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Post by suze on Aug 11, 2010 7:08:05 GMT
I plan to save links to any stories that interest me with cancer in them This is a sad one, footballer of 31 died from bowel cancer this week: Adam Stansfield RIP |
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Post by suze on Aug 12, 2010 11:24:23 GMT
There are often stories about famous ppl dying with cancer, one thing is does is alert pp to check themselves out, and in the case of bowel cancer ppl tend to be wimpy about discussing their toilet habits, so it can go on longer un-diagnosed, which is tragic cos the recovery rates are great if caught early,
or crap if not caught early .. like this guy,
and, erm, me!
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Post by suze on May 24, 2011 8:27:39 GMT
I will pin this thread and keep it locked so that we don't get into discussion, but which can act as a reference point for stories I want to keep handy. Obvioulsy if you want to discsuss anything you read in here you can just start a new thread on it! Red Meat link to bowel cancer Guardian May 23rd A fresh warning about eating red and processed meat after "the most authoritative report" on the subject blamed them for causing bowel cancer. Scientists at Imperial College London studied 263 research papers that have come out since 2007. Now, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) is advising people to limit their intake of red meats such as beef, pork and lamb, and to avoid processed meat such as ham and salami altogether. About 36,000 Britons a develop bowel cancer every year, and some 16,500 die from it. It is the UK's second biggest cancer killer after lung cancer. About 17,000 cases a year (43%) could be prevented if people ate less meat and more fibre, drank less, maintained a healthy weight and kept active, the WCRF says. Its 850-page report, releasedon Monday, is "the most authoritative ever report of bowel cancer risk". "On meat, the clear message is that red and processed meat increase risk of bowel cancer and that people who want to reduce their risk should consider cutting down the amount they eat." In February, concern about red and processed meat prompted the UK government to advise consumers for the first time to consider cutting down. That came after the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), experts who advise the government, examined the evidence on the subject. It decided that those meats probably increase the risk of bowel cancer. People who eat 90g or more a day should cut down to the UK average of 70g, SACN recommended. It advised having smaller portions or eating those meats less often. A 70g serving could be a lamb chop or two standard beef burgers. WCRF's review has also firmed up from "probable" to "convincing" its view of the protection against bowel cancer afforded by eating foods containing fibre, such as wholegrains, pulses, fruit and vegetables. Milk, garlic and dietary supplements containing calcium also "probably" reduce the risk, the expert panel concluded. Bowel Cancer UK chief executive Deborah Alsina said: "The report significantly adds to the available evidence into the increased risk of bowel cancer from eating too much red and processed meat; and strengthens the evidence of how eating food with fibre in it protects people against the disease. Hazel Nunn, a senior health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "With barbeque season just round the corner, this is a timely reminder that how much alcohol you drink, how active you are, your weight, and how much red and processed meat and fibre you eat can all have a bearing on your risk of bowel cancer." |
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Post by suze on May 24, 2011 8:29:59 GMT
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I edited out of this all the stuff from the meat side (the "balance" .. you can read it on line if you're interested) and also the recommneded maximum intakes!
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Post by suze on Sept 18, 2011 16:51:48 GMT
After a 20 year battle with cancer, David Servan-Schreiber passed away on July 24, 2011.
We must have been on holidayd and I missed this news over the summer.
RIP
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Post by suze on Nov 22, 2011 23:56:26 GMT
Survival rates in some cancers have shown great improvements compared to 40 years ago .. colon cancer one of the most improved: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15726810The beating bowel cancer website adds the message from the report is that there have been some incredible improvements in bowel cancer survival since the early 1970s: Colon cancer has had a 17-fold increase in average survival time from around seven months to ten years. Rectal cancer has seen a 7-fold increase from around 15 months to almost 9 years. |
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Post by suze on Dec 9, 2011 8:26:45 GMT
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Post by suze on Jan 10, 2012 6:25:21 GMT
I took this quote from the admin at Beating Bowel Cancer forum, Lillian was answering a question about survival rates at Stage IV (advanced around the body like mine was) For along while the quoted figure has been only 6% last over 5 years ... a benchmark I have already reached!
Depending on the individual circumstances, and the successful intervention at the earliest possible stage in recurrent disease at stage IV, the most optomistic survival rates published by one of our own consultants is now exceeding a staggering 50% - as good as a diagnosis at stage III. However, these cases are still only in very small numbers, compared to the numbers of people diagnosed with bowel cancer, and the totals for people diagnosed at stage IV.
It is likely therefore, that the commonly touted 6% survival currently on the main websites is based on incomplete data, because the staging data is not yet routinely recorded by hospital specialist teams when they are reporting colon cancer cases to their cancer networks.
Improvements in cancer care and patient survival, and the introduction of a much more robust reporting system in future that will allow us to know the real figures for bowel cancer survival at all stages, should help us to understand what the real picture is for patients living advanced disease now.
For the record, I know of at least two people who are living very successfully with advanced bowel cancer -one of them now in excess of 10 year, and the other at 9 years post diagnosis.
Best wishes,
Lilian
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Post by suze on Jan 10, 2012 11:21:10 GMT
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Post by suze on Jan 29, 2012 11:09:43 GMT
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Post by suze on Mar 13, 2012 22:04:39 GMT
More studies linking meat to cancer, this time from Harvard Medical school The researchers analysed data from 37,698 men between 1986 and 2008 and 83,644 women between 1980 and 2008. They said adding an extra portion of unprocessed red meat to someone's daily diet would increase the risk of death by 13%, of fatal cardiovascular disease by 18% and of cancer mortality by 10%. The figures for processed meat were higher, 20% for overall mortality, 21% for death from heart problems and 16% for cancer mortality. The study said: "We found that a higher intake of red meat was associated with a significantly elevated risk of total, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality. www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17345967 |
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Post by suze on Apr 6, 2013 9:41:20 GMT
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Post by suze on May 4, 2013 13:14:45 GMT
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Post by suze on May 16, 2013 19:35:56 GMT
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