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Although ultra-processed foods are part of the daily diet of many people, consuming them in excess could increase the risk of developing and dying from cancerespecially of ovaryaccording to a new study developed in the United Kingdom, which found the relationship between eating these products and the development of malignant tumors.
The research was published in the journal eClinical Medicine, analyzed the association between eating ultra-processed foods and 34 different types of cancer 2006 and 2010. The experts examined the eating habits of 197,000 people, more than half of whom were women which were part of the UK Biobank.
The amount of ultra-processed foods that people consumed in their daily diet ranged from 9.1% to a maximum of 41.4%. The eating patterns were then compared to medical records listing both cancer diagnoses and deaths.
Among the results found were that each 10% increase in the consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with a 2% increase in the development of some type of cancer and a 19% increase in the risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. , according to a statement issued by Imperial College London.
What does it mean to have ovarian cancer?
He ovarian cancer It is a malignant tumor that is characterized by the loss of control of the growth, development and multiplication of ovarian cells with the capacity to produce metastasis initially in the peritoneum and later at a distance, to almost any part of the organism.
This develops into two types: Epithelial (CEO), with an incidence of 95% from the age of 45, and the Germinal (CGO), with a 5% probability and mainly affects adolescents and young women, and is highly treatable.
According to data from the National Institute of Cancerology, approximately 4,960 cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Mexico. ovarian cancer, Mortality from this type of disease is one of the highest in the country, ranking fourth in terms of neoplasms in women.
Specifically, in the country there is a rate of mortality 61% in cases of ovarian cancer, generally due to late diagnosis, which identifies patients when the tumor has metastasized to other areas. The mortality rate of ovarian cancer is even higher than breast cancer, which has a percentage of 26.5%, and cervical cancer, which has 46%.
What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer?
The symptoms of ovarian cancer dDepending on the stage in which it is found, the most significant may be the following, according to the American Cancer Society:
- Abdominal distension (swollen abdomen).
- Abdominal or pelvic pain.
- Difficulty swallowing food or a quick feeling of being full when eating.
- Urgency or frequency to urinate.
- Exhausted.
- Stomach problems.
- Back pain.
- Pain when having sex.
- Constipation.
- Changes in your menstrual period, such as heavy bleeding that is more than normal or more than irregular.
- Abdominal swelling and weight loss.
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