{"id":14678,"date":"2025-03-24T08:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diigital.press\/?p=14224"},"modified":"2025-03-24T08:04:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:04:51","slug":"having-striped-nails-could-mean-that-your-body-is-read-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/having-striped-nails-could-mean-that-your-body-is-read-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Having Striped Nails Could Mean That Your Body is\u2026. Read more"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAINT lines on your nails could be a sign you are at risk of cancer, experts claim.<\/p>\n

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A small thickened area under the nail, along with a red or white band running down it, could indicate a rare genetic disorder that can lead to the disease.\"\"<\/p>\n

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Most changes to your nails are likely a result of nutrient deficiencies.<\/p>\n

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But a new study has found that these specific issues could be a sign of BAP1 tumour predisposition syndrome.\"\"<\/div>\n
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The rare condition affects a gene that stops the body\u2019s cells from growing rapidly and developing into tumorous masses.<\/p>\n

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The gene also plays a crucial role in repairing DNA damage to cells, which protects against the growth and spread of cancer cells.<\/p>\n

The inherited disorder is associated with an increased risk of cancerous tumours in the skin, eyes, kidneys, and mesothelium lining the chest and abdomen.\"\"<\/p>\n

Each year, around 167,000 people die from cancer in the UK.<\/p>\n

Previous studies have shown nail marks can be a sign of skin cancer melanoma.<\/p>\n

Other signs of skin cancer to look out for are nails that:<\/p>\n

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FAINT lines on your nails could be a sign you are at risk of cancer, experts claim. A small thickened area under the nail, along with a red or white band running down it, could indicate a rare genetic disorder that can lead to the disease. Most changes to your nails are likely a result […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}