Current Cancer Breakthroughs
Cancer is one of the most prolific diseases in the world, with record numbers of those affected by it being documented every year. There are a wide range of cancers in the world, although many people only think of a select few when the ominous word is mentioned. Breast and lung cancer are definitely two of the most common, although others such as throat, cervical and prostate cancer, as well as leukaemia, are still diagnosed in tens of thousands of people living in the UK every year.
Research into all types of cancer is on-going and many new treatments have been created as a result. There is still no direct cure for any of these diseases though, although many treatments can help to put patients into remission. A lot hangs in the balance when treating cancer though, such as how quickly it is caught, where it is placed, whether it has spread to other areas of the body and simply how aggressive it is.
Cancer Research UK, the main research body for all types of cancer within the United Kingdom, recently released the results of a lengthy research experiment. The paper, which attempts to see how cancers could be prevented, has shown that patients with cancer could have prevented their diagnosis had their improved their general lifestyle. The official results state that around 40 per cent of cancers in women and 45 per cent in men could have been prevented. The key contributors to cancer include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, not eating your five a day, various vitamin deficiencies, obesity, not getting enough exercise and, in women, specific hormones that occur in the body after menopause. The results also showed that even a persons occupation could affect their likelihood of being diagnosed with some form of cancer later in life.
In Australia four new compounds have been successfully discovered, with results positively stating that they could be used to prevent tumour growth in cancer patients. The compounds attack the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase enzyme, which is now recognised as one of the main causes of cancer in humans. The compounds can assist the body in attacking any cancer cells and could help to boost a patients immune system enough to help fight off the disease. Further research will need to be carried out before any more conclusive results can be produced, but the procedure could take a lot less time than usual thanks to the use of computer science in testing.
Research into all types of cancer is on-going and many new treatments have been created as a result. There is still no direct cure for any of these diseases though, although many treatments can help to put patients into remission. A lot hangs in the balance when treating cancer though, such as how quickly it is caught, where it is placed, whether it has spread to other areas of the body and simply how aggressive it is.
Cancer Research UK, the main research body for all types of cancer within the United Kingdom, recently released the results of a lengthy research experiment. The paper, which attempts to see how cancers could be prevented, has shown that patients with cancer could have prevented their diagnosis had their improved their general lifestyle. The official results state that around 40 per cent of cancers in women and 45 per cent in men could have been prevented. The key contributors to cancer include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, not eating your five a day, various vitamin deficiencies, obesity, not getting enough exercise and, in women, specific hormones that occur in the body after menopause. The results also showed that even a persons occupation could affect their likelihood of being diagnosed with some form of cancer later in life.
In Australia four new compounds have been successfully discovered, with results positively stating that they could be used to prevent tumour growth in cancer patients. The compounds attack the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase enzyme, which is now recognised as one of the main causes of cancer in humans. The compounds can assist the body in attacking any cancer cells and could help to boost a patients immune system enough to help fight off the disease. Further research will need to be carried out before any more conclusive results can be produced, but the procedure could take a lot less time than usual thanks to the use of computer science in testing.
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