the essential Marie-Anne, a 63-year-old Appamean, learned last summer that she had two breast cancers. After an operation and months of chemotherapy, she thanks the health professionals who help her fight the disease. At a time when the hospital is often criticized, her testimony should bring some comfort to the hearts of caregivers. Marie-Anne is …
January 20, 2023 at 9:25 am Updated on January 20, 2023 at 15:28 Reading time: 9 minutes Health Pesticides “ within 99.99 % of clusters, cannot find causes. » This is the explanation given to Marie Thibaud a few years after her 4-year-old son Alban was diagnosed with leukemia. The family then lived in Sainte-Pazanne, …
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Unprotected sex nearly cost Stacy her life. The responsible? The papilloma virus, a family of viruses that cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and, in the most serious cases, cancer. Every year, some 6,400 cases of HPV (human papillomavirus) related cancers are diagnosed in France, mainly of the cervix (44%), anus (24%) and oropharynx (22%), in …
Although there is still no cure for cancer, detecting and treating the disease at an early stage can significantly improve a person’s future prospects. The cancers for which the 5-year relative survival rates are the highest are melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, breast, prostate, testicular, cervical, and thyroid cancers. Cancer is a disease that causes cells to …
At the end of Pink October, which raises awareness about breast cancer screening, and the entry in Movember, dedicated to male cancers, Professor Pascal Pujol, director of the department of oncogenetics at Montpellier University Hospital, publishes “Exceeding Chemo “. An educational book that underlines that the treatment, invariably associated with cancer management and prescribed to …
Human papillomavirus particles, colored transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Human papillomavirus (HPV) particles (virions) consist of a protein capsid (orange) that contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the genetic material of the virus. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Also read: Article reserved for our subscribers Breast cancers: a new study highlights the impact of air pollution With 5,200 new cases …
the essential The increase in cancers in young adults, from 19 to 50 years old, pointed out by the scientific study published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, is it verified in France? Director of the Tarn Cancer Registry, epidemiologist member of the Superior Council of Public Health and of the Inserm Equity research team, Dr. …
Currently, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the world, despite improvements in patient care. The seriousness of these diseases lies in their great diversity. Although some types of cancer are effectively treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, others respond little or not at all to these treatments. Improving the management of …
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