Paris/Taipei/Beijing – A spokeswoman for the Élysée Palace has dismissed strong criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Taiwan and the United States. Macron has often said that France is not equidistant from the US and China, she said on Tuesday. “The USA are our allies, we share common values.”
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Cancer Q/A: “Why have I been prescribed 5 years of hormone therapy?”
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Marie: I was treated for hormone-dependent breast cancer and was prescribed hormone therapy. They explained to me that it was to reduce the risk of recurrence and that I should take it for 5 years. A friend of mine who also had breast cancer was prescribed it for 10 years. I would like to understand why I was not prescribed it longer and if I will continue to be protected when I stop taking it.
Pr Mahasti Saghachian : The length of prescription for hormone therapy depends on your risk of relapse. It is in fact not equivalent from one woman to another, even if they are affected by the same subtype of cancer. This risk depends on various factors: the size of the tumour, the number of lymph nodes affected, etc.
“Hormonotherapy protects once morest relapses for 5 years following stopping it. »
For most women affected by hormone-dependent cancer, the risk of relapse persists between 5 and 10 years following stopping treatment. But for others, it can persist for up to 15 years. Fortunately, beyond 15 years, relapses become very rare. Hormone therapy protects once morest recurrences for another 5 years following stopping treatment: if you take it for 5 years, you are therefore protected for 10 years. That is why, for most women, the optimal duration of hormone therapy is 5-7 years. It is 10 years for women who have a risk of relapse up to 15 years.
Don’t be too happy about being thin! Australian study: Silver-haired people who lose weight may have potential diseases such as cancer and dementia | Taiwan English News | 2023-04-11 17:23:00
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(Taiwan English News / Zhu Mingzhu comprehensive foreign report) Don’t be too happy when you lose weight! Losing weight among seniors may increase the risk of death due to underlying health problems such as cancer and dementia, according to an Australian study. The study was published in the “JAMA Online Open Edition Journal” on the 10th.
The study involved nearly 17,000 Australians over the age of 70 and more than 2,000 Americans over the age of 65. The researchers analyzed their annual health checkup data from 2010 to 2014, excluding those with cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and heart disease. People with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and chronic diseases, as well as patients who have recently been admitted to the hospital for treatment, that is to say, these subjects are all healthy seniors.
The results showed that, for men, if the weight loss was 5-10% and more than 10%, the risk of death increased by 33% and 289%, respectively, while for women, if the weight loss was 5-10% and more than 10%, the mortality rate increased by 26% and 114%, respectively. %.
Dr Monira Hussain, a clinical epidemiologist and public senior researcher at Monash University in Australia, and lead author of the study, said the study demonstrated that weight loss was associated with increased mortality, more significantly in men than in women, representing There is a need to monitor and investigate the causes of weight loss among seniors.
Why does losing weight increase health risks? Perri Halperin, director of clinical nutrition at Mount Sinai Health System, who was not involved in the study, explained that when you lose weight without deliberately losing weight, you may have underlying health problems, including cancer and dementia, because the body is under the influence of inflammation and hormones, leading to Related to decreased appetite.
Underlying chronic health conditions can also affect appetite, metabolism and eating habits, leading to weight loss in older adults, Halperin said, as can reduced mobility and medication side effects. In addition, weight loss may also be caused by psychological factors, including anxiety.
Halperin said that if seniors notice a decrease in the number on the scale or looser pants that once fitted, they should proactively inform their physician so that further testing or screening can be done.
Sapporo may postpone the bid to host the Winter Olympics until 2034 (committee)
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The northern city of Sapporo had aimed to host the 2030 Games, but Yamashita told reporters it would be “difficult to move forward without gaining people’s understanding”.
His comments come as prosecutors investigate allegations of bribery and bid-rigging at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, which have been postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Yamashita was quoted by local media as saying he would discuss the issue with the mayor of Sapporo, who was re-elected on Sunday ahead of two anti-Olympics candidates.
Yamashita said the talks would include the option to bid to host the Games in 2034 rather than 2030.
He added that the elections in Sapporo “made it clear that many people in the city have concerns and anxieties” regarding hosting.
A poll conducted by Japan’s Jiji news agency showed that the majority of voters oppose Sapporo hosting the Games.
Of the 651 voters surveyed following casting their ballots, 53 percent of them said they oppose hosting the Games, while 27 percent expressed their support and 20 percent had no opinion.
Sapporo has already announced that it will not hold a referendum on hosting the Games.
But it announced in December that it would stop promoting the hosting and conduct a nationwide survey to find out the level of support.
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