|
| Andhra Pradesh ~ India ~ International ~ City ~ Entertainment ~ Business ~ Bullion ~ Forex ~ Sports ~ Technology ~ Health ~ Features |
| Lung Cancer ~ Lung Cancer ~ Breast Cancer ~ Heart attack ~ All Health Topics |
|
Home
/ Health News / 2008 / September 2008 / September 28, 2008 Daily use of talcum powder raises cancer risk in women |
Drug based on hormone melatonin offers effective jet lag treatment
Lining small intestines portion treats obesity, normalises glucose metabolism in rats
Drug combo may help treat previously resistant tumours
Anti-tobacco ads should either scare or disgust viewers: Study
China Medical Technologies Completes the Development of EGFR Molecular Diagnostic Kits
How cancer prevention drives aging
For the first time, researchers have found how cellular senescence, the well-known mechanism for preventing cancer, can trigger aging and age-related disease by changing the local tissue environment. ANI
Scientists unveil genes vital to vital to adult heart function
In a study on fruit fly Drosophila, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that genes involved in embryonic heart development are vital to adult heart function in both fruit flies and humans. ANI
Psychiatric disorders common among college-aged
A new study has revealed that psychiatric disorders appear to be common among 18- to 24-year-olds, with overall rates similar among those attending or not attending college. ANI
It might come handy while freshening faces, but according to a new shocking research, women who use talcum powder every day are 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer.
London, Sept 28 : It might come handy while freshening faces, but according to a new shocking research, women who use talcum powder every day are 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer.
According to researchers, powder particles applied to the private parts may travel to the ovaries and trigger a process of inflammation that allows cancer cells to flourish.
To reach the conclusion, experts from Harvard Medical School in Boston studied more than 3,000 women, reports the Daily Mail.
They discovered using talc just once a week raised the risk of cancer by 36 per cent, rising to 41 per cent for those applying powder every day.
The study also revealed that the risks were greater still for those with a certain genetic profile.
Talc is made from a soft mineral called hydrous magnesium silicate, which is found throughout the world.
It is crushed, dried and milled to produce powder used in cosmetic products by millions. Some experts say it has chemical similarities to asbestos, which can cause a deadly form of lung cancer.
The study has been published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
And the research applies only to talcum powder used around the private parts, not on the rest of the body, said the team.
Dr Maggie Gates, who led the study, said that until the outcome of further research women should avoid using talc in the genital area.
ANI
