Eating rice may help fight cancer
Rice consumption may
help reduce the risk of bowel cancer, a study has suggested.
Professor Ann
Richardson of the University of Canterbury said more than 2800 Kiwis were
diagnosed with bowel cancer each year and it was “very possible” dietary
changes were associated with world cancer trends.
“Rapid increases in the
incidence of bowel cancer in Japan and Hong Kong have been linked to dietary
changes which have occurred in these countries over the last 50 years,”
Stuff.co.nz quoted her as saying.
Per capita, rice
consumption declined by almost 50 per cent in Japan over the past 20 to 30 years.
But countries such as
China and India had not seen the same decline in rice consumption and continued
to have low rates of bowel cancer, she noted.
Richardson said rates
of colorectal cancer in Japan and Hong Kong had increased “too quickly to
suggest that it is something genetic”.
“So instead of it being
something harmful, it might just be the loss of something protective. There is
some laboratory research that suggests that rice has a tumour-suppressing
effect, and it’s a very interesting idea and we’re going to pursue it,” she
said.
Statistics New Zealand
rice-import figures showed that in 1990 each person was eating about three
kilograms of rice. In 2012, Kiwis were eating about 8kg each.
A Health Ministry
report in 2010 showed bowel-cancer rates were highest for Pakeha and Maori men
but lower for Asians and Pacific Islanders.
Source: www.dnaindia.com
05.10.2012
Breast
cancer cases to double by 2025
The city will see an alarming rise of cases of
breast cancer in women — it will double by 2025. An average of 1,300 cases were
recorded in Mumbai every year between 2001 and 2005.
According to a study by Tata Memorial Hospital,
where population-based Mumbai Cancer Registry data was studied in women between
the age group of 25 and 74, it was observed that cases of breast cancer have
been increasing among older women (above 50 years) than the younger age group.
“Every year between 2001 and 2005, an average of
1,300 breast cancer cases were recorded in Mumbai. The number of cases is
predicted to double to more than 2,500 cases a year by 2025 with the older
women being the hardest hit,” said Dr Rajan Badwe, director, Tata Memorial
Hospital in Parel.
According to the 30-year study (from1975 to
2005), breast cancer cases among younger women are increasing by 1% every year
and by 1.6% among older women.
“Obesity increases the risk of pre- and
post-menopausal breast cancer. Also there is an increasing prevalence of
hormonal imbalance in women due to an ill-defined series of reproductive and
dietary determinants in lifestyle which affect their health after the age of
50,” said Dr Rajesh Dikshit, associate professor at Tata Memorial Hospital in
Parel.
Between 1976 and 1980, one in around 5,000 young
women had breast cancer. In 2000- 2005, one in around 4,000 young women were
reported to have been afflicted by the disease.
However, cases of breast cancer is higher in
older women with one in 1,000 above 50 years having breast cancer in the same
period. Doctors say that one in every 30 women in Mumbai has the risk of
developing breast cancer if she lives up to 74 years.
“It is estimated that higher-income Indian women get 32% of their total energy from fatty foods,” said Badwe.
“It is estimated that higher-income Indian women get 32% of their total energy from fatty foods,” said Badwe.
“Also, the changing pattern of child bearing,
particularly in higher socio-economic classes, and decreased or no breast
feeding among mothers is making them vulnerable to breast cancer at a later
stage in their lives,” he added.
Source: www.dnaindia.com
05.10.2012
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