"Cancer-Linked Epigenetic Effects Of Smoking Revealed By Study."
Recent studies done by the UK scientists show clear evidence that smoking causes epigenetic changes linked directly to cancer.
The results of these studies were presented in front of the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), in Milan, Italy. These results show that smoking causes epigenetic changes such as methylation, "which alter gene expression, without causing changes to the actual DNA sequence."
The scientists chose a group of 2,011 healthy young women from ages 15 to 19, who were smokers, for their research. In this particular study, the scientists were looking at a gene called p16, which is a tumor suppressor gene. When a methylation occurs to this gene, it's function of tumor suppressing is inactivated.
Dr. Yuk Ting Ma, who presented the results, and her research team found that women who smoked were more than three times as likely to get p16 methylation.
"Our study showed that compared with never-smokers, women who first started to smoke during follow-up had an increased risk of acquiring methylation of p16," Dr Ma said.
Dr. Ma and her research team are now trying to find evidence that shows women, who received p16 methylation due to the results of smoking, are at increased risk of developing cancer.
whether there are other effects of smoking are more dangerous?
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@smoking lung
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you for reading the blog. As far as your question goes, I would have to say that smoking is all negative and nothing positive. They say an alcoholic kills himself, but a smokers kills others with him. This is because of the second hand smoke exposure by the people around that smoker. The second hand smoke is just as deadly as if you were smoking cigarettes yourself. Also, I have heard of smoking leading to colon cancer as well. You may not have heard this, but try researching this topic. Also, smoking also has negative effects on your cardiovascular system. For example, smoking increases your chances of getting a heart attack or a stroke. Smoking also has negative effects on your bones and joints. If you are more interested in this topic, you should research about it, and I'm sure you'll find many more great things about it.
I have never heard the topic.
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What do you have references about that topic?
Please tell me.
Thanks
I would be glad to. I acutully heard about smoking causing colon cancer on a t.v. show, but that was a while ago, I do not remember what show it was. But, here is a link that will provide information that you're looking for.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203090103.htm
Again, thank you for interacting.
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