Tag: breast
Major health breakthrough as scientists cure mice of breast cancer in two weeks
A TINY implanted battery has cured mice of breast cancer in two weeks, sparking hopes for human sufferers.
The device works by creating a tiny current in salt water injected into surrounding tumour tissue which soaks up oxygen.
Major health breakthrough as scientists cure mice of breast cancer in just two weeks[/caption]
Research scientists said the battery is self-charging and last up to 500 hours.
The device starves cancer cells of oxygen — a condition called hypoxia.
The technique also boosts the effectiveness of special drugs injected to target areas of hypoxic cells.
Lead author Professor Fan Zhang, of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, said: “After 14 days, the tumours in the five mice that received both the working battery and drug treatment had decreased by an average of 90 per cent — with four of these mice experiencing tumour disappearance.
“Tumours in the other test mice which did not have the combination of battery implant and drugs either remained the same size or increased.”
The drugs used are known as HAPs — hypoxia-activated prodrugs.
They are not currently approved for clinical use due to limited evidence of their effectiveness.
But Professor Zhang explained: “Tumours typically deplete the oxygen in the surrounding non-cancerous tissues as they grow, resulting in the cells becoming oxygen-free, or hypoxic.
“Hypoxia-activated prodrugs aim to take advantage of this feature by only targeting hypoxic cells — minimising damage to healthy cells and reducing side effects.
“The battery can cover the tumour and persistently consume the oxygen within it for more than 14 days.”
But Professor Randall Johnson, of Cambridge University, warned inducing hypoxia in a tumour can increase risk of cancer spread.
He added: “While this didn’t appear to occur in these mice, the costs and benefits of the battery’s use in people needs to be assessed before human treatment.”
Breast cancer kills 11,500 people in the UK on average every year.
Man given breast cancer diagnosis wants others to know the signs and check their bodies
Any type of hormonal contraceptive use ‘may increase risk of women getting breast cancer’
I sell bars of soap made out of my breast milk – I’ve made $100,000, it’s great for everything from acne to eczema
A MOTHER has accrued six figures in profit after selling soaps made from breast milk.
Taylor Robinson uses defrosted, donated, and expired milk and different natural oils to create the product.
Taylor Robinson has made over $100,000 from making soap out of breast milk[/caption]
She repurposes breast milk that would have expired and uses it as a vital ingredient[/caption]
The 31-year-old started her small business in 2020 with just $200, but it wasn’t until early 2021 that she decided to introduce the beauty product into the range.
Named after her three-year-old son, she credits the success of her company Leo Jude Soap Co to the milk.
The Jackson, Ohio native got the idea years ago when she was breastfeeding her son Leo, and her friend asked for the ingredient in a bar of soap.
“When my friend asked me to make her one at first I did think it was a little weird,” Taylor said.
“It was odd she wanted to use my breast milk but after reading about it I realized how amazing it is and got to it.”
“The reactions vary from extreme disgust to absolute admiration,” Taylor told NeedToKnow.online.
Breast milk is said to help soften skin, as well as reduce redness, oiliness, sensitivity, and itchiness.
She mixes the milk with oils, then makes the mixture into bars of soap.
The business owner even makes custom orders which have mothers ship their breast milk from across the world to her business.
The mum-of-two has gone on to make $100,000, selling the soaps for $14 a bar or $100 for a whole load.
“It seems like the older and much younger generations are usually grossed out by it, but Millennials and Gen-Z are aware of how amazing breast milk is,” Taylor shared.
She uses local breast milk which is expired for consumption and repurposes it because it would just go to waste otherwise.
“All that hard work the mum spent pumping isn’t for no reason.”
“It just means it’s been in the freezer for over a year and that makes it no longer good for consumption,” she said.
You can still receive all the skin health benefits from the milk, and her customers absolutely love it.
“It’s such a beautiful part of motherhood that goes into our soaps,” she added.
The soap has been known to help with minor rashes, diaper rash, cradle cap, acne, and eczema.
Taylor also juggles being a mom to her 13-month-old daughter Marz.
The soap is loved by millennials and Gen-Zers alike[/caption]
I’m a G-cup and hate wearing bras – the breast things in life are free
THIS bra-hating woman says that she refuses to wear any bras despite being a size G cup.
Nunu, an Austin-based content creator, shared a video with over 22k TikTok followers, who fully supported her attitude toward “freeing the girls.”
Nunu, a G-cup, refuses to wear bras[/caption]
“Wait, are you wearing a bra?” a person in an audio asked.
Nunu runs into the frame, boobs bouncing freely in her loose knit top.
“No, I took that thing off, it was getting in the way of my girls,” she replied.
“I command you to put a bra on this instant,” the person said.
“I refuse! Melons were meant to be free,” Nunu said.
“Cease this foolishness,” the person demanded.
“I could jiggle it if I want to, I could leave my bra behind, cause my boobs don’t bounce and if they don’t bounce, they ain’t no boobs of mine,” she sang.
“I hate wearing a bra,” she explained.
Nunu added: “Size G for my lil body, swinging in my truth lol.”
Her followers completely agreed with her philosophy.
“Free the girls,” wrote one commenter.
“Looking good to me,” said another.
“The house is in agreement,” replied a third.
Teacher with prosthetic Z-cup breast FINALLY put on leave
What To Consider Before Having A Breast Reduction Service? Is It Safe?
I made a breast milk face mask – it’s liquid gold for anti-aging but trolls say I’m ‘selfish & vain’
THIS mom has raved about an anti-aging breast milk face mask she uses, but trolls slammed her saying that she’s “selfish and vain.”
Si-Si Hoffman is a skincare enthusiast who shares lifestyle tips on her Instagram, along with photos of her children.
In one of her videos, the creator shared a beauty secret that she called “liquid gold.”
“You may think…SHE IS CRAZY…for applying that to her face…” she wrote, as she rubbed colostrum onto her skin.
She explained how she used colostrum to rejuvenate her dull skin.
According to Cleveland Clinic, this is the milk that is released by the mammary glands after giving birth.
It’s nutrient-dense to support a newborn’s immune system and changes to breast milk within 2 to 4 days after a baby is born.
“Attention all mamas and mamas to be…it’s called liquid gold for a reason,” Hoffman wrote in the post.
Hoffman listed all the perks from the face mask, including how “it’s magically anti-inflammatory.”
“It stimulates the production of normal healthy skin bacteria, which will fight any problematic bacteria,” she wrote.
“It can topically help any hormonal imbalances when applied on the skin,” she added.
“It naturally contains growth factors which essentially make the skin regenerate,” Hoffman said.
However, viewers were quick to shame the mother.
One person commented: “Selfish for not giving your baby the colostrum…very vain.”
“It is way more important for your baby to have it than for selfish beauty needs,” another said.
Hoffman pushed back in the comments, clarifying: “I’ve harvested my colostrum if you look on my grid.”
According to Coveteur, colostrum sourced from cows is a popular skincare ingredient.
Celebrities and skincare experts have used this natural hack to stay radiant.
Fitness influencer and entrepreneur Tammy Hembrow used colostrum on her skin shortly after giving birth to her daughter, Posy, in June.
According to Perth Now, Hembrow raved about the mask. “Oh my god, my skin after I washed it off was so smooth, like, I swear I’m gong to be using my breast milk, like, everyday on my skin,” she said.
Hundreds of breast cancer patients to get months of extra life with new NHS drug
HUNDREDS of women with breast cancer will get months of extra life thanks to a new NHS drug.
Patients with an incurable type of cancer called HER2-positive will be offered the medicine Enhertu to slow down its progress.
Around 600 women per year in England are expected to benefit when their cancer comes back after treatment.
Trials found the drug, known as trastuzumab deruxtecan, can halve certain patients’ risk of disease progression or death within the first 18 months of taking it.
It increased the amount of time without tumour growth to an average of 9.9 months, from 5.1 months with standard chemotherapy.
Peter Clark, from NHS England’s Cancer Drugs Fund, said: “This cutting-edge drug will give hundreds of patients with secondary incurable breast cancer hope.
“It will increase the amount of time people have before their cancer gets worse, and allow them to live normal, healthy lives for longer.”
Chief executive of Breast Cancer Now, Baroness Delyth Morgan, said the approval by the National Institutes for Health and Care Excellence was “fantastic news”.
Trials of the drug are ongoing to see if it will benefit more groups of patients.