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Archive for December, 2011

People with Down syndrome may hold the key to the initiation of new studies and research to assist the treatment of cancer patients .

Until recently, experts on the subject did not have an accurate answer to why people with Down syndrome were not affected much by the cancer , except in a few cases.

Recently, scientists at Children’s Hospital in Boston found that the same factor that produces Down syndrome prevents tumors continue to develop, we are referring to a copy of chromosome 21.

Most people have two copies (one from each parent) of the 23 chromosomes that include genetic information of each of us. In the case of people with Down syndrome on chromosome 21 have one more, so that instead of having 2 have 3.

In studies with mice, they concluded that the mere presence of the extra chromosome significantly help to prevent them from growing tumors.

The discovery opens the door to a new treatment that may mean in the future an important aid for cancer patients .

In Germany, the upper house of parliament passed a law that restricts the entry of persons under 18 years of tanning facilities. This research responds to the claim that there is a high possibility that children who are exposed UV-develop skin cancer.

The law also provides that evaluates carefully the cases in which physicians or dentists approve of their patients undergoing ultraviolet treatment. Also, the place that does not comply with this new law and was found to allow the entry of minors old will be fined 50 000 euros.

Medical reports that people throw with less than 30 years and regularly undergo artificial tans have 35 percent more likely to have in the future skin cancer.

Also, the German Association Against Cancer has announced that each year 140 000 cases detected in skin cancer, of which 22 000 have complications and end a malignant cancer . What’s more, three thousand people die every year due to this disease in that country.

Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous and mortality figures leaving are overwhelming. And while it affects both men and women are the last ones have a real advantage in this problem.

800 thousand men and 300 women die each year due to contracted lung cancer. This was revealed by the Spanish Association of People Affected by Lung Cancer (Aeacap), which has been presented in Valencia in order to inform and sensitize people about the dangers of this disease and its underlying causes .

The event was attended Aeacap presentation of the Minister of Health, Manuel Cervera, Sangonzalo Navy psychologist, Dr. and representative of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) Dolores Isla, and the doctor representative to the Spanish Group for Lung Cancer ( GECP) Massuti Bartomeu.

Aeacap already has 120 members. Its president, Bernard Gaspar announced that the intention is to be made ​​and information sessions begin with a health school which provide free workshops for people to leave the snuff and Educate the public about the dangers of smoking.

The journal Nature Cell Biology has published a study by the University of Tsukuba, Japan which is claimed to have discovered an enzyme capable of preventing breast cancer metastasis.

The gene regulator SRC-3 present in the enzyme CHIP can prevent cancer from spreading breast to other organs. Thus, this catalyst stops the spread of cancer and prevents other areas are affected

The test consisted of Tsukuba University in the administration of this enzyme in mice and the results were that his presence would stop the spread of cancer and its absence is encouraged.

As we know the mortality caused by breast cancer spread is mainly because the rest of the body without control. But this discovery could be facing a new beginning in the treatment of this disease.

Every year a million detect new cases of women with breast cancer and 400 000 die in the same time due to this evil.

The increase in cases of kidney cancer has doubled the rate of 7 per 100,000 inhabitants in 1975 to 12/100.000 today.

This increase has been determined especially among women who smoke increase the chances of tumor risk by 35 percent.

The information has been offered in the 34 th National Congress of the Spanish Association of Urology (EAU) at Feria Valencia, adding further data related to the increase in victims of cancer as a result of changing lifestyles, poor diet and inactivity.

The determinants of tumors respond to a hereditary component , so that affects men and women having twice the incidence in males. However, women have increased in number as a result of smoking.

The detection of these tumors but today it is more accurate with new imaging techniques.

The annual increase is caused in turn by the best diagnoses currently offered and an increase in tumors in younger people as a result of smoking, for example.

However undeniable is that the removal of tumors early can turn in a better appreciation of life.

Cancer Institute Dana-Farber in the U.S. and a team of researchers have been able to find a new chromosomal mechanism might be involved in cancer development.

The research and its findings are published in the online edition of Nature magazine, where he also explains how the new molecular mechanism could weave the chromosomal instabilities are usually observed in cancer cells.
Importantly, cancer cells have an abnormal chromosome set consisting of extra centrosomes, which according to scientific research developers could promote abnormal separation of chromosomes, chromosome instability and proliferation of malignant cells.
David Pellman, who led the research says that the abnormal segregation of chromosomes arises because they can not join properly with its axis of division, a process name merotely , which has also been linked to chromosomal instability.

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a report stating that one in three breast cancer cases would be over diagnosed. Overdiagnosed refers to the fact that the anomalies presented never provoke discomfort, symptoms and much less death.

In this regard, we note that it may be giving women unnecessary treatments that do not need and could be wasting efforts that would be better spent on real cases that need urgent treatment .

Every year a million cases detected breast cancer in the world. This is the most common cancer in women and that each year kills 400 000 patients.

Urges early detection of this disease and therefore it is recommended that women be tested and periodically. Especially in the passing of 50 years. Breast cancer is curable if detected early. Several countries have implemented programs for older women to be tested to discard every so often. It is also recommended to doctors not to order biopsies alone with mammogram results. It is better to be sure it is really necessary.

The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine against cervical cancer. This was announced in a statement the company developing the vaccine , GlaxoSmithKline PLC. The name of the new remedy is Cervarix.

Because of this approval, the medical authorities expect to have two shots to cervical cancer , may be more easily reached poor countries. He previously had the vaccine, called Gardasil, manufactured by Merck & Co. But its price of about $ 360 for three applications is too expensive for the populations of poor countries.

Urge lower the cost of this vaccine to learn that 80 percent of the 280 000 deaths from cervical cancer generated occur in third world countries.

So far no Cervarix has been approved for use in countries like the U.S., where Gardasiul has a monopoly, and Japan. However, it is authorized in 97 other nations.

Authorities of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization have pinned their hopes that having two competitors in the market becomes more affordable drug costs and can more easily reach patients in poor countries.