ISLAMABAD: A fresh study has revealed that women who are large consumers of ultra-processed foods on a regular basis may be at a higher risk of developing bowel abnormalities that have the potential to progress to cancer.
The study published in JAMA Oncology, emphasizes the role of diet in affecting the early changes in the bowel. Scientists tracked 29,105 women whose average age was 45 and carried out detailed food-intake surveys every four years.
The results showed that women who frequently consumed large amounts of ultra-processed foods were 45% more likely to have adenomas noncancerous bowel growths than women who did not eat such foods in large amounts. The latter are benign growths, but they can become cancerous over time.
Scientists pointed out that the findings represent just one more piece of the puzzle of how our current dietary patterns may lead to the very first changes in the gut that are associated with the risk of cancer in the distant future.
Robotic surgery era begins in Islamabad as PIMS performs first successful operation
In a landmark medical achievement, doctors at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) achieved for the first time in Islamabad a robotic surgery that was a major milestone for the city’s healthcare sector.
The hospital turned to the cutting-edge surgical robot “Tomaï” for the operation and also had the help of foreign specialists from the UK. The operation was conducted under the guidance of Professor Shamim Khan, Professor Mateen Sharif, and Dr. Javed Burki, the local doctors Dr. Atif Inam Shami, Dr. Burhan-ul-Haq, and Dr. Khalid Saeed who were the surgical team members, as well.
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Robotic surgery at PIMS Director Dr. Mateen Sharif told to media that the use of robotic technology will not only make complicated operations safer but more efficient as well.
“We are just at the start of spreading robotic surgery all over Pakistan is our goal,” he said.
Dr. Sharif informed that the Tomaï unit was made in China and it is a tool that can do very detailed surgical operations. He also confirmed that the government is fully backing the project.
The team says the female patient on whom they performed the operation is out of danger. The doctors confirmed that robotic surgery is the best option for patients to be discharged quickly and with less risk of complications.
