Breast cancer risk reduced in those who take hormone therapy in moderation
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Turbo in Health
According to researchers, if hormone therapy (post-menopausal) is taken in moderation there is a reduced risk of atypical ductal hyperplasia which could be a risk factor for malignancy of breasts.
According to Dr. Tehillah Menes, Dept of Surgery, Elmhurst Hospital Center, NY, post-menopausal treatment with hormones has found correlation with with benign breast hyperplasias, early as well as late stages of breast cancer.
She further adds that atypical ductal hyperplasia and post-menopausal hormonal therapy are associated and the risk rates have dropped when there is a reduction in use of hormonal therapy.
The findings will assist in clarifying the various pathways that lead to development of breast cancer, and also how post-menopausal hormone therapy will affect in increasing the risk rates of the cancer.
Obesity results in 100,500 cancer cases a year in US
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Turbo in Health
An estimate says that obesity causes cancer in 100,500 people every year in US.
According to the American Institute for Cancer Research Analysis only 50% of the population realize the cancer carrying risk in obese people.
Among the various cancers linked to obesity, breast cancer forms the foremost serious with over 33,000 cases every year caused by obesity, then comes endometrial cancer having 20,700 cases every year, then with 13,900 cases kidney cancer, with 13,200 cases a year colon cancer, followed by pancreas, esophagus and gallbladder.
While obesity also increases risk of diabetes and heart related diseases they all add to a whopping $147 billion to US’ healthcare bill. Sadly, about a third of adult population in US fall under obese category.
Death risk due to breast cancer consistently declining in United States
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Health
According to researchers the trend of dropping of death rates due to breast cancer began in the 90s but seems to continue still, the news that could well cheer us.
According to facts and findings presented in the Breast Cancer Facts & Figures-Years 2009-2010, during the last decade the rate of decline amongst the African-American and the Hispanic races is as similar as in Caucasian women; the death rate remain 40% higher for the breast cancer in the African-American women than the Caucasian women.
Breast cancer is major cause of death among other cancers in women in US, however, it should be noted that the likelihood of death due to breast cancer has been declining these days (for over 10 years now).
Thanks to the research that identified several breast cancer risk factors and these could be altered; as in containing the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy that has associated breast cancer risk, banning certain antiperspirants, etc.
