Born into the middle class, Brand's childhood was disturbed: his photographer father left when he was six months old,
his mother developed cancer when he was eight (but survived), he left home in his mid-teens and took to drugs.
The investigators discovered that women with ovarian cancer linked to genes inherited from their father's
mother developed the cancer much earlier than those with ovarian cancer linked to genes from their mother.
We have all heard or experienced firsthand the sad stories of a father or
mother developing cancer or having a heart attack at a young age.
Not exact matches
Two other reports in the same issue of
Cancer Causes and Control suggest that children born to
mothers who eat at least one hot dog per week during pregnancy have double the normal risk of
developing brain tumors, as do children whose fathers ate hot dogs before conception.
Breastfeeding
mothers are less likely to
develop breast or ovarian
cancer, and osteoporosis.
Mothers are also in a lesser chance of
developing certain types of
cancers like breast
cancer and ovarian
cancer because of giving birth and breastfeeding.
For each year of breast - feedings, a
mother reduces her risk of
developing invasive breast
cancer by six percent.
Breastfed babies also have a lower incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), and breastfeeding
mothers have a lower risk of
developing type 2 Diabetes and breast, ovarian, and uterine
cancers.
In August of 2009, researchers reported that women who have a
mother, sister, or other type of close relative who suffered from breast
cancer cut their risk for
developing the disease by 59 % if they breastfeed their babies.
The
mothers are less likely to
develop diabetes and to experience breast or ovarian
cancer.
The
mother has a lesser chance of
developing breast and ovarian
cancer, and is probably protected against osteoporosis.
For example, a
mother who has two children and breastfeeds each for two years can realize a 17.2 % reduction in her risk of
developing breast
cancer later in her life (Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer,
cancer later in her life (Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast
Cancer,
Cancer, 2002).
For the
mother, benefits include a more rapid involution of the uterus, return to pre-pregnancy weight; and a reduction in postpartum blood loss and a lifetime risk of
developing cardiovascular disease, breast
cancer, ovarian
cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis2.
This is one explanation for why
developed countries, whose
mothers breastfeed for shorter durations (or not at all) and have fewer children in their lifetimes, have higher rates of breast
cancer among their populations.
Research has indicated that the longer a
mother breastfeeds, the lower her risk of
developing osteoporosis and breast
cancer in later life.
For every year a
mother breastfeeds, she significantly reduces her risk of
developing ovarian
cancer, invasive breast
cancer and heart disease.
Mothers who have nursed longterm have a still lower risk of
developing breast
cancer.
15 — Not breastfeeding increases
mother's risk of
developing breast
cancer, endometrial
cancer and ovarian
cancer
Full - term breast feedings further reduces the
mother's risk
developing breast ovarian and uterine
cancers as well as reducing the risk of osteoporosis later in life.
Additionally,
mothers who breastfeed have a lower chance of
developing breast
cancer, ovarian
cancer, and osteoporosis.
Studies have shown that infants who are breastfed are less likely to
develop diarrheal diseases, ear infections and asthma, and that breastfeeding can protect the
mother against breast, cervical and endometrial
cancer.
Expectant
mothers need not be concerned that they are more prone to
develop melanoma, or will have a worse prognosis if they do get this serious skin
cancer, than women who are not pregnant, according to study results published online as an «article in press» on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print publication.
Women with a family history of two or more immediate family members (
mother, sister, daughter) with breast or ovarian
cancer or with a positive genetic test for mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes may be advised to consider having both breasts removed, because they are at high risk of a new
cancer developing in the other breast.
Frederica Perera, DNA - damage detective, suspects that if a
mother breathes in pollution, her child may
develop cancer.
Ben - Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that babies born from
mothers who underwent fertility treatments are at increased risk of
developing many types of pediatric
cancers and tumors (neoplasms).
A 1995 Swedish study found that women born to
mothers age 45 or older had a slightly higher chance of
developing breast
cancer than women born to younger
mothers.
Women whose
mothers had elevated levels of DDT in their blood had a nearly fourfold increase in risk of
developing breast
cancer by age 52, compared with controls who were matched for a variety of factors, including maternal history of breast
cancer.
Metastatic lung
cancer developed in the proband's
mother, and the radiographic appearance of the lung
cancer was the same for both women, with bilateral ground - glass opacities and pulmonary nodules.
Like Kathy Bressler's
mother, Hunt's mom had gotten a single mastectomy and then
developed cancer in her other breast decades later.
I had a question because I am really interested in purchasing your nascent atomic iodine and our family has had thyroid issues and my
mother had a thyroidectomy a couple of years ago because she
developed cancer on her thyroid and my brother also had his «nuked» because he had «hyperthyroid storm».
Her
mother also was vegan and
developed cancer that she was able to go into remission when she started eating fish.
In this New York Times article, A-list actress Angelina Jolie bravely announced that she made the tough decision to undergo elective bilateral mastectomy after her doctors warned her that she has an 87 % risk of
developing breast
cancer and a 50 % risk of getting ovarian
cancer because her
mother died of breast
cancer and she carries the BRCA1 gene.
Though Reiser
develops several of Adam's relationships — with his girlfriend, his
mother, his young therapist (Anna Kendrick), and two old
cancer patients he meets during chemotherapy (Matt Frewer and Philip Baker Hall)-- the most interesting of them turns out to be his friendship with Kyle.
A study of children born in California found that when pregnant
mothers were exposed to higher levels of carbon monoxide emissions, the risk of their child
developing certain types of
cancer increased by 17 %.
Ian Dallas: My
mother was diagnosed with late - stage ovarian
cancer mid-way through making The Unfinished Swan and she died during the first year of
developing What Remains of Edith Finch, so that's definitely part of why there's a heavy focus on families in both of those games.
During that period my
mother developed breast
cancer and died, after which my father, who had stayed home to care for her, returned to his position as a captain in the Merchant Marines.
Women whose
mothers had elevated levels of DDT in their blood during pregnancy had a nearly fourfold increase in risk of
developing breast
cancer by age 52, study finds.
Over the years, thousands of DES lawsuits have been filed claiming the drug is the reason why women, who were the babies inside the pregnant
mothers who were taking the hormones, would later go on to
develop cervical
cancer, vaginal
cancer, and fertility issues.
If your
mother had breast
cancer it is likely that you will at some point in your life
develop breast
cancer.
Breastfeeding lowers a
mother's risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, breast
cancer and ovarian
cancer.
Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk for
developing osteoporosis, breast and ovarian
cancers and type 2 diabetes, among other health benefits... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently advising
mothers to protect infants against the swine flu outbreak by breastfeeding and states that one of the «best things»
mothers can do for babies who become ill is to continue to breastfeed.
Studies suggest that breastfed children are significantly less likely than are their bottle - fed peers to be obese;
develop asthma; have autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes; and be diagnosed with childhood
cancers.7 Moreover, infant feeding practices appear to be associated with cognitive ability during childhood: Full - term infants who are breastfed, as opposed to bottle - fed, score three to six points higher on IQ tests.8 Family support providers can influence the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by promoting, teaching, and supporting nursing; states can maximize potential benefits by tracking how many
mothers start and continue breastfeeding for at least three months.