For the heavy metal musician and horror director, cutting out meat and dairy wasn’t just critical for his health it was about fighting the establishment.
Famous Women Who Beat Breast Cancer
February 4 is World Cancer Day, and in recognition of this, 24/7 Tempo decided to highlight several well-known women who have defeated the disease. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. After lung cancer, it is the second leading cause of death from cancer among women. These are the most common types of cancer in men and women.
24/7 Tempo compiled a list of 29 famous women who survived their battle with breast cancer. We reviewed sources such as the National Breast Cancer Foundation to create our list, which features women who were diagnosed at a range of ages and from a variety of professions. We only included women who have completed treatment and are now cancer-free.
A LowCo Hero: How South Carolina Native Poona Ford Took Seattle By Storm
Emerging from a small town in South Carolina, NFL teams overlooked Ford in favor of bigger, yet less productive defensive tackles in the draft three years ago. But thanks to a prior relationship with a key member of their staff, the Seahawks were able to snag a diamond in the rough who now finds himself on the verge of unforeseen stardom in the Pacific Northwest.
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From Pritchardville to Super Bowl.
That’s the dream for Khylo, one of Seahawks defensive tackle Poona Ford s closest childhood friends.
In normal breast development, estrogen stimulates and androgen inhibits growth at puberty and throughout adult life. Abnormal estrogen activity is responsible for the majority of breast cancers, but the role of androgen activity in this disease has been controversial.
Androgens were historically used to treat breast cancer, but knowledge of hormone receptors in breast tissue was rudimentary at the time and the treatment s efficacy misunderstood. Androgen therapy was discontinued due to virilising side effects and the advent of anti-estrogenic endocrine therapies.
While endocrine therapy is standard-of-care for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, resistance to these drugs are the major cause of breast cancer mortality.
New discovery in breast cancer treatment
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.
Published today in Nature Medicine, the international study conducted in collaboration with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, looked at the role of androgens – commonly thought of as male sex hormones but also found at lower levels in women – as a potential treatment for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.
Watch a video explainer about the new study at – https://youtu.be/NYalzv4C35U