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Breast Cancer Choices Iodine Investigation Project:
                        A Patient-Driven Initiative

   "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking."  -- William Butler Yeats

  • The research reviewers at Breast Cancer Choices have been reviewing the recent
    scientific information about iodine deficiency and its relationship to breast
    disease. Although some of the iodine studies by Drs. Bernard Eskin and W.R.
    Ghent have been available for many years, the recent Iodine Project initiated by  
    Dr. Guy Abraham and his colleagues has persuaded us that the role of iodine
    needs more research immediately. We are calling for patients to spearhead the
    demand for further research on iodine and breast cancer.

  • Although we are pursuing institution-affiliated scientific partners for this research,
    Breast Cancer Choices has already begun establishing a confidential database of
    breast cancer patients who have taken the 24 Hour Iodine Loading test. We urge
    breast cancer patients to take this test. We are also encouraging women at risk
    and relatives of breast cancer patients to take this test.


  • The premise of the 24 Hour Iodine Loading Test is that  if a person ingests a
    specific amount of iodine and is iodine-sufficient, most of the iodine will be
    excreted in the urine over a 24-hour period. If the person does not possess an
    optimal amount of iodine, the body will tend to retain it and a smaller amount will
    be found in the urine during the 24-hour collection period. If the amount of iodine
    measured is less than 90%, the patient is presumed deficient.

    We hope to collaborate with Iodine Literate Doctors (ILDs) in the future to pool
    and exchange information on this data. See

The  preliminary objectives of the Breast Cancer Choices Iodine Investigation
project are to explore:

    (1) whether there is a possible connection between iodine deficiency and
    breast cancer.

    (2) whether remedying that deficiency by iodine supplementation can reduce
    recurrence.

    (3) whether iodine should be studied as an adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.


    If you are interested in participating in this project and
    taking the 24 Hour Iodine Loading Test, please contact us at:
    lynne@breastcancerchoices.org  for reimbursement details. All
    identifying information will be kept confidential.


         Further Information on Iodine



  • David Brownstein, MD’s excellent, short book,  Iodine: Why You Need It: Why
You Can’t Live Without It.  click here to order.

  • Sherry Tenpenny, DO's article on Iodine and Fibrocystic Breast disease on




  • The Iodine4health Website explores many documented aspects of iodine
    research as well as links to The Iodine Group, one of the fastest growing
    health discussion groups on the web. Both studies and breaking information
    are reported in this group and filed on the Iodine4Health Website.

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