Squeezing breasts 'could stop growth of cancer cells'
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[quote]A little squeeze may be all that it takes to prevent malignant breast cells triggering cancer, research has shown.
Laboratory experiments showed that applying physical pressure to the cells guided them back to a normal growth pattern.
Scientists believe the research provides clues that could lead to new treatments.
People have known for centuries that physical force can influence our bodies,' said Gautham Venugopalan, a leading member of the research team at the University of California in Berkeley, US.
'When we lift weights our muscles get bigger. The force of gravity is essential to keeping our bones strong. Here we show that physical force can play a role in the growth - and reversion - of cancer cells.'
The study involved growing malignant breast epithelial cells within a gel injected into flexible silicone chambers.
This allowed the scientists to apply compression during the first stages of cell growth, effectively squashing the cells.
Over time, the squeezed malignant cells began to grow in a more normal and organised way.
Once the breast tissue structure was formed the cells stopped growing, even when the compressive force was removed. Non-compressed cells continued to display the haphazard and uncontrolled growth that leads to cancer.
'Malignant cells have not completely forgotten how to be healthy; they just need the right cues to guide them back to a healthy growth pattern,' said Mr Venugopalan, a doctoral student.
The results were presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Francisco.
Professor Daniel Fletcher, who runs the Berkeley laboratory, said: 'We are showing that tissue organisation is sensitive to mechanical inputs from the environment at the beginning stages of growth and development.
'An early signal, in the form of compression, appears to get these malignant cells back on the right track.'
However, the team do not envisage fighting breast cancer with a new range of compression bras.
Prof Fletcher said: 'Compression, in and of itself, is not likely to be a therapy. But this does give us new clues to track down the molecules and structures that could eventually be targeted for therapies.'
Adding a drug that helps to prevent cells adhering to their neighbours reversed the effects of compression, the scientists found. The cells returned to a disorganised, cancerous state despite being compressed.[/quote]
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Aw yeah
I'm going to milk this for all its worth
Saving lives is a tough job, but somebody has to do it..
This thread is going to be 15 year old fper's making sex jokes the entire time
I'll be the one to put my neck out on the line and start a business doing this
It'll be tough, but somebody needs to save these females
[QUOTE=zerothefallen;38894043]This thread is going to be 15 year old fper's making sex jokes the entire time[/QUOTE]
Oh come on. We're not that cheesy. We wouldn't dairy make those puns.
Your claims are udder lies
hurr [I]"helping hand"[/I] joke.
[editline]fuck you[/editline]
[QUOTE=zerothefallen;38894043]This thread is going to be 15 year old fper's making sex jokes the entire time[/QUOTE]
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Better than those "I <3 Boobies" wristbands at least.
Daily Mail.
Ladies, have no fear.
[I]I'm here to prevent [B]cancer.[/B][/I]
[QUOTE=Van-man;38894092]hurr [I]"helping hand"[/I] joke.
[editline]fuck you[/editline]
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It happens every thread and is kinda've old is all
[QUOTE=zerothefallen;38894356]It happens every thread and is kinda've old is all[/QUOTE]
It's just a bit of fun :v:
I guess this can be used to counteract cancer caused by menopause, which the Daily Mail previously reported on.
Hello ladies, step in line
[QUOTE=Jocke;38894530]Hello ladies, step in line[/QUOTE]Somehow I think the only line of yours women would be in is the one to file a restraining order.
:quagmire:
I'd love to help women with some breast cancer prevention :3
[QUOTE=zerothefallen;38894356]It happens every thread and is kinda've old is all[/QUOTE]
Yes, fun is old, it even predates Homo sapiens.
Sorry that this type of fun doesn't suit you, but that doesn't mean you should spoil it for everyone else.
A while ago doctors said squeezing breasts caused malignant growths. I was super gentle with my girlfriend's breasts because I didn't want to give them cancer.
Bags of sand.
[QUOTE=seven 8 nine;38895117]Bags of sand.[/QUOTE]
fleshy funbags seems more correct.
[QUOTE=zerothefallen;38894043]This thread is going to be 15 year old fper's making sex jokes the entire time[/QUOTE]
Calm your tits.
[QUOTE=axelord157;38895418]Calm your tits.[/QUOTE]
Relevant avatar.
and then fox was boobies.
[QUOTE=Fort83;38894816]Guys in this thread, women have hands of their own. They don't need us to squeeze their breasts for them.
Looks like a few people are unaware that women have hands.[/QUOTE]
They don't need to know.
*Insert boob pun here*
It feels like I'm somehow relevant in this thread.
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[QUOTE=Fort83;38894816]Guys in this thread, women have hands of their own. They don't need us to squeeze their breasts for them.
Looks like a few people are unaware that women have hands.[/QUOTE]
Wow, I never knew that. Thanks for the information, I think I'm going to go tell my mother that she has hands.
[QUOTE=Milkdairy;38896028]It feels like I'm somehow relevant in this thread.
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