Vitamin D against breast cancer should be limited

According to British scientists in the "British Journal of Cancer," published in the latest research findings, vitamin D in breast cancer patients using gene variation appears likely to double the normal. Studies have confirmed that vitamin D may help prevent breast cancer, sometimes can make the already existing tumor regression.

The latest findings are from St. George School of Medicine reached, which means that vitamin D receptor for (VDR) gene in female variant, the protective effect of vitamin D to its low. 241 scientists aged 50 to 81, and 181 healthy women aged 29 to 91 years were investigated in breast cancer patients, mainly to understand the VDR gene polymorphisms. The results showed that women carrying the BsmI genotype the risk of breast cancer is twice the general population, but also more susceptible to other more dangerous tumors. The researchers believe that this study further confirmed through the VDR gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of the tumor plays a very important role.

Researchers believe: Although vitamin D and its analogues in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer plays a very important effect on the evaluation of VDR polymorphisms distinguish dangerous for people, to develop appropriate interventions are critical The.

From St. George Institute for Medical Oncology Dr Kay Colston told Reuters that they now hope to recruit 800 breast cancer patients and 800 healthy women, further studies to further confirm the above conclusion. He said: If this finding is confirmed, we believe that VDR gene polymorphisms also increase the risk of breast cancer is just a sign, we will further consider changes in diet or lifestyle factors such as whether to change its disease risk. He stressed that in the present case, the use of this screening study is not appropriate for women in this study should not be alone and suddenly a large number of vitamin D. Cancer Research UK said it had a large number of effects on vitamin D for cancer research, some new cancer treatment based on vitamin D is the foundation. Such research is important because it helps us to distinguish women with high risk of breast cancer, and treatment of the disease provides a clue.

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How to prevent upper extremity edema after breast cancer

First, not to hand or hands are heavy, try not to do need to arm muscles so that the major strength of the job. Due to muscle hard, you need a lot of muscle oxygen supply, this will cause a lot of blood into the arm, and then the arm will be from congestive venous blood and lymph fluid transport out.

Second, usually the regular activities of the arm should also do housework, or appropriate working point. Try to set the arm position above the heart, such as with a few pillows to elevate the arm, but be aware, to prop up the arm, and not just support the lower arm. Package needs to be thrown over your shoulder should be destroyed in the absence of that side of the shoulder surgery. Women feel shoulder pain, shoulder bag should avoid. Usually possible hand on the top or skirt pocket, this would relax the shoulders, arms and other muscles. Usually not too tight armholes clothes, lace bra was easily inserted into the shoulder where it does not matter, if necessary, can be widened or add a liner tape.

Third, wear rings, bracelets, watches, should be more lenient as far as possible, do not let them easily inserted into the skin, but also the arm to avoid direct heat such as hot water bath, washed with hot dishes, ironing long, long time the sun and so on.

Also drew attention to the blood circulation slow down when the arm after the arm, especially the skin is slightly broken hand injury, for example, cut, split, burn, thorn scratches, etc., more difficult to heal. When necessary, disinfection should take timely measures, such as disinfection with iodine solution, if there is no disinfectant hand, pure alcohol can also be used. To avoid unnecessary wound, not an operation that should normally be in the side of blood, injection and infusion. Axillary lymph node region, not subcutaneous or acupuncture treatment. That is, that side of the upper extremity surgery as not injecting drugs, or these areas will increase the possibility of congestion. In addition, to prevent the risk of congestion, the best measurement of blood pressure should be there without surgery.

Long as we persist in implementing these measures, there will be satisfied with the results. However, still there is always the tendency to edema. As long as we exercise the right and proper attention to the arm rest, make 70 - 80% of the intact arm swelling or thinning. Further treatment is worn on the arm flexible bandage. If these measures do not work, you need to eliminate congestion by mechanical massage or reduce the swelling of the drug.

To reduce the swelling of several drugs with caution, because:

⑴ diuretic effect of drugs can not be long-term use, it will increase the intracellular concentration of tissue proteins, which we do not want.

⑵ for intravenous drugs in, and sometimes swelling of the effective short-term, chronic swelling has confirmed that there is not much effect.

⑶ is recommended to treat lymphatic congestion in the cream or gel medicines, will have an instant cooling and cold pleasure, and thus feel more comfortable. But for chronic swelling of the arm and chest, there will be no fundamental improvement.

Finally, the arm swelling to say a few question:

⑴ arm edema, the need to make some adjustments to everyday life, but there is no reason to lose confidence.

⑵ edema at the beginning, you at least the thickness of his arm has some control.

⑶ sure if more and more serious swelling, no matter with or without signs of inflammation, immediate medical consultation should be.

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A cup of yogurt every day, so you stay away from breast cancer

Women with the following factors, greater risk of breast cancer: a family history of breast cancer were; 2, the earlier age of menarche; 3, the later age of menopause; 4 is not fertile; 5 first pregnancy later than 30 years of age; 6 with benign breast tumor patients.

To reduce breast cancer mortality, achieve early detection, early treatment purposes, two more are being widely used and effective methods of prevention, one after the end of each period, do a breast self-examination; two women after the age of 35 should be regular breast x-ray examination. In addition, there is no reduction in breast cancer prevention and better solutions?

Netherlands Cancer Foundation and a National Nutrition Institute of Toxicology and an epidemiological study, the exclusion of a number of possible factors related to breast cancer, the study investigated the population will be divided into 2 groups, the first group to adhere to the daily consumption of 250 ml of sour milk of women, the second group of women in the stomach do not often drink sour milk. The results showed that: the first group of women with breast cancer more likely than the second group reduced by 50%. It argues: the regular consumption of yogurt can effectively prevent breast cancer.

People will ask: Why can effectively reduce the yogurt the incidence of breast cancer? This is because there are high activity of yogurt lactic acid bacteria and Streptococcus thermophilus, the product they produce can interfere with enterohepatic circulation of the body. Enterohepatic circulation and absorption of fat the body has a very close relationship, in the event of intervention can reduce body fat absorption. Medical research has confirmed that a small amount of fat absorption of women, the possibility of breast cancer than women of a large quantity of fat absorption is much lower. In addition, a certain amount of sour milk to drink every day can increase the number of human immune globulin, help to improve the nutritional level of the entire body, thereby strengthening the body's immune function, reduce the incidence of breast cancer.

Since yogurt is dairy products, dairy products it is not all it has the function of preventing breast cancer? Address this issue, the experts compared the various dairy products and breast cancer. The results show that, in addition to yogurt, but has not yet found any other dairy products can reduce the incidence of breast cancer.

Therefore, the experts recommended to the majority of women: In order to reduce the incidence of breast cancer, please develop a good daily habit of drinking a cup of yogurt.

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Warning! Breast Cancer is spreading

Alerts

1, the world each year about 120 million women suffering from breast cancer, 500,000 women die from breast cancer.

2, Asia, Europe and America significantly lower incidence of breast cancer, but the major cities of China in 10 years the incidence of breast cancer increased by 37%. Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and coastal areas is a high incidence of breast cancer in China, with Shanghai the highest incidence of female breast cancer in the first. Sample survey, Tianjin, Beijing, Harbin, Wuhan, the incidence of local women have accounted for the first or second malignancy; and mortality rates for female malignant tumor of the fourth and fifth place.

3, breast cancer occurs mainly in women, men rare. The incidence of male breast cancer for nearly a hundred times.

Prone to cause adverse factors for breast cancer:

1. Excessive intake of high fat foods.

2. Often drinking, smoking. A young woman drinking 3 to 6 times a week, each time by 250 ml or 185 ml beer liquor prices, it was at the risk of breast cancer troubles will increase by 30% to 60%.

 

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Prevention of breast cancer: you can do it!

Lifted the psychological panic and worry, you may wish from now on, try the following easy to do prevention.

1. To develop the good habit of exercise. The results show that, in menopausal women before and after regular exercise can reduce the chance of breast cancer 60%, exercise time, less than 4 hours per week, exercise in the form of walking, lifting weights or doing some other hand and arm strength labor.

2. Pay attention to your body straight change. Exercise can reduce the chance of breast cancer Another reason is that it can reduce your weight. A Harvard University study showed that after 18 years of age if the female in the 20-25 kg weight gain after reaching menopause, and those increases only a few kilograms of body weight than women, the chance of breast cancer will double. Therefore, women should begin from a young weight control.

3. Try not to drink. The University of North Caroline epidemiology and nutrition experts, Professor Mayer Marco Leno through research found that women drinking breast cancer is a potential danger. Women often drink a glass of wine a day, will increase the chance of breast cancer 11%, drink two cups a day, an increase of 24%, more than a couple of drinks a day, an increase of 40%. Therefore, experts recommend that you do not drink alcohol or as little as possible, if you can not quit drinking, it should drink three cups a week less than the amount of control.

4. More than the sun. Recent study found that vitamin C and β-carotene does not prevent breast cancer, and vitamin D can. Northern California Cancer Center, Dr. 艾斯尔约翰 explains why the South the number of women suffering from breast cancer because fewer women than the North, because the sunny south, the human skin absorption of sunlight will produce large amounts of vitamin D, since to anti-cancer effect. He also suggested that the sun 10 to 15 minutes a day can make our body get enough vitamin D.

5. Timely vitamin D. If you are worried about the sun would not achieve its proper role, you may wish to have targeted Vitamin D. Study found that women who daily intake of 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D (the equivalent of two cups of vitamin D fortified milk), the chance of breast cancer by 30%. Therefore, experts suggest, 50 years old or younger women every day at least a little bit of added 200 international units of vitamin D, 50-year-old women over a day to add 400 to 600 international units.

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Against breast cancer, "three early" effect is well

Breast cancer is the key to prevention and treatment of malignant tumor. Currently, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment (III B) is to improve breast cancer survival rate, the key to reducing mortality.

 

Serious threat to the majority of breast cancer women's lives and health. Although in recent years for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and other aspects of some progress, the survival rate of patients with breast cancer have been significantly improved. How effective the treatment, depending on the timing of treatment, only early detection and timely treatment in order to achieve better results. Breast superficial location, easy to check, the method is also relatively simple. Therefore, many countries are active in the census in the hope that this helps to achieve the "three early." A lot of experience now shows that indeed effective census, at present, researchers in the etiology of breast cancer have a certain understanding of the circumstances, to improve the survival rate of patients with breast cancer has played a positive role.

The past 10 years, breast cancer has become China women, the fastest rising incidence and mortality of cancer. According to the National Women's Federation and the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association in 2005 published data show that from 1991 to 2000, 10 years, breast cancer mortality among urban women in China grew by 39%, upward trend continues unabated. According to China's millions of women in 2005, chief of breast screening expert Professor Su Fengxi that breast cancer is through early diagnosis and early treatment of cancer mortality. Study confirmed that early screening can reduce mortality in women due to breast cancer due to 20% -30%.

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Why breast cancer may metastasize after surgery?

Loss of breast cancer after resection of all women pain in my heart, but they are not acceptable Gengrang is surgery to cure breast cancer does not mean that, in fact, a large proportion of patients with breast cancer after surgery are in or long or short period of time will be distant metastasis, so patients can not help asking: Why breast cancer will occur after the transfer?

Experts say breast cancer, breast cancer surgery is the most important method of treatment of breast cancer, but many patients in the resection of the primary tumor, or even received assistance occurred after chemotherapy of liver, lung, lymph node metastasis metastasis. So why since it has been removed Aikuai, the transfer will happen? To answer this question requires the transfer of cancer have a basic understanding of the steps.

Steps of cancer metastasis:

1, primary tumor growth and increase;

2, invasion of surrounding tissue and penetrate lymphatic and blood vessels;

3, lymphatic and blood vessels within the tumor thrombus and with the lymph, blood running;

4, in the distant organs, lymphatic or blood vessel wall remain;

5, wear clothing to stay at the lymphatic and blood vessels and invades the surrounding tissue;

6, cells in the proliferation, growth, metastasis formation.

That is, why would occur after the transfer of breast cancer is mainly due to cancer is not necessarily based on the growth of the original, it will, through the lymphatic and vascular invasion to other parts of the body, in fact, removed Aikuai, can not completely prevent cancer metastasis.

Understand why the breast cancer cause of the transfer will happen, we need to know how to change shifted postoperative treatment. Experts say physical strength allowed if the patient can only continue chemotherapy, but is bound to bring a variety of physical loss and patient complications, such as physical weakness, reduced immunity, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, and even pain. As a supplementary treatment, can enhance the need to take ginsenoside Rh2 treatment to prevent further proliferation and metastasis. (Studies have shown that ginsenoside Rh2 on the proliferation of human breast cancer cells inhibited by tumor immune function and repair damage caused by chemotherapy patients to achieve anti-tumor effects.)

How specific can play the role of chemotherapy, this is personal, lesions generally are controlled. Chemotherapy in addition to strengthening the immune system with drugs, it is proposed should be carried out if some body exercise. In short do not give up hope of treatment, do not think that breast cancer metastasis was unable to heal.

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