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Analysis Of Genetic Mutations And Family History In Breast And Ovarian Cancers

Genes increase the risk of someone developing breast and ovarian cancer. Together with environmental and lifestyle factors, genes raise the risk of cancer.

Some germline mutations in specific genes, such as BRCA1, BRCA2, and p53 are often called ‘high penetrance’ genes because these mutations are associated with a higher risk of developing breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and several other types of cancer. Voice of Cancer Patients analyzed over 15.13 million messages from cancer patients out of which 30,074 messages from 7,838 distinct users were discussing genetic mutations and testing.

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Stomach cancer increasingly affecting younger people

This cancer is not only occuring more frequently in younger people, but is also more resistant to chemotherapy.

With the increasing rate of stomach cancer diagnosis in the 30 to 50 years age group, it is imperative that younger patients who feel full before finishing a meal or have reflux, abdominal pain, unintentional weight loss, and difficulty eating, should see their healthcare provider.

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Benefits of Yoga and Meditation in Cancer

Many cancer patients receiving regular treatment resort to therapeutic Yoga outside their mainstream care to improve cancer related symptoms and side effects due to chemo or radiation therapy.

Many patients practicing Yoga share their experiences and emotions about its effects on their overall quality of life through patient discussions in online forums. To understand how patients use Yoga as an alternative therapy in their cancer treatment and its efficacy in combating certain side effects Voice of Cancer Patients analyzed over 15.7 million messages to extract meaningful information regarding Yoga and its benefits for cancer patients. Read the article to learn how many patients discussed the effectiveness of Yoga in cancer.

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An international awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise worldwide attention and inspire action for a cancer-free future.

Every person matters. Every action counts. This World Cancer Day on 4 February, who are you and what will you do?

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Importance Of Early Detection Of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. To understand the awareness and benefit of early detection in lung cancer patients, Voice of Cancer Patients analyzed 657,179 messages from lung cancer patients from open forums and social media channels, out of which messages, 1222 messages were found to be talking about the importance or the benefit of early detection.

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What Does Google’s Breast Cancer Screening A.I. Actually Do?

The program was slightly better than human radiologists at spotting abnormalities in mammograms

Google is surely doing some great stuff. But are researchers applying AI to the right problem when it comes to finding and treating breast cancer?