Posts Tagged ‘snuff’
Smoking Can Cause Cancer
An analysis of 11 studies suggests that if one parent smoked before conception, increases the risk of the baby’s child suffering from leukemia.
Smoking snuff can cause cancer of the colon, rectum and ovary according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
“New studies provide sufficient evidence to add the colon, rectum and ovary to the already long list of cancers caused by snuff”, the agency said in a report that corroborates and expands the most common causes of cancers.
He added that snuff could be one of the causes of breast cancer.
On the other hand, four recent studies corroborate that if one parent smoked before conception and during pregnancy the baby, there is “a significantly higher risk that the child suffers hepatoblastoma, a rare cancer that is believed to be of fetal origin .
Furthermore, an analysis of 11 studies suggested that the fact that one parent smoked before the conception of the baby may increase the risk of childhood leukemia suffering child.
In relation to smokeless snuff, the agency noted that “we already know that this product causes oral cancer and pancreatic cancer, but there is now sufficient evidence that it also causes cancer of the esophagus.”
However, he recalled that hundreds of thousands of people are consumers of smokeless snuff, especially in India, Southeast Asia, Sweden and the United States.
In the case of passive smoking, the IACR stated that there is new evidence linking smoke snuff with laryngeal cancer.
Although the consumption of snuff is the leading cause of cancer worldwide, the agency regretted that at present there are over one billion smokers around the world.
Another substance that is known to cause cancer is the betel mouth, which is commonly chewed in India and Southeast Asia.
However, the IARC said that there is sufficient evidence linking the consumption of this product with esophageal cancer and there are indications that could lead to liver cancer.
With regard to food, the agency noted that “salted fish from Chinese cuisine cause nasopharyngeal cancer and may also cause stomach cancer.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer noted that the composition of betel and snuff are highly addictive and lamented that “marketing and certain social factors influence young people to begin this addiction.”
“The choice to begin to consume these substances is often done in childhood and substance abuse require its continuation,” he said the IARC.
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Vitamin C for Wound Healing and Delay the Signs of Aging
Taking vitamin C or extend through cosmetics improves wound healing and helps to counteract the signs of aging caused by external agents such as pollution, ultraviolet rays or snuff. This is confirmed by a new study published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine.
The study shows a mechanism that vitamin C helps maintain healthy skin. First, it improves healing of wounds and also because it protects DNA from oxidation by free radicals (oxygen molecules responsible the destruction of healthy cells and premature aging of the skin).
Scientists from the University of Leicester (UK), the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Portugal have analyzed the effects of a derivative of vitamin C (ascorbic acid 2-phosphate) in dermal fibroblasts, a type of cell synthesizing collagen to the healing process. And the result was conclusive. The Scientists found that vitamin C increased the proliferation of fibroblasts and, consequently, could improve healing problematic.
“It’s a new way of using it can improve healing complex for one reason or another,” explained by Aurora Guerra, chief of dermatology section at the Hospital Universitario.
Vitamin C stimulates the division of fibroblasts and promotes their migration into the wound area. In addition, it also enhances their capacity to repair DNA damage produced, for example, solar radiation, not only prevents and treats these types of damages, it also helps against skin cancer.
Although many studies have shown the anticancer effect and its role in the immune system and skin are still under debate in the scientific community. However, studies like this, have great significance in the cosmetics industry for it counteracts premature aging.
In fact, as Dr. Guerra says, “years ago that vitamin C is an essential element in cosmetics. It is an important anti-free and also has whitening action in the liver spots.”
According to pharmacodynamic studies, vitamin C applied topically (often recommended concentrations between 2% and 5%) achieves levels 30 times higher in the skin to those achieved with oral administration (dose Recommended: 120 mg.). But both tracks are better than only consistent.
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