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Breast CancerBreast cancer is an increasingly common disease. Everyone has a case in our environment, and this frightens us. Fear because we think it’s a lottery, we can not do anything about it.

But the truth is that it is no longer true. There are people who barely know the breast cancer, such as China and Japan. But that’s only when they follow the traditional diet. When they move to the West, or adopt the Western diet, after two generations the breast cancer rates are equal to those of Westerners. This rules out, for now, the genetic variable.

This has been one of the most important clues that have followed many research teams to try to detect which are the environmental, dietary, lifestyle, creating fertile ground for the development of breast cancer. Fortunately for us, to know more about them gives us the opportunity to do something, or much, to reduce this risk.

A constellation of causes for breast cancer development
It’s a great temptation to attribute the reason for what happens to a single cause. But no one but a “constellation” of them. Some are beyond our control: genetic susceptibility, environmental pollution, food contamination by pesticides and fertilizers, etc.. There will even causes as yet unknown.

But here we will try is promoting factors of breast cancer already identified and that we can avoid. It is important to understand that no final causes is in itself, is the synergy between them and in relation to our constitution and heredity that determines our level of risk.

Create a “field” is conducive to development of breast cancer.

Estrogens and breast cancer
Are hormones secreted by the ovaries and adrenal glands whose purpose is the maturation of sex organs, including breasts. Its function is to stimulate cells to multiply. At appropriate levels, its effect is healthy, and affects not only state of the reproductive organs, but in the general tissue, skin, mucous membranes, bones, brain, etc..

Cells to multiply is necessary because cells are constantly being replaced in all tissues. A faster, as is the case of the intestinal mucosa, which makes every two days. Other renewing slowly, as in the case of bone, it takes several years. The problem is when the “cruising speed” of this work is accelerated. Cells not only grow but also increase the chances of a “mistake” genetic.

The breast tissue is very sensitive to estrogen. That is why excessive levels of this hormone is associated with an increased odds ratio of developing breast cancer.

It is a fact that today the exposure of women to the effect of estrogen is higher than any other past time, because:

We have fewer children. During the first half of the menstrual cycle increases the secretion of estrogens until ovulation occurs, at which decreases for increasing progesterone. If pregnancy occurs, estrogen secretion decreases in favor of other hormones of pregnancy. That is, there is some “rest estrogen.”

Until the middle of last century, women were easily 6 to 8 children, which meant many fewer ovulations. They were also nursed many months, so the rule could take about two years in return for each child. That meant that women had during their reproductive life dozens of menstrual cycles less, and with them, less exposure to estrogen that women today.

Foods to be avoided1). Any food with refined flours.
2). All fried food.
3). Saturated fat and trans polyunsaturated fatty acids.
4). Food of animal origin, bearers of arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid is a fatty acid of animal origin that severely depresses the immune system.
5). Foods with chemical additives. All canned foods, processed foods contain chemicals that damage the health and do not allow proper nutrition and body function, all persons should avoid these foods, but people with cancer should have a total abstention from this kind of food.
6). Smoked foods preserved in salt or broiled.
7). Industrialized foods.
8). Refined sugar, this is so important that we have a theme where we talk about the problems of sugar consumed when a person has breast cancer, you can see this in the following link: Sugar and breast cancer
Each food or food group influences mentioned here to give benefits to cancer because they obstruct the proper functioning of the body in a holistic manner and at the same time unable to obtain proper nutrition is necessary in a person with cancer , so we have double disadvantage with these foods.

In some cases could be three disadvantages, as well as some of these foods can contain carcinogens and this complicates the fight against this disease.

As you can see it is important that we control our food well, they can help determine the disease, one hand we have a proper diet will help us to nourish the body properly, do not interrupt their operation and help you dispose of toxins. On the other hand if we consume these foods, do not properly nourish the body and this will weaken against the disease, besides its proper functioning obstructed and finally entered the body more carcinogens. Read the rest of this entry »

And here are many addictive drugs and treatments for specific drugs can differ. Treatment also varies depending on patient characteristics.

The problems associated with drug addiction can vary significantly. People addicted to drugs come from all walks of life. Many suffer from mental problems, occupational, physical, or social problems that make their addictive disorders much more difficult to treat. Even in cases where there are few associated problems, the severity of addiction itself is not equal for all people .

A variety of scientifically based approaches to addiction treatment. The drug addiction treatment can include behavioral therapy (such as counseling, cognitive therapy, or psychotherapy), medications, or a combination of both. Behavioral therapies offer strategies for addicts to confront their drug cravings, teach them ways to avoid drugs and prevent relapse and help them deal with relapse if they should they occur. When the drug-related behavior places the patient at high risk of contracting AIDS or other infectious diseases, behavioral therapies can help reduce the risk of disease transmission. For many patients, case management and the power be referred to other medical, psychological and social are essential components of treatment. (Substance Abuse Treatment in the United States.) The best programs provide a combination of therapies and other services to meet the needs of each patient, which are shaped by such issues as age, race, culture, sexual orientation, sex, pregnancy, parenthood, housing and work, plus the ability to have suffered physical or sexual abuse.

The drug addiction treatment can include behavioral therapy, medication, or a combination of both.

There are medications for the treatment of drug addiction such as methadone, LAAM and naltrexone, which are available for individuals addicted to narcotics. There Nicotine preparations (patches, gum, nasal spray) and bupropion available to individuals who are addicted to nicotine.

Components of a Comprehensive Treatment for Drug Abuse
The best treatment programs provide a combination of therapies and other services to meet the needs of each patient.

Medications such as antidepressants, for stabilizing mood, or neuroleptics may be critical for treatment success when patients have mental disorders that exist at the same time, such as depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, or psychosis.

Treatments can be performed in a variety of environments or sites, in many different ways and for different lengths of time. As drug addiction is typically a chronic disorder characterized by occasional relapses, a short-term treatment alone is not enough. For many people, treatment is a long-term process that involves multiple interventions to try to achieve abstinence.

Medical Detoxification
Detoxification is usually used as a precursor of other treatments treatment and its purpose is to mitigate the possible effects of the interruption of drug use. It consists of administering medication manipulative decreasing doses until withdrawal of the person. It can be done on an outpatient or inpatient. This type of treatment is not designed to handle the psychological, social and behavior associated with addiction and therefore, does not usually produce lasting behavioral changes necessary for recovery.

Psychotherapy
addition to pharmacological treatments, interventions to change behavior, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy can be effective in reducing drug use in patients because of drug abuse. The provision of therapeutic services in an optimal combination for each individual is critical to successful treatment outcomes. therapy management of situations endow the people of the resources needed to address those situations that cause the problems for them, and established as environments that stimulate or trigger the desire to consumer. The behavioral interventions have been developed cognitive to help change the thinking, expectations and behaviors of the patient and increase their ability to cope with various stress factors causing in life.

Programs agonist maintenance treatment (Mentadona)
In November 1997, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which are medical research centers who were born in the United States, gathered a group of Consensus on Effective Medical Treatment of Drug Addiction . This group of experts from across the nation concluded that opiate drug addictions are brain diseases and medical conditions that actually they can be effectively treated. Strongly recommended (1) increased access to treatment programs methadone maintenance for people who are addicted to heroin and other opiate drugs, and (2) the elimination of federal and state regulations and other barriers, that impede access to these programs. He also emphasized the importance of providing counseling substance abuse, psychosocial therapies and other patient support services that promote retention and success of treatment programs for methadone maintenance. The Methadone, a synthetic opiate medication hinders the effects of heroin for about 24 hours, has a proven history of success when prescribed at concentrations high enough for people addicted to heroin. The LAAM, also a synthetic opioid drug to treat heroin addiction, can prevent the effects of heroin up to 72 hours. Other approved products are naloxone, which is used to treat cases of overdose, and naltrexone, which block the effects of morphine, heroin and other opiates. Also are studying other drugs used in treatment programs for heroin. Read the rest of this entry »

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