institute (KI) is seeking participants for a clinical pilot study on Caloric
Restricted diet, (CR), to affect particular gene expressions in cancer. This
study is in conjunction
with University of California at Riverside.
For
two weeks participants will reside, at no charge, at Kushi Institute
campus in the beautiful Berkshire Hills, in Becket, Massachusetts. While
residing at the campus, participants will attend, at no charge, Kushi
Institute's core programs, "Way To Heath" and "Way To Health Plus." These
educational programs will teach participants the basics of a macrobiotic dietary
lifestyle.
During
their two week stay participants will receive, at no charge, an
individualized macrobiotic diet plan designed by Kushi Institute counselors.
Each plan will be directed toward each participant's specific condition and
needs.
After
two weeks, participants will return home to follow the dietary plan designed for
them for a six month period. To insure compliance, Kushi Institute counselors
will monitor participants on a weekly basis, check for any adverse reactions,
and make recommendations or changes in the plan as needed. These
weekly
check-ins assure that each participant will confidently know how to follow their
particular diet with counselor's specific recommendations at home.
At
the beginning and at the end of the six month period, blood and urine samples
will be collected from participants. In the case of melanoma participants, a
biopsy of skin lesions is required as well. The samples are needed in order for
researchers to compare gene expression (RNA) affected by nutritional
change.
Participants
must meet the following requirements:
- Diagnosis of breast cancer, or
- Diagnosis of melanoma with residual skin
lesions of disease
- Either received any type of conventional
treatment unsuccessfully, or are newly diagnosed and currently
untreated
- Interested in electing nutritional
intervention as the only present treatment of their cancer
- Active with good performance measurements,
able to eat, walk, and travel
Participation
is voluntary and one may discontinue from the study at anytime. This
study does not include medical drugs of any kind.
Participation in this study
is FREE!
For more information on the study, and to apply to be considered a
participant, please call Olaf Fischer, Executive Director, at 413-623-5741 x 160
or email olaf@kushiinstitute.org with the subject heading, "CR
study."
No comments:
Post a Comment