cancer
En los 18 meses posteriores a ser diagnosticada con la reaparición de un cáncer de ovarios que creía haber superado hace 20 años, Francine Milano viajó dos veces desde su casa de Pennsylvania a Vermont. No fue a esquiar, ni a hacer senderismo, ni a disfrutar del paisaje, sino a organizar su muerte. “Quería tener el control sobre cómo iba a dejar este mundo”, dijo la mujer de 61 años que vive en Lancaster. “Decidí que era algo que yo podía elegir”. Usar asistencia médica para morir no fue una opción cuando Milano supo, a principios de 2023, que su enfermedad era incurable. En ese momento, habrí...
Kaiser Health News (Espanol)
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I left this world,” said the 61-year-old who lives in Lancaster. “I decided that this was an option for me.” Dying with medical assistance wasn’t an option when Milano learned in early 2023 that her disease was incurable. At that point, she would have had to travel to Switzerland — or live in the Dis...
Kaiser Health News
TL;DRUne étude lierait l’usage de pesticides à l’augmentation du risque de cancers.Les pesticides concernés incluent l’atrazine, le glyphosate et le dicamba.L’étude identifie les zones à risque élevé d’utilisation de pesticides.Les pesticides dans le viseur de la scienceEléments incontournables de l’agriculture actuelle, les pesticides sont aujourd’hui dans la tourmente. Des travaux scientifiques pointent leur potentielle dangerosité sur notre santé. Une étude, fraîchement publiée le 24 juillet 2024 dans Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society, nous en apporte une nouvelle preuve en établissan...
Actusante
TL;DRLes cancers ORL, la 4ème cause de cancer en France, sont associés à la consommation de tabac et d’alcool.Une étude récente associe désormais ces cancers à l’addiction au cannabis.La fumée inhalée lors de la consommation de cannabis pourrait être responsable selon les chercheurs.Réseaux ORL : une menace multiplicatriceSelon l’Institut Curie, les cancers de la tête et du cou, plus communément appelés cancers ORL, se positionnent comme la 4ème cause de cancer en France. Annuellement, ce ne sont pas moins de 14.000 nouveaux cas qui sont recensés. Relevant de cette dénomination, on retrouve no...
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TL;DRLa consommation régulière de cannabis augmenterait le risque de cancer de la tête et du cou.La fumée de cannabis provoquerait des effets similaires à celle du tabac.Ces résultats proviennent d’une étude de la Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California.Le cannabis, un risque pour la santéLa consommation de cannabis, cette substance illicite la plus couramment utilisée dans le monde, pourrait non seulement altérer nos capacités cognitives telles que l’apprentissage et la mémorisation, mais aussi, d’après une recherche récente menée par la Keck School of Medicine of Univers...
24 Matins FR
TL;DRLe nombre de cas de cancer chez les hommes devrait quasiment doubler d’ici 2050.La consommation de tabac et d’alcool, ainsi que l’exposition à des substances cancérigènes font partie des facteurs de risque.Améliorer le dépistage, le diagnostic et le traitement du cancer est fondamental pour contrer cette tendance.Augmentation préoccupante des cas de cancer chez les hommesUne étude récente menée par des experts australiens de la santé annonce un constat inquiétant : le nombre de cas de cancer chez les hommes devrait presque doubler dans les prochaines décennies. D’après les chiffres rappor...
24 Matins FR
Health experts are warning against a dangerous trend circulating on social media that's encouraging people not to use sunscreen. A growing number of videos on the popular social media platform TikTok are suggesting that getting a sunburn could work as a health boost or evenhelp get rid of acne. Doctors at the Queen Victoria Hospital in the UK have been quick to denounce the viral trend, explaining that it could increase the chances of developing skin cancer. "Whilst there are health benefits associated with getting enough sunlight, sunscreen should still be used to help reduce your risk of dev...
Euronews (English)
Older adults who drink alcohol on a regular basis are at higher risk of dying from cancer, according to a large new study in the United Kingdom that found people with health issues or lower socioeconomic status are particularly vulnerable. The study, published in medical journal JAMA Network Open, found that among people with health problems, even those who drank at low-risk levels were more likely to die of cancer than those who only drank occasionally, while moderate-level drinkers were more likely to die from cancer and overall. High-risk drinkers were more likely than occasional drinkers t...
Euronews (English)
The night before her chemotherapy, Herlinda Sanchez sets out her clothes and checks that she has everything she needs: a blanket, medications, an iPad and chargers, a small Bible and rosary, fuzzy socks, and snacks for the road. After the 36-year-old was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in December, she learned that there weren’t any cancer services in her community of Del Rio, a town of 35,000 near the Texas-Mexico border. To get treatment, she and her husband, Manuel, must drive nearly three hours east to San Antonio. So they set an alarm for 4 a.m., which allows for just enough time to ...
Kaiser Health News
The night before her chemotherapy, Herlinda Sanchez sets out her clothes and checks that she has everything she needs: a blanket, medications, an iPad and chargers, a small Bible and rosary, fuzzy socks, and snacks for the road. After the 36-year-old was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in December, she learned that there weren’t any cancer services in her community of Del Rio, a town of 35,000 near the Texas-Mexico border. To get treatment, she and her husband, Manuel, must drive nearly three hours east to San Antonio. So they set an alarm for 4 a.m., which allows for just enough time to ...
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