Talking about breast cancer and, of course, people think the disease is the number one cancer among women. But the truth is that breast cancer in men and women is rising, and researchers believe that the national obesity crisis may be to blame.
With two-thirds of Americans are overweight, you can probably expect more obesity-related cancers. But on the brighter side, weight problems are very treatable, even preventable. So overweight measure contributes to the fight against cancer, which is a risk factor that actually some real control.
Just as we are ensuring that the control seems to be going to be critical, though. Even the most motivated people, you see that very few were in independent efforts to lose weight successfully even if their life depended on it. Of cancer patients, it does so clearly.
Consider some numbers: breast cancer in women by 52 percent from 1973 to 1998. Part of this increase can be accounted for by better detection, such as mammography is much more available than they were 30 years ago. But the use of postmenopausal estrogen supplements to become routine, and these are clearly related to cancer in women.
But in the same period, the incidence of breast cancer in men increased by 26 percent, and this is without estrogen without extra features detection by mammography was added, as people in general not to pursue, procedure.
So, what’s going on? Experts say the growth of breast cancer in both sexes seems to closely monitor the increase in American obesity, which make up the theory that the obesity crisis may actually be responsible for the boom of breast cancer.
Obesity has been shown that a clear association with certain cancers, but not with others. For example, there seems to be a link between obesity and prostate cancer in men. Or sometimes the relationship is unclear, but the reasons are not. Therefore, researchers are looking, whether acid reflux in obese people their higher incidence of cancer could explain esophogeal.
But with breast cancer, there is at least one known offender: all that excess estrogen. Fat tissue produces estrogen, in men and women.
Studies of women in menopause to make the case clearer. Before menopause, the ovaries are the primary source of estrogen. But after menopause when the ovaries have come from this tax in retirement adipose tissue is the main source of estrogen.
Among postmenopausal women, estrogen levels are 50-10 percent higher in heavy women, compared to healthy weight. Similar reports are found in men.
And when estrogen-sensitive tissues get more exposure to oestrogens, leading to increased growth of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer.
Researchers figure 11000-18000 deaths from breast cancer a year in American women over 50 years could be avoided if they could maintain a healthy weight throughout life. There are no similar guesstimates for men, because while breast cancer is a growing problem for men, it is little research on mortality in men, and is even less as a concern of heart disease or prostate and colon cancer.
However, obesity puts men at risk for these diseases as well, is imperative so that excess weight, or to drop at least a part of it. There is ample evidence that even small weight loss takes enormous health benefits. So how do you?
It is difficult, especially if you’re an older person, and the average age of diagnosis of breast cancer is 62 for women and 67 men.
has the motivation, but research shows that it is not enough. People need help. For example, it would be more motivated to weight than a strong person, who had already survived cancer to lose?
A survivor of obesity has a double blow when it comes to risk of recurrence is, however, a study published this year in Obesity Research, said that even among groups that motivates people to themselves, to the left or those who had only a Program Group can not reach many weight loss.
This is no surprise to those treated by us, obesity for years. We see people who have fed, according to the diet, fitness and joined the club and friends alike, all without success. But if a complete change diet and lifestyle program that is designed specifically for them to change things treated.
In this latest study, researchers were quite clearly to the conclusion that “for breast cancer survivors to lose weight to decrease risk factors, an intervention is necessary. Among the various schemes of assistance, individual counseling in conjunction with holding weekly meetings there … was better …. ”
If you are faced with a chocolate eclair, death is perhaps too abstract an idea, even if you only just escaped. Without a true conversion, it is difficult to equate the greasy burgers with a deadly cancer. But professional help makes the difference.
For example, I know the monitoring insulin levels in patients who have weight control for years, because we know that high insulin levels indicate a metabolic disorder that leads to diabetes and weight gain. Now, the latest research shows that high insulin levels and the risk of recurrence of breast cancer.
However, changes in certain lifestyle and diet significantly reduced insulin levels in days or weeks, immediately reduce the risk of infection. The disembodied threat of disease is sometimes difficult for people to get their arms around, but when patients see their lab results and see how their behavior changes immediately on their blood levels, hits home.
What happens to the body of the patient on the inside, how to lose weight is more important than the change that we receive, without but also the best fitness club or peer support, the ability to achieve this have.
It is exciting to see how people embrace a fitness program and lose weight if more than just a bathroom scale to tell them that it works. Consistent and reliable guidance is important because no one goes from overweight night. It takes time.
But cancer takes time, so the race is on. With the right support, this is a race both men and women have great chances to win.
Through thick and thin
Breast cancer is a growing danger for men and women, and is a type of cancer for which the link obesity has been clearly established. Fat produces excess estrogen, produces excess estrogen breast cancer. And in the opposite direction, losing weight reduces the risk of cancer. The data is clear, however, does not facilitate the task. What makes it easier and more successful, and professional help — and the sooner the better.
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Caroline J. Cederquist, MD is a board certified family physician and specialist in Bariatric Physicians (the medical specialty of weight management). Dr. Cederquist is the founder of Bistro MD formerly Diet to your door, a diet program that specializes in delivery low calorie gourmet food that is delivered to your home or office. Bistro MD serves as culmination of Dr. Cederquist expertise and experience in the world of medical weight loss.