Vitamin C and E Do not Reduce Cancer Risk

Pastil consume vitamin C and E did not reduce the risk of cancer, so the results of a study of the end of nearly 15,000 men involved in the U.S., said a media, on Monday (17/11).

"After almost 10 years of respondents who consume supplement containing vitamin C or E, we find no evidence to support the use of both complementary in cancer prevention," said Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., MPH, assistant professor in the department's health Brigham and Women's Hospital.

"Although the use of additional vitamin C and E did not produce the benefits of protection, the two complement is also not dangerous," he said.

The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and some of the vitamins, track cancer risk in 14,641 U.S. male doctors who use the 400 IU vitamin E per day or a substitute for substance, or 500 milligram daily vitamin V or replacement. The average age they are 64 years old at the beginning of the study and followed the development of their average during the eight years.

The participants of the 1929 cases of cancer, including 1,013 cancer prostat. Overall, 490 men who consume vitamin E prostat cancer fell ill while 523 men in groups of materials. Seen similar results in user vitamin C. Overall, the risk of cancer is usually not also be the difference between the two groups.

"The experiment was conducted with the clinic as well and quickly close the door for hope that the vitamin supplement that may be found to protect the public from the human cancer," said Marji McCullough, head of nutrition at the American Cancer Society. "Still that there may be benefits to the sub-groups that can not be measured, but the overall result is not encouraging."
Society has received a lot of good and bad news about vitamin. Study and research laboratories that previously reported that people who consume foods that contain lots of vitamin C and E have proven to lower the risk of cancer fell ill, has said that consumption of both vitamins as a supplement may benefit protection.

"American Cancer Society recommend that people get the vitamins and other nutrients to foods that most of the plants, a variety of vegetables, fruit and whole grains. Bonusnya is the type of foods that help prevent obesity, which increase the risk of some types of cancer,"McCullough said.

Poor Sleep? Beware Cause Cancer!

Exercise regularly can reduce the risk of cancer in women, but the benefits that can escape if the woman is too little sleep, the researchers said some of the U.S., on Monday (17/11). Study involving 5,968 women in Maryland confirms previous findings that people who perform routine physical activities face smaller risks for cancer fell ill.

But when the researchers examine the women who are 18 to 65 years of diligent berolah sport every weekend, they found that sleep appears to play an important role in cancer risk.

People who sleep less than seven hours each night to 47 percent for risk fell ill with cancer than those who sleep more among women who are physically active, so the researchers report in the meeting that the American Association for Cancer Research.

"We think it is very interesting and generate curiosity. This is the first time such research. That is not something that has been widely reviewed," said Jame McClain from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institute of Health the government, in a telephone interview.

McClain, who led the study, said not clear how indeed too little sleep may make people more susceptible to cancer. "Sleep has been long enough in dealing with health," said McClain.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call less sleep as a public health problem that is not observed, and claims the United States more or less sleep. CDC says the percentage of adults who reported sleeping six hours or less per night increased from 1985 to 2006.

Experts say lack of sleep on the bed associated with chronic obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease and blood vessel, depression, cigarettes and suck excessive drinking.

In addition, research has shown that people who routinely sport berolah face a lower risk of breast cancer, colon and other types of cancer. Many experts think the impact of exercise on the body's hormone levels, immune function and body weight may play an important role.

Selenium Can Be Estimated Bladder Prevent Cancer

One study published in Cancer Prevention Research, Journal American Association for Cancer Research, December issue, said that selenium (a trace mineral found in grains, beans and meat) may help in the prevention of bladder cancer is high risk.

The researchers from Dartmouth Medical School to compare levels of selenium in 767 people newly diagnosed bladder cancer fell ill with 1108 people from the general public.

Many of the findings show the relationship between selenium and bladder cancer among women, some smokers and those who have a positive bladder cancer p53.

In which all people are, turn no relationship between selenium and bladder cancer, but women (34%), are smokers (39%) and those suffering from cancer p53 positive (43%) have a reduction in light levels with bladder cancer selenium number is higher.

"There are different channels used by the bladder cancer and is estimated to develop a path that involves major changes in the p53 genes," said researcher Margaret Karagas.

"Bladder cancer that originate from changes in this regard with the disease have a more advanced," he said.

Although other studies have showed a similar relationship between selenium and bladder cancer among women. Study is one of the first that shows the relationship between selenium and bladder cancer p53 positive.

"Ultimately, if true that selenium can prevent the occurrence of the particular individual, such as women, bladder cancer from developing, or prevent certain types of tumor, such changes through the p53, develop, it gives us about how the relationship can be prevented tumor at the time front and potentially lead to kemopreventif effort, "Karagas said.

Cloning Cells Eliminate Skin Cancer

Skin cancer seem daunting indeed. But do not worry, the scientists in the United States stated that they have successfully treated a man who suffered from skin cancer are the way to cloning one of the blood cells the body's immune system to attack disease.

Men aged 52 years is free of melanoma two years after treatment. Before the patient contract advanced melanoma that has spread to tuberculosis and limfa.


As reported New England Journal of Medicine, medical technique is done with the isolate one opponent cancer cells, T-cell, and create some of its billion-cloning in the lab and return the cells to the body of the patient.

In two months, the results of scanning showed tumor in the lung and lymph gland men was missing and two years after the treatment he is still free of cancer.
The researchers emphasize that this therapy is still need more extensive research to examine the effectiveness of that system against various types of cancer diseases.

Scientists in the UK warns more testing needs to be done to prove the effectiveness of the treatment. Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle to concentrate on the type of white blood cell called CD4 + cells T.

From the sample of white blood cells of the men, they can select the cells, CD4 + T cells that have a specifically directed to the chemicals found on the surface of melanoma cells.

Already Found Virus Causes Skin Cancer

One virus, previously unknown, may be the cause of a form of skin cancer is a rare but especially off the impact on the elderly and the body's immune system was weak due to AIDS.

The researchers at the University of Pittsburg Cancer Institute in the United States believe they have found perpetrators, which can cause infection, after identifying the DNA sequence of the virus in 80% tumor cells Merkell.

DNA belonging to a foreign virus, called Merkel cell polymavirus (MCV), which integrates into the tumor genome itself in a way that indicates that the virus is triggered the growth of cancer.

If the new virus was the cause, the virus offers promise for the treatment of cancer is very aggressive. Experts suspect the virus was shut because of the protein causes cancer genes or the growth of the tumor.

"The information that we may be able to earn their way to the examination of blood or a vaccine to improve the handling of disease prevention and help," said Dr. Patrick Moore, who with colleagues published the findings in the journal Science.

Merkell cell carcinoma of the developing nerve cells that react to touch or pressure. Events have been increased threefold in the last 20 years; now there are as many as 1,500 cases per year in the United States.

Some 50% of advanced disease patients live for nine months or less. Merkel cell carcinoma is not the first cancer associated with a virus, and will not be the last.

The virus causes of cancer is the most exposed to HPV, or human papillomavirus, which can cause cancer and cervix become targets of two new vaccines anti-cancer, Gardasil and Cervatix, from Merck & Co Inc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc. Kaposi `s sarcoma, the most dangerous conditions on public AIDS patients and the most common cancer in Africa, also caused by a virus.

Cancer patients also should be Supported

Family acapkali people also faced the difficult situation. Will deliver more prudent to leave the room or intensive medical equipment accompanied the patient in the cold room? Not easy to face such a condition.

Moreover, the process is quite heavy and relatively long time in the treatment must be faced. "Chemotherapy make us become very difficult to eat because the feeling of nausea will continue to whip," said a mother serviks cancer. In fact, nutritious food to be the main factor supporting successful cancer treatment.

In fact there are many more difficulties faced by the people with cancer, including the right to obtain information about the disease and various faced. Yuniko, a former breast cancer sufferer, said, "I remember when after the operation and will undergo chemotherapy. Thirst for information about what will be faced to make me ask a lot. "

Yuniko continue the story, when a period of chemotherapy on the run, her sister cough quite severe cold. They have to avoid receiving input source agat disease is not contagious and infection, the mother of one child had a few days this isolate themselves in a room. "Later I laugh and ask the younger sister quick treatment.

In fact, the pain that diisolasi should be, "said Yuniko in the book, I Have Cancer It Does not Have Me. Sometimes people who experience one can be different from the experience of the other cases because each requires a different treatment. Take an example, a chemotherapy treatment a patient must be patient with one another.

"Even though the same amount of suffering from breast cancer chemotherapy that can be run differently," said Dr. Sutjipto, Sp.BOnk. Important vehicle The emergence of a community become a very important vehicle for people with cancer.

Moreover, when this community provides many things that can be used to improve the quality of their lives. Called CISC (Cancer Information and Support Center), Yuniko the penggagas realize the importance of this vehicle. "This is the place where the quality of life in the psychosocial aspects of my rapidly increasing through togetherness and sharing a sense,"

In this group, every cancer patient and his family, of course, can share many things, from the serious to the light. An opportunity that was attended ghs in a waiting room at the chemotherapy Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, clearly illustrates one of the benefits of this community.

A mother is confused, "Do I have to eat meat or not?" Kegelisahannya already missed. "I can still eat meat, which is limited. I'm so relieved, "he said.

A mother of another said, "I feel at least diringankan of this burden. The existence of this community, I feel there is a friend, a friend. I no longer feel alone. There are many friends who have experienced pain and difficulty the same, "a little long Yuniko said.

Several months after the passing of the last chemotherapy, Yuniko not bald plontos again. New hair cut and aft. Women age 45 this year also began more activities such as pain before.

That day, attending a meeting of tens of Yuniko breast cancer survivor. Come and hear the experiences of others provide valuable inspiration for the name of the owner Yuniko Deviana this. He sat with several semeja survivor who had to survive a dozen years, there is even a more than 20 years!

This raised hopes because he previously thought cancer will not live long. "I saw how they see their own health. Optimism seems able to rotate my life before I go back like a cancer, "said Yuniko