Community | October 06, 2008 | 13 comments

Breast cancer vaccine within reach

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/06/health.cancer

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According to breast cancer expert Professor Valerie Beral from the University of Oxford, enough is known about the causes of breast cancer to make a vaccine or prophylactic drug a real possibility,

Beral challenged the scientific community to turn its efforts to preventing breast cancer instead of investing more and more money and time into better drug treatments. Speaking to the Guardian, she said that while death rates have been slashed by new drugs and earlier diagnosis, the number of women getting breast cancer and having to go through traumatic surgery and chemotherapy was rising.

According to her research, genes played a part in only a very small number of cancers while the processes of giving birth and breastfeeding protected a woman from breast cancer more than anything else. Of course, returning to an era where women had endless babies and breastfed for two years or more at a time was not an option, but Beral raises the question why there are no drugs that mimic the effects of childbirth. She said. "We don't know how this happens and nobody is doing research on it. We should be looking at hormone production during late pregnancy and lactation."
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13 comments // Breast cancer vaccine within reach

  • JaetheFirst
  • KatiePoo
  • kattoozil
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      kattoozil  

    • i think janapokana should probably get there facts straight.
      my professor of matematics recently got breast cancer, and she was the healthiest person I knew. She ran marathons every year, as well as competitively trained for decathlons and triathlons. She ate better than anyone I know as well. Her breast cancer was not genetic either. You cant blame it on her health or body at all.

    • 3 years ago
  • figalmighty
  • Sephroe
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      Sephroe  

    • Not that I'm an expert on this, but I have an endocrinologist who is a specialist in his field particularly with transgenders (me being one) and something he told me that the reason there is so much breast cancer on top of women not giving birth every year or two, it's also mainly caused from the spike of progesterone at the end of the period that causes the cancer. Because while you're pregnant and after birth when you're not cycling your body doesn't have such spikes in progesterone. Statement by John O'Dea MD fyi

    • 3 years ago
  • unphiltered
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      unphiltered  

    • It's called cannabis. It's going to be the cure for cancer when the public grows up and stops thinking that its detrimental and realizes it about money. How? Take some time and read the simplified science below. Then research for yourself.

      Your body and everyone around you has Cannabinoid receptors in every system and organ (CB1 and CB2's) that can only be triggered by cannabinoids. Which happen to only be in cannabis (marijuana). Do you think these receptors that once activated, deter and stop mutating cell growth, encourage healthy cell growth, can regulate neuro and immuno responses, stop cancer growth, etc...are just there in your body for no reason? It's because we have used concentrated cannabinoids for treatment for centuries. Did the people of the past know how it helped? Probably not, but they knew this plant did.

      I'm not saying smoking it is the cure- its not. But if you use the chemical compounds with in marijuana for the uses as they were intended by the human body- we may just see "miracles".

    • 3 years ago
  • cantucwearebrothers
  • deeblackangel
  • anglcazn
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      anglcazn  

    • Prevent cancer by eating right and exercising. Don't be a lazy ass and turn to vaccines and other (profitable) medications to fulfill what can be done on your own. Your human body is stronger than what everyone fails to recognize.

    • 3 years ago
  • cantucwearebrothers
  • kbay
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      kbay  
    • anglcazn:

      Ha! At 5'3" and 105lbs. I eat right and exercise strenuously 3 times a week. I also have had breast cancer twice-first at age 37. If it were as easy as you say I wouldn't be a statistic. They are thousands of cases of people just like me. Bring on the vacine to prevent my sister, daughter and friends from ever having to walk in my shoes.

    • 3 years ago
  • anglcazn
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      anglcazn  
    • anglcazn:

      then I stand corrected and apologize for my statement. At times like these, I'm am highly suspicious of companies who produce drugs and are doubtful if they really have the interest of the people at heart instead of the money.

      Again, I apologize for my statement.

    • 3 years ago
  • strangeyellowpattern
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      strangeyellowpattern  
    • anglcazn:

      vaccines are not for "lazy asses". don't be ignorant. they can save alot of lives. 3 women in my immediate family have had breast cancer and 2 other members of my family have had other types of cancer and i don't think that simply eating right and exercising are going to assure me that i won't ever be diagnosed with something horrible like that.

    • 3 years ago
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