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Life Style Factors in Illness and Mortality Finally Getting Attention.
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 16:53 | Author: Leanne | 
Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(8):711-718. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/170/8/711
Background Physical activity, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption have been shown to be related to mortality. We examined prospectively the individual and combined influence of these risk factors on total and cause-specific mortality.
Conclusion The combined effect of poor health behaviors on mortality was substantial, indicating that modest, but sustained, improvements to diet and lifestyle could have significant public health benefits.
My 2 Cents: Again, do we really need research to tell us that these lifestyle factors influence our health and mortality? It's always good to see it in print, but by now, this should be common knowledge. Anyone who is surprised by or in disbelief of this has either been living in the back woods or is in denial. So why isn't this taken into consideration in ALL health care settings?
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My 2 Cents: Because conventional medical practitioners use 5 years as the marker for considering a cancer patient as "cured", the picture is bound to be reported as far rosier than it actually is. There are absolute numbers and relative numbers. Relative means they are relating the outcomes of treatments to other treatments. Absolute means the raw, actual survival rate not compared to anything. Typically, medical research is written using just relative numbers which often makes the picture look much brighter than reality. It is not surprising that survival is over reported and over represented. This leads cancer patients to believe that conventional and salvage techniques work better than they actually do.Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(6):(doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.11)
Background Cancer receives a great deal of news media attention. Although approximately half of all US patients with cancer die of their illness or of related complications, it is unknown whether reports in the news media reflect this reality.
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This is not the only problem. Immediate and late on-set side effects are often under played or omitted entirely, making it virtually impossible for cancer patients to ever get a full disclosure before choosing toxic treatments.
Lack of Evidence for Fracture Prevention in Early Breast Cancer Bisphosphonate Trials: A Meta-analysis
Tuesday, 02 February 2010 21:29 | Author: Leanne |
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Gynecol Oncol. 2010 Jan 12
Research Conclusion: Our meta-analysis provides substantial evidence that bisphosphonates in the adjuvant setting among women with breast cancer do not decrease the number of fractures compared with placebo or no treatment. (Read the article)
My Two Cents: This is not surprising news, if you consider how bisphosphonates work (Fosomax, Actonel, Boniva, Didronel and Reclast). They inhibit osteoclasts, the cells that break down old, diseased and weak bone, from doing their job.
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