[Diabetes-talk] information on webmd about cancer and chronicillnesses

Thu Apr 22 13:37:19 UTC 2010

here is is

https://www.webmdhealth.com/nl/nlv.aspx?id=gbcjorIjhpc=&s=11125

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucy.Alexander Mercer" <Lucy.Alexander.Mercer at tn.gov>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] information on webmd about cancer and 
chronicillnesses


> Paul, you make a great point about the chicken and the egg.  I would like 
> to read the full article to see the construct of the survey as well as the 
> specific break down for age brackets.  Cheryl, do you have the link for 
> the article?  This is very interesting information with a huge sample.
>
> >>>
> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: 4/22/2010 8:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] information on webmd about cancer and 
> chronicillnesses
>
> Just a comment on your email.  I had my leukemia diagnosis over a year 
> prior
> to my diabetes diagnosis, and, let me also say that I was advised that
> diabetes could be one of the remaining issues after my first chemo round.
> I'm not saying that my chemo was the cause of my diabetes, because my 
> family
> ancestry is loaded with diabetics.  I didn't give it the proper respect I
> should have, but hindsight is always 20/20.  have a great day.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:13 AM
> To: diabetes-talk
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] information on webmd about cancer and
> chronicillnesses
>
>
> Cancer Linked to Other Chronic Illnesses
> People With High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Attack More Likely to 
> Have
> Cancer
>
> By Jennifer Warner
> WebMD Medical News  Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
>
>
> April 2, 2010 -- Having a heart attack or chronic illness may raise the 
> risk
>
> of being diagnosed with cancer , according to a new survey.
>
> Researchers found that people with high blood pressure , high cholesterol 
> ,
> or diabetes were about twice as likely to have cancer as healthy people
> without these chronic illnesses.
>
> In addition, the survey found that people who had suffered a heart attack
> were nearly three times more likely to have a cancer diagnosis than those
> who hadn't.
>
> The survey was conducted as part of the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index
> and based on telephone interviews with more than 350,000 adults in the 
> U.S.
> conducted between Jan. 2- Dec. 30, 2008, and Jan. 2- Dec. 29, 2009. It has 
> a
>
> sampling error of no more than 1 percentage point.
>
> The survey showed the relationship between a cancer diagnosis and the
> following health conditions:
>
> Health Condition
>  % Diagnosed With Cancer
>
> High blood pressure
>  11.8
>
> No high blood pressure
>  5.0
>
>
>
> High cholesterol
>  11.7
>
> No high cholesterol
>  5.3
>
>
>
> Diabetes
>  12.7
>
> No diabetes
>  6.4
>
>
>
> Heart attack
>  18.1
>
> No heart attack
>  6.5
>
>
> The risk of developing any of these chronic illnesses increases with
> advancing age, but researchers say the link between these illnesses and
> cancer remained significant within every age bracket. The relationship
> between cancer and some of the conditions, such as heart attack, were
> especially pronounced under age 45.
>
> Researchers point out that the results do not necessarily mean any of 
> these
> chronic illnesses cause cancer, but they do show that cancer and chronic
> conditions share many risk factors and may be interrelated.
>
> For example, smoking cigarettes is a risk factor for both heart attack and
> lung cancer , and cholesterol itself is not a cancer-causing substance but
> can enhance the effects of other carcinogens in the body.
>
>
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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>
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