Protects a vegetarian diet to avoid getting cancer? It now has a team of researchers at the University of Oxford examined.
52 700 British women and men aged 20-89 years participated in the study and were followed up through the 90s. They were divided into four groups:
- Carnivores
- Fisketere
- Vegetarians
- Vegans
“Vegetarian” is a broad concept. Some vegetarians eat fish and birds, while others stay away from any kind of meat, also from the fish kingdom. (more…)
There are several types of treatment for use in breast cancer. The therapy is applied depends on many factors, which include the stage or stage where the tumor is, whether or not metastasis, the size of the cancer and how cancer cells are. With the classification made by doctors are set to tumor size, lymph node involvement and the degree of metastasis or spread to other organs, if any. The most used is the TNM system created by the American Joint Committee on Cancer. Each letter refers to a characteristic, which is defined by a number:
* T (size), followed by a number from 0 to 4 indicates the size of the tumor, the larger the cancer, the higher the number. (more…)
A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast which is placed between two plates, gently pressing to get a better picture.
It can detect when cancer is still very small, even two years before the patient, not even the most experienced doctor can feel a lump or hardening.
Almost 90% of women who were cancer detected early, when it still has not spread to other body parts, and given immediate treatment, survive. (more…)
The most important way to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer melanoma is to avoid unprotected exposure to sunlight and other ultraviolet light sources. The easiest way to avoid excessive exposure to ultraviolet light is to stay away from the sun and the shade whenever possible.
This is particularly important at midday when UV light is more intense.
* Protect yourself with clothing, including a shirt and a brimmed hat. In general, tightly woven fabrics offer the best protection against the sun. Sunglasses that offer good coverage, with a percentage of UV absorption of 99% to 100%, optimally protect the eyes and the skin area around them. (more…)
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, formed by 2 lobes on the right and 2 on the left, connected to the center. The thyroid produces, stores and releases thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) acting within almost all body cells and allow the regulation of extremely important functions such as metabolism.
Thyroid cancer is a malignant tumor that affects the thyroid gland. Generally the older thyroid cells are replaced by new cells constantly and regularly. Sometimes a few cells grow abnormally without following the normal cycle of growth and continue to grow and reproduce in an uncontrolled manner, forming a tumor. (more…)
Introduction
Breast cancer is more common in men over 60 years. Few men know and often the diagnosis is made later than in the
women. Therefore, the cancer is usually more advanced when diagnosed and more difficult to treat.
Breast cancer also affects men but in a much smaller percentage (1%) compared to the female population suffer from it. Symptoms are similar to those of that woman, and the prognosis and treatment is the same as theirs and is explained below.
It is generally believed that breast cancer is a disease of women, but about 1 percent of these cancers are in men. Each year are diagnosed with breast cancer about 300 men. Men have a small amount of tissue behind the nipples, and even not being very great as in women, cancer can form in this area also.
The biggest problem is that there is detected a little later then, to be in a few men, you think of other diagnoses before a breast cancer.
In Spain are diagnosed each year and currently 15,000 new cases are handled and figures indicating that one of every 16-18 Spanish have breast cancer. In the age group 45-55 years, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in our country, ahead of lung cancer.
The cure rate in Spain is around 60%. In the case of relapse, the survival estimate is around two 2 years of life, which means that in reality there are women with short survival (less than one year) and in other cases this figure is prolonged over four years.
Breast cancer is abnormal and disordered growth of cells in this tissue. The breast consists of a series of mammary glands that produce milk after birth, and which are called lobes and lobules.
The lobes are connected by pipes, ducts, which are the leading milk to the nipple during lactation, to feed the baby.
The glands (or lobes) and the ducts are embedded in adipose tissue and connective tissue, which, together with the lymphoid tissue, forming the breast.
Benefits of green coffee extract.
Like green tea, extracts of green coffee bean (GCBE, by its initials in English) contains strong antioxidants in the polyphenol family. The primary polyphenol antioxidants in the extract of green coffee bean are in the family known as chlorogenic acids (CGA, by its initials in English).
The green coffe, prized in Asia, is one of the healthiest beverages you can drink. With representative for health effects due to its numerous proteins, minerals and vitamins.
Green coffee contains polyphenols, some antioxidants that help combat the degenerative processes of the human body. These antioxidants attack free radicals, molecules that damage cells and hinder their reproduction (though not all free radicals do). Free radicals accelerate the aging of the skin and contribute to the development of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, hypertension, hepatitis and even cancer. So it is so important to consume antioxidants that wage war against free radicals.
Benefits:
Green coffee are associated many health benefits:
“It helps you lose weight: the burning process accelerates the body’s energy (increases thermogenesis). Also, if you drink according to directions, making some of the fat is not incorporated.
-Reduces the risk of developing cancer: contains much polyphenol antioxidants, one of the -, which we know can prevent the emergence of cancer cells and act as inhibitors of the same. Several studies have shown that people who regularly drink this type of infusion have a lower risk of breast cancer, stomach, esophagus, colon and prostate.
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Adolescence is a period of psychological fragility. This is especially true for young cancer victims. The fact of the care with children or adults may hinder their recovery. For this reason, special care units have emerged in some hospitals. Reportage from the pediatric oncology department of the Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR) in Villejuif (Val de Marne).
Yellow Door Radio, large sofa, books and comics, video games, computer: Welcome to “squat”! Thus the young pediatric oncology department of the Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR) in Villejuif (Val de Marne), call their lounge. This piece, like the rest of the wing where it is located, is reserved.
“This is where those who wish can meet them and build relationships, both to break with their loneliness and to realize that they are not the only ones suffering from cancer,” Catherine explains Vergely, CEO of Isis Association, which supports parents and relatives of children treated at the IGR. Catherine Vergely is also president of the National Union of parents of children with cancer and leukemia.
A developing being
These young people “are not like other patients,” said Professor Marcel Rufo, Chief of Child Psychiatry of the University Hospital Sainte-Marguerite (Marseille). “The teenager is a teenager with cancer, a developing being, with his vulnerability, his questionings, his problem of self-image.” However, the announcement of cancer profoundly shaken his life project. (more…)
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