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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Every day, there's a new health/science story that offers new info about cancer, drugs, obesity, etc. And, every day, we grow more confused about what to believe. We'll use this feature to highlight some of the confusing/contradictory articles. If we can provide some clarity we will. But don't hold your breath.
"A drug already in widespread use to prevent bone thinning in women past menopause can also reduce their risk of invasive breast cancer, researchers reported yesterday."
Not so fast... in the same article:
"Other experts said it was not clear whether raloxifene had significant advantages over tamoxifen. Although raloxifene reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer, it does not reduce the risk of an earlier form of the disease that can become invasive if it is not caught in time."
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More Confusing Health News
Every day, there's a new health/science story that offers new info about cancer, drugs, obesity, etc. And, every day, we grow more confused about what to believe. We'll use this feature to highlight some of the confusing/contradictory articles. If we can provide some clarity we will. But don't hold your breath.
"A drug already in widespread use to prevent bone thinning in women past menopause can also reduce their risk of invasive breast cancer, researchers reported yesterday."
Not so fast... in the same article:
"Other experts said it was not clear whether raloxifene had significant advantages over tamoxifen. Although raloxifene reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer, it does not reduce the risk of an earlier form of the disease that can become invasive if it is not caught in time."
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It gets even more confusing when you realize you first need to establish who funded the study in order to evaluate its factual objectivity -- not always easy -- and who has time to do that kind of research. Sometimes I think the medical press releases announcing the latest research findings are simple the dressed up press releases of drug company press releases. I blog about them, but I try to work in a read this with a grain of salt perspective if it looks muddy. I say -- be interested, but do not get excited, and never take someone else's word for it before you decide to try it. If the information is a serious consideration regarding your medical condition, then take the time to do some serious research on that news item. Dalene of The Cancer Blog
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so whats wrong with that? it doesnt contradict itself,, it just states that raloxifene it does not reduce the risk of an earlier form of the disease that can become invasive if it is not caught in time,, but it can sttill reduce their risk of invasive breast cancer.
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When are people going to realize that the antioxidants in natural foods do a much better job of preventing cancer than any of the drugs drug companies come up with, all of which have destructive side effects...your bodies way of saying, "Stop putting this crap in me!"
4/18/06 4:06 PM
That was a looong night.
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