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Studies have shown that 40 percent of breast cancer female patients have a family history of breast cancer

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:45:48 +0000

Breast cancer only affects women’s physical and mental health, but also related to the family happy prevent tragedies from occurring, the prevention of breast cancer from the beginning. As long as prevention of properly, can avoid or reduce the incidence of breast cancer.

Medical Practice has proved that: the occurrence of cancer development and the human spirit. Closely related to psychological factors, particularly breast cancer significantly.

Induced breast cancer, psychological and social factors are:

1. Life changes in his events: the tragic events, such as family, work and study too intense, interpersonal relationship caused by incompatibility between chronic stress and a high degree of emotional stress.

2. Sexual characteristics and behavior: an inward-looking character, suspicious sentimental, emotional, depressed; easy impatient irritability, endurance poor persons; silent indifference of those things; withdrawn and eccentric person.

3. Emotions and emotional response: Many breast cancer patients had had the disease long-term adverse emotional stimulation or a sudden major mental shock. Restrain themselves, repressed anger, feelings of insecurity and discontent of the people susceptible to cancer. Depression. Disappointment and sadness is difficult to escape from the tumor precipitating factors.

Therefore, maintaining a good mental state, to overcome the adverse social and psychological factors that stimulate, enhance personal self-cultivation, to relieve stress is an effective measure to prevent breast cancer. At the same time, problems of effective psychological counseling and spiritual nursed back to health can prevent and reduce the incidence of breast cancer.

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Cosmetic moisturizing ingredients can trigger breast cancer

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:41:59 +0000

According to the British “Daily Mail” reported that the female beauty in the mirror every morning before going out will be carefully make-up, when they want is to let themselves become beautiful, but experts have pointed out that before wiping his face of cosmetics, women who should carefully think the problem, which is cosmetics has the potential to cause serious health problems.

Experts said that many women use a day of more than 12 cosmetics, make-up they may be put through as many as 175 kinds of different chemical composition wipe your own face. Most cosmetics contain an incredible variety of chemical composition, many of which chemical composition are related to different health problems, such as the chemical composition of some harmful to consumers may lead to cancer. Hormonal disorders and skin allergies and other diseases.

Now, some cosmetics industry is calling for enterprises to the public about their products to consumers exactly what kind of chemical composition and its side-effects which will bring more information. These are particularly worried that women are frequently used in cosmetics contain three kinds of chemical composition particularly harmful. Moisturizing products which often contain a chemical composition may easily lead consumers to suffer from breast cancer, as well as inflammation of the skin occurs, shampoo frequently contain the chemical composition of the bubble that could allow users to skin allergies, while shampoo and washing liquid contained in sterile ingredients may be irritating to the skin but will also lead to users suffering from asthma and headaches.

Experts say, for quite some time had eczema and psoriasis patients, if the excessive use of cosmetics, their health will lead to more adverse effects. British Skin Foundation, Professor David Jiakeluode said that in Britain there are about 8 million people suffer from skin diseases, and this number is still growing, he said: “Women daily use of cosmetics which contain some of the chemical component will lead users to skin allergies, those with the genetic skin allergies are more in the face of great danger, these people if the excessive use of cosmetics, facial. hands arms and legs and sometimes also occur allergy symptoms. ”

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U.S. researchers say patients with breast cancer should be stringent control body weight

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:40:09 +0000

Japan, U.S. researchers reported that overweight women who died from breast cancer in high-risk situation in the non-smoking women is particularly evident.

Studies at Harvard Medical School researchers found that those who have never smoked and overweight women are more likely to die from breast cancer of non-smoking normal weight women, twice as high. Those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer after an average weight gain over eight kilograms of female re likely to die or to suffer from breast cancer is 1.5 times the normal weight.

Research Group Leader, Dr. Renk Kandisike that while other studies have found previously, fatty substances will increase the risk of breast cancer, but the study by smokers separately, in this regard found an even better stronger evidence.

Dr. Kroenke said in a statement: “A mixture of smokers and non-smokers may be confusing for analysis of body weight and survival rate of patients with breast cancer between the true relationship between smoking in general will lead to weight loss and the increased risk of death. ”

She added: “The researchers also believe that obesity will increase the human body, especially in postmenopausal women, the body’s estrogen levels, thus affecting the development of cancer.”

The researchers said their 24 years of the 5204 breast cancer patients were studied.

Dr. Kroenke said: “Those who had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or are likely to suffer from breast cancer, women should take measures to maintain normal body weight, in order to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death.”

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Russian experts have speculated that the breast cancer virus might have originated from mouse

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:39:05 +0000

The Russian Academy of Medical Sciences affiliated Blokhin Cancer Center, experts in science, after years of research are identified, mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) is likely to be caused by human breast cancer, the “culprit” because over half of breast cancer patients people are infected with a virus similar to mouse mammary tumor virus disease

According to Russia’s “scientific information” magazine, research shows that 70% to 72% of breast cancer cells contain a DNA sequence with the mouse mammary tumor virus DNA sequences with the University, and healthy women and women suffering from other types of cancer in vivo has mouse mammary tumor virus did not find traces of the existence.

Russian medical experts through research found that young rats drinking infected milk mouse mammary tumor virus, the virus infection in young mice spleen lymphocytes and intestinal lymphoid tissue, and hibernated. Wait until the beginning of breast development in young rats, the virus will be transferred to the breast area from the lymphocytes and began to breed mice caused by mutations in multiple genes and ultimately to change the mouse mammary stem cells, leading to cancer. Although the kinds of virus present in the mouse salivary gland. Kidneys. Lungs. Spermatheca, and other organs, but the virus during pregnancy and lactation in female mouse reproductive fastest breast.

Russia, the researchers speculate that mouse mammary tumor virus spread in the human body mechanism and the transmission mechanism in mice similar to. In their view, from outside of the virus in entering after the gastrointestinal tract of women who went into the intestinal lymphoid tissue. After the virus DNA will enter into the chromosome of lymphocytes and hiding there. The lymphoid tissue is not only the virus to enter the “door”, or breast tumor tissue after resection of the spread of the virus again, “the source.”

Mouse mammary tumor virus to infect humans in the end it will still need further study.

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1-3 years following breast cancer surgery is very important

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:12:33 +0000

1-3 years after the most critical for breast cancer patients, the five years following breast cancer surgery at high risk of relapse period to 1 to 3 years after the highest risk. The event of a recurrence or metastasis of breast cancer, treatment will greatly increase the difficulty may be a direct threat to the patient’s life.

Evidence-show that after the transfer of breast cancer, the patient survival rate will be significantly reduced, such as bone metastases 5-year survival rate was about 16% of the 5-year survival rate of lung metastasis was 12%, while the 5-year survival of liver metastasis rate is almost zero.

In general, breast cancer recurrence in various forms, mainly for local recurrence. Contralateral emerging and distant metastasis. The new hair is the opposite side of the mastectomy, the other side of the breast breast cancer occurred. Usually, after one side of breast cancer, contralateral breast primary risk of breast cancer will increase by 3-4 times. Refers to distant metastasis of breast cancer through blood Road to move to distant parts of the body, such as the lungs. Bones. Liver and other organs or tissue. Nearly two-thirds of breast cancer often lead to recurrence of breast cancer, distant metastasis, and distant metastasis of breast cancer death led to the greatest incentive.

Therefore, experts say, to prevent recurrence and metastasis of breast cancer five years, need to adopt a scientific approach to determine treatment options and should also encourage and support patient care and use. ATAC landmark study of 100 months, the latest data show that anastrozole reduces overall risk of breast cancer recurrence and metastasis and significantly prolong disease-free survival; even in the four years after the completion of standard therapy, its protective effect is still sustainable.

Thus, early drug use. Scientific medicine and of breast cancer patients with long-term benefits. Experts suggest that patients who meet the conditions (ie, hormone-sensitive early breast cancer patients), as soon as possible after the operation the use of appropriate drug treatment means and standard adjuvant therapy for breast cancer, endocrine program. So as to win the longer the patient’s survival time and a better quality of life. If we can take positive and effective means to reduce the recurrence risk of cancer of the road you can go 5 years, 9 years or even longer.

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Breast cancer patients to eat lots of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of recurrence of 31%

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:09:53 +0000

According to Spain’s “Le Monde” reported that eating fruits and vegetables. Fiber diet can help reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence California Studies staff the relationship between breast cancer and diet long-term study indicated that eating plenty of vegetables. Fruits and fiber type of food to reduce the fat intake, in particular, can help reduce hot flashes in patients without the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

The auspices of the University of California research professor of public health 埃伦戈尔德 said: “Early and have hot flashes in breast cancer, the phenomenon of women’s survival chances of a high risk of cancer recurrence than patients who do not have hot flushes and lower.” Such as patient higher levels of estrogen in the blood, there is low possibility of hot flashes, while the decline in estrogen levels, particularly in menopausal women, hot flashes will appear. Gold pointed out that the two situations when diagnosis of breast cancer patients treated differently.

Researchers 3000 breast cancer patients were divided into two groups, half-daily consumption of 10 fruits and vegetables, eating more fiber. Less fat, the other half were daily consumption of 5 fruits and vegetables. The researchers compared two sets of circumstances and found that eating fruits and vegetables were 10 people, only 16% of the people seven years after recurrence, while those who eat five fruits and vegetables were recurrence rate of 23%.

Studies have shown that breast cancer survivors, a large number of fruit and vegetable consumption, the can reduce the risk of recurrence of 31%, just before menopause in women as in the fruit and vegetable-based, which will reduce the risk of relapse 47%.

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Six ways to screening for breast cancer

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:07:50 +0000

Breast cancer is a serious threat to women’s health, diseases, Europe and the United States national average for every 8-9 women had been suffering from breast cancer in recent years, Western countries, breast cancer mortality rates declining, the medical experts are identified, mainly due to effective screening.

The current internationally accepted method of breast cancer screening 6.

First, breast self-examination, that is after the menstrual 7 to 10 days, observed on both sides of the breast mirror, size and shape is symmetrical. Contour has changed. Whether subtle changes in the breast surface. In addition, both sides of the breast which can be hand-checking whether the nodules. Thickening and other abnormal changes.

Second, the clinical examination by a physician specializing in a comprehensive screening for breast screening. Armpits and clavicle whether the upper and lower areas nodules. Thickening. Skin abnormalities. Nipple inversion. Nipple discharge and so on.

Third is a breast X ray film, through the X-ray imaging can accurately diagnose the benign breast. Malignant disease, found that less than a mass clinical touch.

Fourth, breast ultrasound, its non-radioactive. For the level of breast tissue showed clear, but less than 1cm tumors showed unclear, breast calcification, and small burr-like changes in performance does not come out, so ultrasound only as a secondary means of X – .

Fifth is a breast MRI, its non-destructive and high sensitivity, but the method checks higher prices, the lack of standardized operation techniques and standards for foreign hospitals are not commonly used.

Sixth, nipple discharge examination, using fine-needle aspiration cell inspection method is simple and can check the rate is very low.

Sixth kinds of methods, both domestic and foreign experts agree that breast X-ray examination is to discover and test women with early breast cancer the most effective. The most sensitive method.

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The best way to combat breast cancer

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:02:11 +0000

70% of breast cancer occur in the so-called normal people who, only a very small number of breast cancer is caused by genetic factors. The normal population by screening of breast cancer screening, while some early cases may be free from the pain caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy; the other hand, the number of early cases can be reduced extent of the operation, so that the breast is retained, will pose difficult patients describe the psychological comfort, so that they increase a level of quality of life. Early breast cancer found that, after proper treatment, the 5-year survival rate of up to 90%. As the United States has carried out large-scale screening of breast cancer screening, early limitations of breast cancer 5-year survival rate after treatment had reached 97%. On the contrary, because he found the breast lump has been detected mostly in the terminally ill. Treatment effect at this stage is not only bad, but also costly, ranging from tens of thousands, as many as hundreds of thousands. The census of early detection of cases, treatment easy and cost reduction can be described as more with less.

Depends largely on the success of treatment of breast cancer patients diagnosed during the staging of the disease. Found that a relatively early stage breast cancer patients is far greater than the current significance of any treatment. Continuous in-depth epidemiological studies of breast cancer, screening and early detection of breast cancer control will play a direct and critical role. Strive for early detection. Early diagnosis and proper treatment is to control the basic strategy of breast cancer. Of breast cancer screening survey to discover more of early cancer, to improve the cure rate and reduce mortality.

Specification of breast cancer screening to be of value

At present, international survey on the widely used breast cancer the best way is to check with medical personnel to personally hand-molybdenum target X-ray image. The sensitivity of the census can reach 75 ~ 90%. Very early and can identify those small cancer (diameter less than 0.5 cm) and pre-clinical cancer. Right breast for B-test, in the West women are a secondary inspection.

The general population aged from 40 a year, starting a second X-ray examination and clinical breast examination. At high risk of breast cancer may advance to participate in breast cancer screening. Six types of high-risk groups include: family history of breast cancer; 12 persons before the age of menarche; 30-year-old young man over the age of a child .40 is not pregnant. Celibacy. Marriageable age of marriage is too large or short persons; the side of the person who has had breast cancer, female; suffering from breast lobular hyperplasia, or ductal hyperplasia. physique associated with obesity or diabetes; girl is subject to radiation and long-term often have a history of radiation exposure.

Professional screening must have three conditions

Professional breast cancer screening should have three conditions: First, professional doctors, only those with breast diagnosis and treatment of professional experience and professional qualifications of the doctors in order to ensure the reliability of screening results. The reason is that, early breast cancer is not necessarily typical of ultrasound or mammography performance, just for imaging may result in a considerable number of missed diagnosis, these patients may be experienced doctors by medical discovery; the same, no matter how rich the experience of doctors, can not rely solely on the results of palpation Erwang conclusions; only integrated scientific assessment body and check the results of imaging is only possible to the diagnostic accuracy rate to customer satisfaction. 2 is a professional equipment, Mammography X-ray radiography and ultrasonic diagnostic equipment are the must-have, including digital mammography equipment, high-definition, for doctors to help much; for over 50 years of age in the elderly population, mammography examination significance than all other technologies combined. 3 is a professional program, screening agencies should provide for the inspection system, inspection recommendations and long-term planning of the health check, and test results to make a comprehensive assessment. He appealed to the broad masses of women receiving regular breast cancer screening, only the professional process. Equipment and personnel in order to guarantee the effectiveness of breast cancer screening in order to ensure early detection of breast cancer. Early diagnosis. Early treatment.

Some of the so-called breast examination is worthless. Early studies have concluded that the United States, infra-red examination for breast cancer screening worthless. Professional Committee of Chinese Anti-Cancer Association of breast cancer in 2007 made clear that breast cancer screening guidelines breast cancer screening should not be used infra-red inspections.

The current medical science still can not do preventive measures, only the long-term adherence to regular and effective inspection possible early stages of the disease found and give a timely intervention. All in all, breast cancer screening point is long-term adherence. Regular inspections. Check equal emphasis on body and image.

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Which breast cancer suitable for endocrine therapy？

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:17 +0000

Breast cancer, endocrine therapy is a selective targeted therapy earliest successful examples of situation from the receptors, estrogen and progesterone receptor-positive patients with the best results. Line endocrine therapy for breast cancer, estrogen receptor (+) and progesterone receptor (+) were effective up to 60%, estrogen receptor (+) and progesterone receptor (-) or estrogen receptor (-) pregnant hormone receptor (+) in an efficient 20-30%, while the estrogen receptor (-) progesterone receptor (-) 5% of those effective left –
Right. Is generally believed that, for estrogen or progesterone receptor-positive patients, regardless of their age. Menstrual status. Oncology small. Lymph node has transferred shall be subject to endocrine therapy.

From the stages of treatment point of view, Furlong can be used for second-line rescue. First-line rescue. And a new secondary phase.

1. Second-line rescue. Recurrence after the transfer, used chemotherapy or other endocrine therapy, but the disease still progress in treatment failure of patients need second-line rescue. To Femara for the treatment of drug use AR/BC2 test in 10 countries, 91 hospitals completed the 551 cases of patients with the treatment of postmenopausal women with advanced, effective 23.6%, benefiting from rate was 33.3%, overall assessment of efficacy was better than sleep-amino derivative able. Another large-scale international center AR/BC3 test in 11 countries, 86 hospitals in 444 postmenopausal patients with advanced, effective 19.5%, benefiting from rate was 36.6% more effective than megestrol acetate.

2. Line rescue. Head of the most influential. The most important test is to rescue the 025 first-line test. The trial in 29 countries, 201 hospitals, 910 cases of recurrence and metastasis in patients with treatment efficiency of 30.2%, benefiting from rate was 48.8% more effective than tamoxifen, because these patients are metastasis and recurrence after a begin with the Furlong, therefore, more effective than second-line rescue the AR/BC2 and AR/BC3 test patients.

3. The new adjuvant therapy. Neo-adjuvant treatment of 024 trials in 16 countries, 55 hospitals have treated 324 cases of pre-operative patients. After treatment, these patients through clinical medical checkup, efficiency of 55%, by ultrasound and X-ray examination, efficiency of 34% -35%. These were neo-adjuvant treatment of patients, application of anti-cancer treatment Femara is the first time, that is the first time that treatment for breast cancer, so off than first-line treatment for good results to save some, the overall effect is also better than tamoxifen.

4. Strengthen the adjuvant therapy. Application of tamoxifen treatment after surgery, after five years continue to strengthen its taking Femara for five years can reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer 43% and 50% of contralateral breast cancer, and can significantly improve disease-free survival.

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British experts found that Chinese herbal medicine Scutellaria barbata enable cancer dead

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:09 +0000

British researchers found that Chinese herbal medicine Scutellaria barbata refining material can be used to deal with cancer is similar to mint lip banzhilian Branch plants, in traditional Chinese medicine used to treat cancer.

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, experts found that Scutellaria barbata (Scutellaria barbata) made of a kind of refined drugs can destroy cancer tissue blood supply vessels.

The researchers said the more general kinds of drugs commonly used anti-cancer drug is good, because in general the drug on healthy cells and cancer cells also play a role.

Salford learn McGowan professors want to be in the near future in cancer patients using this newly developed drugs.

To date, the experiments conducted in the laboratory. Experts used in the experiment from the human breast and lung cancer tissues.

The study found that the main contributors Scutellaria barbata extract against the cancer tissue blood vessels, so that cancer tissue because of lack of oxygen and nutrient supply and necrosis.

To participate in the study, Dr. Deutch said they have developed new drugs has a unique selectivity for cancer only to deal with the supply of blood vessels, are not harmful to those connected to the normal tissue blood vessels.

Dr. Deutch, the traditional medicine in addition to deal with cancer outside the organization also affect healthy cells, so there are many side effects. She believes that new drugs will not cause patients to the past then the side effects.

The team hope that we can get more money in the coming years, the patients tested.

To study the work of McGowan says, in the patient’s body to do before the test, they still have a lot of work needs to be done, but research in this area is exciting.

Cancer Research UK spokesman said banzhilian in Chinese traditional medicine has been used to treat include a variety of illnesses, including cancer, and now the discovery is indeed very interested in; there must be a right banzhilian The active ingredient for more in-depth study.