National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit 2016
This report aims to give an overall picture of the care provided to patients with oesophago-gastric cancer or oesophageal HGD by NHS services. It provides information on the: management of patients with HGD of the oesophagus; routes to diagnosis for OG cancer patients, and their staging investigations; treatment planning for OG cancer patients; patterns of curative surgery, admissions to intensive care, and short-term outcomes; use of radiotherapy in palliative treatment; and longer term survival after diagnosis with oesophago-gastric cancer. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apple a day cuts chance of five types of cancer
A review of more than 40 previous studies by Italian experts found the biggest benefits were seen in cancer of the stomach and oesophagus, where apples nearly halved tumour risk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare disorder stopping food from reaching stomach made girl's weight plummet
Louise Rogers, 28, from Huddersfield, was diagnosed with achalasia - where the oesophagus cannot push food in to the stomach. She has since had surgery and can now have a normal diet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gene scanning 'could improve screening for oesophageal cancer'
Conclusion
This prospective cohort study aimed to see whether a test performed on patients with non-cancerous Barrett's oesophagus may be able to predict whether the condition progressed to oesophageal cancer.
Overall, they found genetic diversity in the oesophageal cell samples at the start of the study seemed to be linked to the risk of cancer progression.
However, the research has limitations to consider:
By design, this study is only able to draw links – it does not propose treatment or lifestyle steps to be taken to reduce risk.
The sample of patients in this study is small, so we cannot rule out that ...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Genetics/stem cells Source Type: news
Queen Mary University study shows which heartburn patients are at risk of oesophageal cancer
Researchers of Queen Mary University of London have shown it is possible to work out which patients with Barrett's oesophagus are at high risk of cancer by looking at the genetic make-up of their cells. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol 'a direct cause of seven types of cancer'
Conclusion
This narrative review aimed to summarise data from published biological and epidemiological research to discuss the strength of evidence that alcohol causes cancer.
The author gives their main finding as a link between alcohol consumption and cancer at seven sites, and also that the highest risks seem to be associated with heavier drinking. However, they state there's no "safe" drinking threshold and that low to moderate consumption still contributes to a significant number of cancer cases.
The biggest limitation of this review is that it doesn't appear to be systematic. The author provided no method...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
The Kind Flexitarian
The term "flexitarian" has been coined to describe someone who eats a primarily whole food, plant-based diet, but also sneaks in a big of meat every now and again. Celebrity cookbook author and chef, Mark Bittman, uses this term, and has recently moved away from a meat-centric diet. His new schtick is that he's strictly vegan all day long, and in the evening he eats whatever he wants. I find this a little odd from a health perspective because if you're going to toss a big grass-fed steak down your gullet, you're much better off eating it at lunch time when your body has the rest of the day to digest it/work it off. But mov...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drinking alcohol DOES increase your chance of cancer
Indulging in less than two drinks a day - a number considered to be acceptable - increases the risk of breast, bowel, liver, mouth and oesophagus cancers, say experts at the University of Otago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coffee's cancer risk downgraded (as long as you don't drink it hot)
"Very hot drinks may cause cancer, but coffee does not, says WHO," The Guardian reports.
A review by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that only beverages consumed at higher than 65C posed a possible cancer risk.
The working group's report re-evaluated the cancer-causing properties of drinking coffee, maté (a South American drink), and very hot beverages.
Coffee was classified as a possible cause of cancer in 1991, but the group has cleared the previous classification and suggested any suspected link was because of the hot temperature of the drink.
The researchers concluded there...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Food/diet QA articles Source Type: news
Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer of the oesophagus, world health chiefs warn
Very hot drinks - over 65°C (150 Farenheit) - are 'probably' linked to the disease, but they are safe at normal serving temperatures, the World Health Organisation said today. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coffee ‘non carcinogenic’ BUT experts warn hot drinks could cause oesophagus cancer
COFFEE has been reclassified as non-carcinogenic by the the World Health Organisation - which means health experts said there is 'no evidence' drinking a cup of coffee can cause cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hot drinks may cause cancer, but coffee does not, says WHO
Organisation’s cancer research agency says beverages consumed at more than 65C are probably linked to oesophageal cancerCoffee has been cleared of causing cancer by the World Health Organisation, but a detailed investigation has found that cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet, could be linked to very hot drinks.Coffee was classified as a possible cause of cancer in 1991, but the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of WHO, has now taken another look at the evidence. It carried out a detailed review of all the many published studies on the subject and found that coffee drinkers have no reason t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Cancer UK news Medical research Coffee Food & drink Science Source Type: news
Very hot drinks may cause cancer, but coffee does not, says WHO
Organisation’s cancer research agency says beverages consumed at more than 65C are probably linked to oesophageal cancerThe World Health Organisation has cleared coffee of causing cancer, but a detailed investigation has found that very hot drinks may be linked to cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet.Coffee was classified as a possible cause of cancer in 1991, but the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of WHO, has now reconsidered the evidence. It carried out a detailed review of the many studies published on the subject and found that coffee drinkers have no reason to worry. Continue readin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Cancer UK news Medical research Coffee Food & drink Science World Health Organisation World news Life and style Society Source Type: news
Kenyan Woman Rescued after Six Days in Building Collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan woman was rescued Thursday after being trapped for six days in the rubble of a collapsed building.
A crowd applauded in celebration as the woman was carried away on a stretcher covered by a blanket and with an oxygen tank by her side to a Kenya Red Cross ambulance. The rescue was broadcast live on Kenyan television.
Before military engineers managed to break through the slabs of concrete that had trapped her medics had managed to give the woman oxygen and intravenously administer water and glucose, Kenya's Disaster Management Unit said. "This is a miracle," said Pius Masai, the ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - May 5, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Rescue & Vehicle Extrication Source Type: news
Kenyan Woman Rescued after Six Days in Building Collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan woman was rescued Thursday after being trapped for six days in the rubble of a collapsed building.
A crowd applauded in celebration as the woman was carried away on a stretcher covered by a blanket and with an oxygen tank by her side to a Kenya Red Cross ambulance. The rescue was broadcast live on Kenyan television.
Before military engineers managed to break through the slabs of concrete that had trapped her medics had managed to give the woman oxygen and intravenously administer water and glucose, Kenya's Disaster Management Unit said. "This is a miracle," said Pius Masai, the ...
Source: JEMS Operations - May 5, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Rescue & Vehicle Extrication Source Type: news
