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Discussion - Health > Breast cancer incidence
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further discussion on Health > Breast cancer incidence
Linda Muraca (Mount Sinain Hospital, Toronto, ON)
6th January 2009 |
Could I use your breast cancer incidence map in a Flash presentatio we use in the community here ? I would have your reference on it as well ?
Linda Muraca
Nurse Clinician |
Gary Rigby (United States, Utah)
1st August 2008 |
I recently discovered that I was having rather severe irritation reactions to certain types of clothing detergents (those with perfumes or other harsh chemicals). Those reactions included throat irritation and burning in the urinary tract. I am 57 years old have been in excellent health and couldn't fiqure out why I was having these symptoms. I finally discovered that it was the detergent we were using that was causing the problem. I was reading the obituaries and noticed in the paper how many women were listed as dying with breast cancer. It may be a stretch to relate my reation to chemicals in detergent with breast cancer, but it makes sense to look at chemicals that are in clothing (cold climates/more clothing) that rest against glands etc that may do more than cause an irritation. I wanted to see in less developed countries statistics on breast cancer to see if those wearing less clothing or use more natural cleaning agents have a reduced cancer rate. Just a thought. Thanks and good luck in your research |
Robert Smith (Mexico)
29th June 2008 |
I believe this chart is mislabeled. These are death rates, not incidence rates. |
rajes211@yahoo.com (malaysia)
26th June 2008 |
hello. am looking for latest statistics of breast cancer in malaysia as well as in the world in the form of graphs etc .kindly provide me the details.thank you. |
patty (bismarck, nd usa)
19th October 2007 |
are there specific statistics for nd, USA? what percent of women and men in nd develop breast cancer, compared to the nat'l average? any information specifically to the state of ND would be much appreciated. I just found out I am going to be manning a booth for the breast cancer walk, so I'd appreciate anything you can give me.
thank you |
Nick Jackalson
6th January 2006 |
Dr. Bethune, I beg to differ, because you can read in many places on the Internet that the Japanese have the highest, or at least one of the highest, fish consumptions in the world, and yet they have a very low incidence of breast cancer. The Japanese eat very little dairy products, and I expect the Icelandic eat high amounts of dairy products and also high fat in general because of the cold climate. Apart from that, the Japanese eat very high amounts of soy protein and fresh fruit and vegetables. And I also suspect, and have read in various places, that there is a genetic propensity towards breast cancer in genetically homogeneous, Nordic peoples like the Icelandic. |
emily
1st November 2005 |
Does it matter where you came from increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer?? |
Dr. Bethune
11th October 2005 |
Fish-dioxin and dioxin like PCBs:
Icelandic people eat a lot of fish, compared to the other countries listed. Fish contain more PCB content then other protein sources.
Recent attention has focused on the human polymorphism of the enzymes responsible for the disposition of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Zhang et al. indicate that women with a variant of the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP 1A1) gene called m2 are at a greater risk for breast cancer when exposed to PCBs [12]. Their results are consistent with previous studies that have suggested that variations in this PCB inducible gene may affect susceptibility to PCB exposure [13-16].
12 Zhang Y, Wise JP, Holford TR, Xie H, Boyle P, Zahm ZH, et al. Serum poly chlorinated biphenyls, cytochrome P-450 1A1 Polymorphisms and risk of breast cancer in Connecticut women. Am J Epidemiol 2004;160:1177-83.
13 Li Y, Millikan RC, Bell DA , Cui L, Chiu-Kit JT, Newman B, Conway K. Poly chlorinated biphenyls, cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) polymorphisms, and breast cancer risk among African American women and white women in North Carolina: a population-based case-control study. Breast Cancer Res 2005;7:R12-R18.
14 McKinney JD, Waller CL. Poly chlorinated biphenyls as hormonally active structural analogues. Environ Health Perspect 1994;102:290-7.
15 Kimbrough RD. Laboratory and human studies on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and related compounds. Environ Health Perspect 1985;59:99-106.
16 Safe S. Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCB): environmental impact, biochemical and toxic responses and implications for risk assessment. Crit Rev Toxicol 1994;24:87-149. |
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