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samedi 31 mars 2012

Estrogen-sensitive breast cancer women pregnancy safety


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Wednesday, March 21, 2009-per-minute news)-positive breast cancer, estrogen receptor modulators, pregnancy is safe for women, according to a new study.

These types of breast tumors, estrogen levels in the body and especially sensitive, for pregnancy can increase estrogen circulating and thus fixes the issues that are causing the cancer return.

According to the researchers of this study within 2 years after the cancer diagnosis of pregnancy if it occurs after being diagnosed with breast cancer at any time, increasing the risk of recurrence is not recommended.

In addition, to become pregnant breast-cancer patients, Dr. Hatem Azim Jr., Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels, Belgium, and fellow medical oncology does not appear to live longer than men, according to.

Their research, which later became pregnant did not 333-874-breast cancer patients breast cancer patients. Follow-up of the almost 5 years 30% of all women of above average breast cancer recurrence in.

Fifty-seven percent of the women in the study of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Estrogen receptor-positive or during pregnancy that is estrogen receptor negative breast cancer patients in their cancer breast cancer cancer Conference presentations in Europe, Vienna, Austria, will be announced Wednesday, according to a study the difference in surviving period without recurrence.

"We are breast-cancer diagnosis became pregnant within 2 years of the patient to become pregnant compared to those who did not have better disease-free survival emerged," Azim said at a press conference.

However, no clear trend over time ", were demonstrated; Therefore, this finding must be interpreted carefully, you may have confused potential selection bias by not protecting the safety and within 2 years of the diagnosis and thus considered to be pregnant, "Azim noted.

Research of the influence of pregnancy on survival overall goal.

"We [estrogen receptor] matches control regardless of the status of their lower risk of death compared to a breast cancer patient who became pregnant were found," Azim said.

The study was presented at a medical Conference, because the data and conclusions should be considered preliminary until published in a peer reviewed journal.

--Robert Preidt MedicalNews minute copyright © 2012. All rights reserved. Source: the European Breast Cancer Conference, press release, March 19, 2012






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jeudi 29 mars 2012

More 'Safety' Workers Testing Positive for Drugs


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Cocaine, Amphetamine Use in Safety Sensitive-Workers Spiked in 2011

By Cari Nierenberg
WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD

March 21, 2012 -- Some pilots, truck drivers, rail operators, and bus drivers are flunking their drug tests, according to a new study.

A newly released survey from Quest Diagnostics of federally mandated "safety-sensitive workers," who must receive pre-employment as well as random drug and alcohol testing, found a 33% jump in testing positive for cocaine during 2011.

The data, collected from 1.6 million drug tests done last year, also show a nearly 26% spike in testing positive for amphetamines.

These upward trends come on the heels of stricter government drug testing rules, which took effect in October 2010, along with new lower drug testing cutoff levels for substances, such as cocaine and amphetamines.

At the same time, the U.S. Department of Transportation also added a few other substances, including heroin and ecstasy, to its required drug testing list for private and public sector workers in the transportation industry.

These "safety-sensitive workers," who are subject to random drug testing via urine sample, include flight crews, air traffic controllers, ship captains and crew members, subway operators, and locomotive engineers, to name a few.

Whether on the road, rails, water, air, or underground, these workers are put into a distinct category because people count on them to be as clear-headed and alert as possible during their shifts to ensure safety.

But as a recent survey from the National Sleep Foundation found, sleepiness is a common problem for some transportation workers: One in four pilots and train operators admitted to feeling sleepy on the job to the point that it affected their performance at least once a week.

An estimated 12 million transportation workers in the U.S. are subject to these new drug testing rules.

Safety-sensitive workers tested positive for cocaine at the highest levels since 2008, and methamphetamine use was at the highest level since prior to 2007. Both of these drugs are stimulants.

Researchers suspect the increase in positive tests for these substances likely stems from the newly reduced cutoff point, as well as from greater use of prescription medications containing amphetamines to treat ADHD.

Among transportation workers in 2011, testing positive for marijuana was at the lowest levels since prior to 2007.

To give a broader perspective on overall trends and shed light on the potential use of these substances among workers, the survey also included findings from 6.4 million drug tests in U.S. workplaces in general.

Compared to 2010, the number of positive tests in the general workforce for amphetamines is up nearly 17%, and it is up by 75% since 2007. Positive cocaine tests are also up 8% in 2011 compared to the previous year.

Perhaps one encouraging finding from last year's data is that the number of positive drug tests among safety-sensitive workers is lower at 1.7% compared to 4.1% in the general workforce.

SOURCES: Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index. News release, Quest Diagnostics. "What Employers Need to Know about DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing, U.S. Department of Transportation. WebMD Health News: "1 in 4 Pilots Sleepy on the Job."

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