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Future Directions for Breast Cancer
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Aptamers Single stranded DNA or RNA nucleotides that binds to its target with high selectivity, specificity and affinity (Khalid et al., 2018). These oligonucleotides form secondary 3-D structures to recognise and bind to its selected target (Khalid et al., 2018). Also known as…
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Male Breast Cancer
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Men do have breast tissue which has the potential to become cancerous, as with women. However, occurrence rates in men are rare – accounting for 1% of all breast cancers, as a ratio, occurrence is 1 male for every 100 females. (Khattab et…
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Breast Cancer Background Info
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 10 cancer diagnoses each year (Alkabban & Ferguson, 2020). Most breast cancers start in the cells which line the ducts. Some start in the cells which line the lobules. Lobular/lobules: milk-producing glands. Ducts: milk passages. Two main…
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Breast Cancer
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most commonly occurring human neoplasms (abnormal growth of cells/tumour), and the leading cause of mortality in women world-wide (Akram et al. 2017; Feng et al. 2018; Siegel, Miller & Jemal 2018) It is highly variable with…
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Ways to Improve Mental Health and Athletic Performance
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Mental Health and Athletic Performance [PART 2/3] As with anything, mental preparation is vital to ensure optimal performance. Mental preparation and use of psychological strategies may lead to better performance due to increased confidence and having control over thoughts and emotions, which can…
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Mental Health and Athletic Performance
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Mental Health and Athletic Performance [PART 1/3] At some point, we would’ve all struggled to get motivated to train, woke up not feeling 100%, or have 101 different things on our minds, other stressors – life, work, relationships, family. This can be a…
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Cupping
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology Cupping – What is it and how does it work? Cupping has been around since ancient time, used as an alternative medicine technique to treat ailments, illnesses, diseases, and pain (Furhad & Bokhari, 2020). Interestingly, Hippocrates – one of the most outstanding physicians…
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Dry Needling of the Vastus Lateralis
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology VL background information – Biondi & Varacello, 2020 The VL is the largest and the strongest muscle of the quadriceps group Involved in extension of the knee One of the main contributors to patellofemoral dysfunction (knee pain) Absorbs majority of the force generated…
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References and Extra Reading – Physical and Mental Health Relationship
Ambrose, K. R., & Golightly, Y. M. (2015). Physical exercise as non-pharmalogical treatment of chronic pain: Why and when. Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology, 29(1), 120-130. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2015.04.022 Biddle S. (2016). Physical activity and mental health: Evidence is growing. World Psychiatry, 15(2), 176–177. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20331 Burg, M. M., Schwartz, J. E., Kronish, I. M., Diaz, K. M., Alcantara,…
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How to Improve the Relationship Between Physical and Mental Health
Chris Vi, PhD Candidate (Medicine), B.H&MedSci(Hons), B.BioMedSci Deeya Mahadooa, MSc Mental Health Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology How can this relationship be improved? Address the pain Manual therapy:An early systematic review and meta-analysis also found that massage was more efficacious than other active treatments for pain and anxiety in surgical populations (Boyd et al., 2016). Massage has been found to improve…