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Few breast cancer survivors maintain adequate physical activity despite benefits

Breast cancer survivors are among the women who could most benefit from regular physical activity, yet few meet national exercise recommendations during the 10 years after being diagnosed, according to a study by researchers ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survived cancer? Now look out for cardiovascular risks

Many people survive their cancers, but end up dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD). New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds that CVD risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care.

Cancer created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart surgery increases death risk for cancer survivors who had radiation

Cancer survivors who had chest radiation are nearly twice as likely to die in the years after having major heart surgery as similar patients who didn't have radiation, according to research in the American Heart Association ...

Cardiology created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol consumption has no impact on breast cancer survival

Although previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found that drinking before and after diagnosis does not impact survival from the disease. In fact, ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black women have worse breast cancer mortality regardless of cancer subtype

Black women with breast cancer had significantly worse survival compared with other racial and ethnic groups across cancer subtypes, which suggests that the survival differences are not solely attributable to the fact that ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts, study finds

Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts ...

Cardiology created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wayne State researcher gives new name to exhaustion suffered by cancer patients

The fatigue experienced by patients undergoing cancer treatments has long been recognized by health care providers, although its causes and ways to manage it are still largely unknown.

Cancer created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

African-American breast cancer survivors face higher risk of heart failure

African-American women who survive breast cancer are more likely to develop heart failure than other women who have beaten the disease, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cured of cancer but in poor health

The majority of people afflicted with cancer now recover with treatment. Many of these, however, subsequently experience new health problems due to the cancer and/or the treatment. Norwegian researchers want to find out why.

Cancer created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer type affects quality of care survivors receive

(HealthDay)—Compared with control patients without cancer, survivors of some cancers receive different quality of care on certain chronic and acute indicators, according to research published online Feb. ...

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Time spent watching television is not associated with death among breast cancer survivors

Spending a lot of time watching television after breast cancer diagnosis is not linked to death in these breast cancer survivors. It appears that after accounting for self-reported physical activity levels after diagnosis, ...

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Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system

New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study of breast cancer message boards finds frequent discussion of drug side effects, discontinuation of therapy

(Medical Xpress)—In the first study to examine discussion of drug side effects on Internet message boards, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that breast cancer survivors ...

Cancer created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ovarian cancer rates declining in breast cancer survivors

(HealthDay)—Primary ovarian cancer incidence is declining in the United States, both among the general population and among breast cancer survivors, according to research published online Jan. 2 in the ...

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Survivors of breast cancer more likely to develop diabetes, and should be screened more closely

A major new study shows that post-menopausal survivors of breast cancer are more likely to develop diabetes than controls without breast cancer. Furthermore, the relationship between breast cancer and diabetes varies depending ...

Diabetes created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0