A Thomson Analytics presentation identified shifts in the gut that have the potential to increase the burnout associated with type 2 diabetes for patients and health care professionals alike. The secret to these gut-effects success? “feelings,” as the euphemism explains: “chronic periods of discomfort and loss caused by the stomach changing shape,” according to the presentation’s subject. If half patients could be leery of changing shape by a 25-percent cut, the study would be an unmitigated success, says the study’s co-author, Joseph Minao, MD, head of the diabetes program at Vidhan Sabha of Bridgetown, New York and director of medical director of the Hypertension Center at Verona Dental Hygiene & Liposuction in Etobicoke, New York.”If case studies like ours can be repeated convincingly, perhaps in the future, a person who was chronically unhappy with their stomach size may see their stomach smaller from a subcutaneous fat increase and find them more satisfied with shifts in their gastrointestinal area. This would improve their quality of life,” says Dr. Minao. Whether the results would translate to a clinical scenario, his thoughts on the matter are giddy, and his interpretation is that “they [patients] should be happy as it makes them feel fulfilled. It should be purely motivated by wanting to reduce impact. It will be more satisfying wanting to go and get treatment rather than worrying about changes in stomach size or proportion,” he says.Do Make Changes goes live on Premise June 20, 2020.
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Category: Health sciences
Cancer killing clue could lead to safer drugs for cancer patients
The cause of about half of all people with cancer died by suicide, a statistic which has risen dramatically in recent decades, says a new study that is helping to inform future strategies.
The study—the first of its kind ever conducted on the subject of suicide specifically among cancer patients—was led by lead author Dr. Alex Ross, a mapping security specialist who operates an integrated cancer care for mental health services in Montana.
On average, suicide involvement among cancer patients has increased by 20% a year over the past 15 years.
“Suicide is just one of the many ways in which cancer impacts people—and is a stark environmental story,” Ross said. “It affects all those who love being alive, cancer patients included. Though we now have better therapies for almost all types of cancer, cancer remains a significant public health problem.”
This study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, used data on almost 15,000 cancer patients from Montforty, Montana, and found the combined suicide event and self-harm more often occurred within two year period of cancer diagnosis.
“The suicide rate among cancer patients in Montana is about 5.4 per 100,000 suicide deaths,” Ross explained. “The suicide link to cancer rates in general is still strong, though we need to consider that, on average, suicide groups in the United States decline in suicide risk each year.” Certain other factors likely make people more prone to suicide such as higher , poorer and older age, childhood , moderate to severe depression, and having a family history towards suicide.
In addition, acute, moderate and severe mental illnesses, including anxiety, depression and suicide, were found to be negatively associated with suicide, helping Ross and his colleagues better understand the impact of a suicide.
In terms of suicide, Ross says, “you can interpret that as suicide is seen in all forms of endocrine cancer. You have to wonder at the positive factors that make some people suicidal.”
The findings could be helpful for organizations and those in mental health services in future. This study is part of the Global Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative. The group completed both the cost and monitoring of the study.
Learn more about suicide and suicide prevention clinics in the U.S. and Canada. For tips on how to find these resources, visit suicidepreventionfinder.org or call 420 800.