Attention all mothers of daughters!

[poodicat]

A new study from sweden have found that girls who are underweight at the age of seven are more likely than who are larger to develop aggressive, harder to treat types of tumours when they get older

[rowanwitch]

A single unreplicared study while interesting may not be significant. I can run it past some of the academic oncologists where I work if anyone is really worried
Some cancers are genetically linked, others seem to be linked to behaviour or lifestyle choices for example some liver cancers seem to be more common in alcohol abusers and some types cervical cancer with HPV /early multiple sexual partners It may be further studies will show a correlation. I think the worst thin anyone can do is let things like this create panic

[poodicat]

You missed a k their in think but no one would pick you up the for that lol

[askyourgran]

I know of people who have never smoked or drank alcohol but they have died of cancer, I believe there are certain people who develop a rogue gene, and there are those where is runs in the family, like my OH's family. His father died of cancer and three of the eldest daughters, (there are 6 sisters and 3 brothers) the fourth sister has had a lumpectomy and has been clear now for 7 years, the rest are ok, The eldest brother had skin cancer but that has been removed, he lived in sunny South Africa for 18 years. His mother died aged 97 with no specific illnesses she had angina and so has my OH.

[ummmm]

You missed a k their in think but no one would pick you up the for that lol

pmsl...You missed a k 'there' in think....the rest is nonsense.

[poodicat]

Yep and unreplicated wasnt spelt right,your grammar was poor,but what a good reply!

[ummmm]

Space bar after comma.

[jackthehat]

I thinK it was a 'g' from thinG, actually............

[poodicat]

rowanwitch you naughty girl

[NoMercy]

Interesting points you raised there, AYG. Tony's daugher fought the cancer every step of the way, taking as much Chemo, radio, tamoxifen and other broccoli as she possibly could, and yet the cancer kept coming back and spreading. IMO, it was determined to kill her. It spread to her liver and her spine. Even though it was just resting on the spine, the oncologists said that Chemo wouldn't touch it and so it eventually ate into her spine. If she hadn't died suddenly from a fit that day, she could have had a horrendous and protracted death.

My great Grandfather, conversely, smoked until the age of 97, drank like a fish, got a job as a janitor aged 94 and finally kicked the bucket just before he turned 103. Damn so and so was a hypochondriac all his life. lol

[ummmm]

My Grandad (Dads side) drank half a bitter and a whiskey chaser everyday (all day). Smoked like a chimney....died at the age of 83 after being hit by a car..!!

[rowanwitch]

I apologise for the lack of spell checking but it seemed there was a degree of anxiety attached to this thread. I probably should have put non-replicated to be more correct.

[askyourgran]

NoM one of the sisters had cancer for 28 years, as soon as it appeared - breasts kidney liver lung womb pancreas she had it taken away, her body was like a road map. She died last May it had eventually got to her bones, she was so brave and I miss her, having said that she did smoke and liked a drink of beer or guinness(not spirits).
My own sister had bowel cancer, it was caught early and she is ok fingers crossed, she is younger than me, I'm just hoping it isn't a family thing.

[askyourgran]

No need to apologise rowanwitch you'll probably get picked up for putting a comma in the wrong place.

[beryl100able]

I was underweight at 7, and not only have I never had cancer, at 63 I have not one single ailment and haven't taken medication for at least 30 years. I guess they can also prove that people who read the Daily Telegraph as opposed to the Daily Whatever are also more or less likely to develop tumours. After all, they can't be equal, can they?

[pericat]

There is no answer to this at all - I have two skinny daughters even though they have
extremely healthy appetites. It does none of us any good to know these types of
studies.

[boxtops]

Hear hear peri! (good evening, miaow, by the way!)