Medical Bulletin 3/June/2023 - Video
Overview
Here are the top medical news for the day:
Cancer survivors who quit smoking have 36% lower cardiovascular risk
Cancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to cardiovascular disease compared with non-smokers, according to research published on World No Tobacco Day in European Heart Journal.
The researchers analysed data from a Korean national health claims database. The study included 309,095 cancer survivors who had never had a myocardial infarction or stroke. The median age was 59 years and 52% were women. Patients were divided into four groups based on their change in smoking habits after receiving a cancer diagnosis: (1) sustained non-smokers, (2) quitters, (3) initiators/relapsers and (4) continuing smokers.
Reference:
EHJ,10.1093/eurheartj/ehad199
More than estimated depressed patients could have increased activation of their immune system
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has used an assessment of gene expression involved in the immune response to show that there could be more patients with major depressive disorder or MDD with activated immune systems than research has previously estimated.
By identifying the molecular mechanisms involved in this association, the research could pave the way to better identify those patients with an immune component to their depression which would potentially help to provide more personalised approaches to treatment and management of MDD.
Reference:
Higher immune-related gene expression in major depression is independent of CRP levels: results from the BIODEP study,Translational Psychiatry,DOI 10.1038/s41398-023-02438-x
Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet Lowers Risk of Ovarian Cancer
New research revealed that Ovarian cancer is less in women who have high adherence to a diabetes risk reduction diet. Women with the highest DRRD adherence scores had a 24% lower risk of ovarian cancer compared to those with the lowest scores, even after adjusting for several potential confounders like measures of endogenous estrogen exposure, use of OC, family history of ovarian/breast cancer, and total energy intake. The study results were published in the journal Cancer Causes & Control.
Diabetic women are at high risk of ovarian cancer due to the modulation of the insulin-like growth factor caused by hyperglycaemia and hyperinsulinemia. A diabetes risk reduction diet that is characterized by high intakes of cereal fiber, polyunsaturated fatty acids, coffee, and nuts, and low intakes of carbohydrates, red and processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans fatty acids was proposed for the prevention of T2 diabetes risk.
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Speakers
Isra Zaman
B.Sc Life Sciences, M.Sc Biotechnology, B.Ed