1.   Aromatase inhibitors, like tamoxifen, are directed at the hormone estrogen, which is known to stimulate tumor growth in most breast cancer patients.

2.   As a result, some doctors are advising breast cancer patients against eating too much soy for fear it could promote tumor growth.

3.   As for induced angiogenesis causing tumor growth, Isner said there has not been long enough follow-up yet to determine the extent of the risk.

4.   As for the animal studies that showed suppressed tumor growth, some scientists say such studies are poor predictors of success in humans.

5.   A decade ago Folkman and his collaborators found a first generation of drugs that inhibited the formation of new blood vessels and thus slowed tumor growth in animals.

6.   According to researchers at Kobe University School of Medicine in Japan, a study concluded that the oil slowed tumor growth in mice used in cancer experiments.

7.   But in the uterus, instead of acting as an estrogen blocker, tamoxifen actually mimics estrogen and can stimulate tumor growth.

8.   EPA not only seems to reverse the wasting but also seems to slow tumor growth.

9.   Faslodex could be the critical link to bypassing resistance and thereby outsmarting tumor growth, he said.

10.   For example, in animal studies, monounsaturated fats like olive and canola oils do not promote tumor growth the way polyunsaturated fats do.