An 8-year-old girl was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, this condition is fairly rare because ovarian cancer tends to occur in women who have menopause. So actually, what kinds of cancers can attack children?
Sophie Fry (8 year old) may be the youngest ovarian cancer patient, because these cancers generally occur in women over 50 years who had experienced menopause. (more…)
The prevalence of obesity in the United States has doubled in the past two decades. Nearly onethird of adults are obese, that is, they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. One of the fastest growing segments of the population is that with a BMI with accompanying comorbidities.
Over the last two decades, the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has increased substantially; it is estimated that as many as 16 percent of children and adolescents are overweight, representing a doubling of the rate among children and tripling of the rate among adoles cents. (more…)
According to the 2007 report of the World Health Organization, the next thirty years will witness a significant global rise, in the number of deaths due to non-communicable diseases, especially cancer. This prediction is mainly due to the ageing of the population of the world. (more…)
