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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Popping aspirins may cut risk of cancer

Today, Saturday, October 29, 2011, Page 26, Science
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By THE GUARDIAN, 04:46 AM Oct 29, 2011



PHOTO: That was a balanced judgment based on weighing risks and benefits. I know I might get an ulcer or a cerebral bleed but I’d rather not have a heart attack, stroke or cancer. That’s my choice. Professor John Burn of Newcastle University.
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LONDON - Some people with a family history of cancer could halve their risk of developing the disease by taking daily doses of aspirin, according to the results of a 10-year trial of the treatment.

The study shows that regularly taking the medicine cuts the risk of bowel cancer by more than 60 per cent in those with a particular genetic predisposition to get the disease - as well as reducing the risk of other hereditary cancers.

Scientists who led the study said people with several family members with cancers other than breast, blood and prostate might be advised to start taking aspirin daily from the age of 45.



PHOTO: Taking an aspirin every day cuts the risk of dying from a range of common cancers.
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They said those without a family history of the disease might also consider doing so, but that they should make a personal assessment of the risks and benefits and get medical advice.

Anyone thinking of taking the drug regularly should consult their doctor first.

The trial involved people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic abnormality that predisposes carriers to develop bowel cancer and other solid organ cancers including endometrial, ovarian, stomach, kidney, oesophageal, brain and skin tumours.

The condition affects at least one in 1,000 people.

Carriers are around 10 times as likely to develop cancer and often do so at a young age.

Professor John Burn of Newcastle University, who led the study, estimated that if all 30,000 or so people with Lynch syndrome in the United Kingdom were to start taking two aspirin tablets a day then some 10,000 cancers would be prevented over the next 30 years, saving about a thousand lives.



PHOTO: Start taking two aspirin tablets a day then some 10,000 cancers would be prevented over the next 30 years, saving about a thousand lives.
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The downside of the treatment is that around an extra thousand people would develop stomach ulcers as a side-effect.

The most common side effects associated with taking aspirin are gastrointestinal ulcers and stomach bleeding. There is also a very small increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke, in which a blood vessel in the brain bursts.

Prof Burn added that he takes low-dose aspirin tablets as a preventative measure. "That was a balanced judgment based on weighing risks and benefits. I know I might get an ulcer or a cerebral bleed but I'd rather not have a heart attack, stroke or cancer. That's my choice."

The researchers will launch a website to recruit 3,000 people with Lynch syndrome worldwide to take part in a five-year trial to determine the best dose of aspirin to take.
By THE GUARDIAN, 04:46 AM Oct 29, 2011



PHOTO: In this photo illustration, aspirin is displayed in heart shape. Cardiologists at UK have found that not everyone benefits from taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attack. (Charles Bertram/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Eating fish frequently lowers risk of stroke

MY PAPER, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011, PAGE A13, LIFESTYLE MOMENT
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Source Website: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/26/us-fish-stroke-idUSTRE78P07V20110926
By Reuters



PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha look at the fish counter inside the fish shop ''Fresh From The Sea'' in Port Isaac, south west England August 21, 2011.
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PEOPLE who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who eat only a little or none at all.
That is the conclusion of an analysis of 15 studies, each of which asked people how frequently they ate fish, then followed them for between four and 30 years to see who suffered a stroke.
"I think, overall, fish does provide a beneficial package of nutrients, in particular the omega-3s; that could explain this lower risk," said Dr Dariush Mozaffarian, a Harvard School of Public Health epidemiologist whose research was included in the analysis.



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"A lot of the evidence suggests that about two to three servings per week is enough to get the benefit."
Close to 800,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke each year, and 136,000 die from it.
Smoking, drinking, being overweight and having high blood pressure and cholesterol are all linked to a higher risk of stroke.



PHOTO: Salmon Oil, excellent properties and omega 3
The menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea): Taking Salmon Oil alone or in combination with vitamin B12 appears to improve painful periods and decrease the need of having to use pain medications such as no steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
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Dr Susanna Larsson and Dr Nicola Orsini of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, wrote in the journal Stroke that omega-3 fatty- acids in fish might lower stroke risk through their positive effects on blood pressure and cholesterol.



PHOTO: The omega-3 fatty acids in fish may lower stroke risk through their positive effects on blood pressure and cholesterol, wrote Susanna Larsson and Nicola Orsini of Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet in the journal Stroke.
First posted: Monday, September 26, 2011 02:51 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011 03:05 PM EDT
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Dr Mozaffarian said that vitamin D, selenium and certain types of proteins in fish may also have stroke-related benefits. Data for the analysis came from close to 400,000 people aged 30 to 103. The studies were done in the US, Europe, Japan and China.



PHOTO: Who ate the most fish were 12 per cent less likely to have a stroke
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Over anywhere from a few years to a few decades, about 9,400 people had a stroke. Eating three extra servings of fish each week was linked to a 6 per cent drop in stroke risk, which translates into one fewer stroke among a hundred people eating extra fish over a lifetime.
And the people in each study who ate the most fish were 12 per cent less likely to have a stroke than those that ate the least.
By Reuters



PHOTO: Healthy sleep with the omega-3 fatty acids from fish
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