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10 December 2007 13:30:38
Individuals considering life cover or critical illness insurance because of breast cancer fears will be heartened to know that scientists may have discovered potential new ways to treat the disease.
In a study published in an online edition of journal Nature Genetics, researchers from Sweden and the US described how a variant of the BRCA1 gene helps the disease grow by knocking out a tumour suppressor gene called PTEN.
"These findings are exciting because ever since the link was established between BRCA1 and breast cancer more than ten years ago, we have been frustrated by our lack of understanding about how mutations in this gene cause breast cancer," explained study co-author Dr Ramon Parsons.
"Now that we know that PTEN is involved, we finally have a target for therapy for these cancers," he added.
Results from his team's study highlighted PTEN as a "major player" in both hereditary and non-hereditary basal-like breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form of the disease.
Charity Breast Cancer Care has emphasised that women of all ages need to become more "breast aware" by looking out for changes and attending breast screenings as they get older.
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01 July 2008 17:09:10
The food a woman eats whilst pregnant could have a significant impact on the health of her child, which may have an impact on the child's and mother's life insurance.
Women that eat junk food whilst pregnant have been warned that they could be storing up health problems such as high cholesterol, a higher risk of diabetes and obesity.
Researcher Dr Stephanie Bayol said: "A mother's diet whilst pregnant and breastfeeding is very important for the long term health of her child. We always say, 'You are what you eat'", the Daily Record reported.
An earlier study by Dr Bayol and his colleague Professor Neil Stickland, of the Royal Veterinary College, London, studied the offspring of rats that had been fed on junk food whilst pregnant.
Rats born to "junk-food parents" over-ate and had a preference for fatty, salty food themselves.
Dr Bayol was keen to point out that the study did not mean that obesity and bad health were inevitable and that pregnant woman had a responsibility to eat sensibly.
24 May 2007 16:43:33
Health experts have recommended regular consumption of fish oil supplements for cardiac patients, to reduce the risk of a repeat heart attack.
The guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) state that the risk of a repeat attack can be reduced by up to 45 per cent if patients take one gram of omega-3 fatty acids daily.
The recommendations replace NICE guidelines from 2001, but only advise the fish oil supplements to patients who have had a heart attack in the previous three months - lifestyle changes are still held to be equally important in avoiding a myocardial infarction.
NICE implementation systems director Dr Gill Leng said: "This new guideline's overall aim is to provide the growing number of people who now survive a heart attack with the good quality systematic care that is essential to improving long term outcomes and the quality of life."
While the omega-3 supplements have been recommended due to their ability to reduce blood fats, the guidelines also outline lifestyle changes crucial to avoiding a heart attack, including taking a 'Mediterranean' diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables and exercising for 20 to 30 minutes per day.
