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Can Anti-Cancer Drugs Cause Cancer?

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  Anti-cancer Drugs target malignant cells that can reproduce rapidly. Normal cells, on the other hand, may be destroyed during chemotherapy as a result of mutations caused by these medications. Some anti-cancer medications can also produce free radicals that are damaging to normal cell DNA . Because each anti-cancer medicine has a unique molecular structure, it is thought that larger doses of these drugs may raise the chance of secondary cancer induction. Some of you may be surprised or shocked. However, investigations on the carcinogenicity of anti-cancer medications may be traced back to 1948. There have been numerous studies that have studied a wide range of anticancer medications since Haddow and colleagues first published their work suggesting the possibility of cancer induced by anticancer drugs. A study accumulated information regarding 37 anti-cancer treatments that were alleged to be carcinogenic by conducting a literature review of significant data. (Here's an excelle...

How stress affects cancer risk?

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  Life is full of stress . When you're getting ready for the holidays, sitting in traffic, or worried about a friend's health, you may feel it. Even while a tiny bit of stress is nothing to worry about, intense worry that lasts for weeks or months may make it difficult for you to maintain your health. Health professionals are still debating whether stress actually causes cancer . "Stress has a profound impact on how your body's systems function." However, there is little doubt that it encourages the development and spread of particular disease forms. Simply put, "stress makes your body more hospitable to cancer." There are two different types of stress, and only one seems to be really bad for your health: Acute or short-term stress usually disappears as soon as the event is over, such as the kind you might experience before giving a speech or navigating the Christmas shopping throngs. “its stress that comes from situations you know you can manage ...

Can sleep influence the risk of developing cancer?

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  The risk of several malignancies may increase with repeated sleep interruptions. There are other ways in which sleep and cancer are connected, though. While receiving cancer treatment, it can be challenging to get a good night's sleep, and for survivors it can be a lifelong struggle. Researchers frequently compare people's sleep duration (i.e., length of sleep) with whether they later experience cancer or not to better understand the connections between sleep and cancer risk. Numerous studies indicate that getting too little sleep raises the risk of getting cancer, while others link getting enough sleep to a lower risk of developing certain cancers. Other research finds no conclusive correlation between the amount of sleep we get and our risk of cancer. Recently, researchers looked at data from around 24,000 participants in a health research study. The average amount of sleep each person had at the beginning of the trial was linked to whether or not they later develope...