http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from American Cancer Society A new review finds cancer survivors suffer a diverse and complex set of impairments, affecting virtually every organ system. Writing in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Julie Silver, M.D., associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and colleagues say a majority of cancer survivors will have significant physical and psychological impairments as a result of treatments, and that these often go undetected and/or untreated, resulting in disability. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-physical-amp-emotional-impairments-common.html Cancer Fri, 17 May 2013 10:59:29 EST news288007108 An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer. The report, Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures (CPED) 2013, outlines the current prevalence of tobacco use, obesity, physical inactivity, and the use of established screening tests, and emphasizes that social, economic, and legislative factors profoundly influence the individual health behaviors that contribute to cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-behaviors-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:41:01 EST news284895653 The cancer death rate for men declined faster among African Americans than among whites in the latest time period, narrowing the racial disparity in overall cancer death rates, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. But while gaps are closing for some cancers, such as lung and other smoking-related cancers and for prostate cancer, the racial disparity has widened for colorectal cancer and female breast cancer, cancers that are most affected by screening and treatment. The findings are published in Cancer Statistics for African Americans, 2013 which appears in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The report and its consumer version, Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2013-2014, provide current data on cancer incidence, mortality, survival, screening test use, and risk factors for African Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cancer-african-americans-gap-sites.html Cancer Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:29:53 EST news279282575 Female smokers have a much greater risk of death from lung cancer and chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) in recent years than did female smokers 20 or 40 years ago, reflecting changes in smoking behavior according to a Special Article published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The increase in risk of death from lung cancer and COLD in female smokers has been large enough to completely offset improvements in longevity from medical advances that have reduced death rates in the rest of the population over the last 50 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-lung-cancer-death-risen-women.html Cancer Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:31:29 EST news278184679 Jan. 17, 2013–As of 2009, the overall death rate for cancer in the United States had declined 20 percent from its peak in 1991, translating to the avoidance of approximately 1.2 million deaths from cancer, 152,900 of these in 2009 alone. These figures come from the American Cancer Society's annual Cancer Statistics report, one of the most widely-cited medical publications in the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cancer-mortality-percent-peak.html Cancer Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:49:09 EST news277642142 New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say evidence is sufficient to recommend screening high risk patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) provided that certain conditions exist: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-american-cancer-society-decision-lung.html Cancer Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:10:48 EST news277121439 A new American Cancer Society study finds a strong inverse association between caffeinated coffee intake and oral/pharyngeal cancer mortality. The authors say people who drank more than four cups of caffeinated coffee per day were at about half the risk of death of these often fatal cancers compared to those who only occasionally or who never drank coffee. The study is published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The authors say more research is needed to elucidate the biologic mechanisms that could be at work. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-caffeinated-coffee-oral-cancers.html Cancer Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:08:41 EST news274367313 A large new observational study finds more evidence of an association between daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality, but suggests any reduction may be smaller than that observed in a recent analysis. The study, appearing early online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), provides additional support for a potential benefit of daily aspirin use for cancer mortality, but the authors say important questions remain about the size of the potential benefit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-evidence-daily-aspirin-linked-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:00:01 EST news263811629 A large national sample of women diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2000 and 2007 finds lack of insurance was second only to age as the strongest predictor of late stage at diagnosis, a gap the authors say is likely attributable to lack of screening. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-lack-linked-advanced-stage-cervical.html Cancer Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:00:02 EST news261922553 A new study comparing lung cancer death rates among women by year of birth shows dramatic differences in trends between states, likely reflecting the success or failure of tobacco control efforts. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, finds that while lung cancer death rates declined continuously by birth year for women born after the 1950s in California, rates in other states declined less quickly or even increased. In some southern states, lung cancer death rates among women born in the 1960s were approximately double those of women born in the 1930s. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-lung-cancer-death-young-middle-aged.html Cancer Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:48:41 EST news259861614 The number of Americans with a history of cancer, currently estimated to be 13.7 million, will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a first-ever report by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-million-cancer-survivors.html Cancer Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:50:01 EST news258892291 May 9, 2012– An editorial by Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calls for a more organized and comprehensive approach to increase cancer screening participation among those who are insured or are likely to become insured through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The editorial, which appears in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says public health has a responsibility to lead a national approach to cancer control that is comprehensive, strategic, and organized, and that a system to improve cancer screening could act as a model for other clinical preventive services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-editorial-comprehensive-approach-cancer-screening.html Cancer Wed, 09 May 2012 11:18:57 EST news255780905 A new study finds differences in screening account for more than 40 percent of the disparity in colorectal cancer incidence and nearly 20 percent of colorectal cancer mortality between blacks and whites. Differences in stage-specific survival, which likely reflect differences in treatment account for additional 35% of the black-white disparity in colorectal cancer mortality rates. The study, appearing early online in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, concludes that equal access to care could substantially reduce the racial disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-screening-accounts-blackwhite-disparity-colorectal.html Cancer Thu, 03 May 2012 14:40:06 EST news255272579 New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival after a diagnosis. The recommendations are included in newly released Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors, published early online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-guidelines-diet-weight-odds-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:06:26 EST news254657158 A new supplement in the journal Cancer outlines an innovative model to address a wide range of physical issues faced by women with breast cancer and offers hope for improved function and full participation in life activities for patients through rehabilitation and exercise. A panel of experts proposes a prospective surveillance model (PSM) that could reduce the incidence and severity of breast cancer treatment-related physical impairments. The model was developed over the past year by a panel of internationally known experts, with the support of the American Cancer Society and input from national healthcare professional organizations and advocacy groups. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-outlines-breast-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:26:04 EST news253279544