Shin conditioning related to bone cancer?

[Brad Gearhart]

I had a friend tell me that he was at the doctors office and when he mentioned Muay Thai the doctor said. " You know the bone cancer rate in Thailand is huge due to all the kickboxing and they way they condition their bones?" has anyone else ever heard of conditioning leading to a higher risk in bone cancer? I've heard arthritis and everything else but this is the first I have heard it being related to bone cancer.

[L.I.N.E**]

Originally Posted by Brad004

I had a friend tell me that he was at the doctors office and when he mentioned Muay Thai the doctor said. " You know the bone cancer rate in Thailand is huge due to all the kickboxing and they way they condition their bones?" has anyone else ever heard of conditioning leading to a higher risk in bone cancer? I've heard arthritis and everything else but this is the first I have heard it being related to bone cancer.

WOW, i'd never heard of that before. I'll have to do some research.

[iwannafightu2]

i dont think there is even a such thing as bone cancer

[Brad Gearhart]

Originally Posted by iwannafightu2

i dont think there is even a such thing as bone cancer

Are you serious?

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/co...e_cancer_2.asp

http://www.aanos.org/epidemiologyboneca.html

Educate yourself

[Revok]

No such thing as bone cancer...? okaay. Tell me, what colour is the sky in your world?

I've read about the supposedly astronomical rates of lower leg cancer in Thailand, but then I've also read far more credible sources which state that it's a total myth.

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Originally Posted by Brad004

Educate yourself

LOL

this guy's alright

[CelebritySexist]

Did he tell him that squats are bad for his knees too?

lol at urban mythology. Next thing his doc'll be claiming Oswald acted alone...

[MikeMartial]

I'm about to play the Devil's Advocate. Keep that in mind.

It is quite possible that higher rates of bone cancer, specific to one area, could be initiated secondary to trauma. Because of the repeated blows sustained from heavy bag conditioning, checking kicks, etc etc, the bone is essenetially in a perpetual state of trauma.

So what is the body's response to this? Repair, of course. And being the highly efficient machine that it is, build it stronger; stronger via a denser bone matrix. Now, it is possible that traumatized cells have damaged DNA, and when these cells start to replicate, a form of cancer starts (proven to be the initiating factor in other types of cancer). Keep in mind this is just off the top of my head, and I'm no oncologist.

As added food for thought, why is it that osteogenic sarcoma is prevalant in pedicatrics, specifically ones engaged in athletic activities? I haven't read about the type of cancer proported in Thais, but it would be interesting to find some solid studies.

[Brad Gearhart]

Originally Posted by MikeMartial

I'm about to play the Devil's Advocate. Keep that in mind......

Interesting.....thank you.

[iwannafightu2]

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