Cancer Archives - Page 13 of 25

Researchers investigate why obesity can trigger bowel cancer

December 2, 2016 SrijitaBowel, Can, Cancer, investigate, Obesity, Researchers, Trigger, Why

“Excess calories ‘turn off a hormone in the intestine that blocks colon cancer’,” the Mail Online reports. Obesity is a known risk factor for bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer). There is evidence that a diet rich in processed meats, which contain the potentially cacogenic compound nitrates, increases bowel cancer risk. However, it is unclear why other high-calorie diets also increase risk. This latest study, conducted in genetically engineered mice, found that obesity caused by a diet rich in fats or carbohydrates “silenced” a hormone called guanylin. This, in turn, led…

Young women with high-fibre diet may have lower breast cancer risk

December 2, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Diet:, Have, high-fibre, Lower, May, Risk, With, Women, Young

“Teenage girls who get their five-a-day cut breast cancer risk by up to 25 per cent,” the Daily Mirror reports. A US study suggests teenagers and young women who eat a high-fibre diet based on eating plenty of fruit and vegetables have a reduced risk of breast cancer in later life. This large and lengthy study tracked around 90,000 US female nurses over 20 years. It found that women whose dietary habits during adolescence and early adulthood placed them in the top fifth highest average fibre intake group (top quintile) were around…

Electro-acupuncture may improve sleep in breast cancer patients

November 30, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Electro-acupuncture, Improve, In, May, Patients:, Sleep

Electro-acupuncture may be an effective method in improving sleep quality in patients suffering from breast cancer, a study has shown. Electro-acupuncture is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles. Compared with women who undergo natural menopause, nearly 30 to 40 per cent of women with breast cancer are at a greater risk of experiencing hot flashes, partially as a result of the premature menopause that results from chemotherapy and surgery, as well as estrogen deficiency caused by the use of breast…

Scientists solve blood clot deaths in cancer patients

November 30, 2016 SrijitaBlood, Cancer, clot, Deaths, In, Patients:, Scientists, Solve

New Zealand scientists have unlocked the mystery of why so many cancer patients die of blood clots while undergoing chemotherapy in a study. Chemotherapy stimulates release of tiny bubbles from the surface of cancer cells, causing the potentially fatal clots, said the study by University of Otago researchers that came out on Wednesday, Xinhua news reported. Most deaths from cancer were caused by uncontrolled growth of tumour in vital organs, but the second most common way that cancer kills is by triggering blood clotting resulting in thrombosis. The clots cause…

Children Account for 15 Percent of 1400 New Cancer Cases: Study

November 27, 2016 Srijita1400, 15, Account, Cancer, Cases:, Children, for, New, of, Percent, Study

Children account for 15 per cent of 1400 new cases of cancer turning up annually at JIPMER here, the centrally sponsored health institute said. A release from the Department of Medical Oncology of the Regional Cancer Centre in JIPMER said the most common cancers were leukemia, lymphoma and CNS tumours. The release said it was specifically noticed that during the assessment year from November last year, the department registered around 155 new cases of pediatric cancers. Seventy per cent of them were haematological malignancies (acute leukemia, lymphoma and LCH) and…

Past Depression Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Survival Odds

November 17, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Depression, Odds, past, Survival, tied, to, worse

Women with a history of depression may have lower survival odds with breast cancer than patients without past mental health problems, research in Denmark suggests. In the study of more than 45,000 women with early-stage breast malignancies, 13 percent of patients previously treated with antidepressants died within five years of their cancer diagnosis, compared with 11 percent of women who hadn’t ever taken medication for depression. “We did not find that women with depression were diagnosed at later stages,” said lead study author Dr. Nis Palm Suppli of the Danish…