News tagged with cancer survivors
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Husband-wife team set out to improve breast cancer exams
One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
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Jun 20, 2012 |
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Long-term cancer survivors struggle to keep regular work hours
Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues, suggesting that they struggle at work despite their ability to work five years after diagnosis. These findings by Steffen Torp, from ...
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Jun 19, 2012 |
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Report estimates nearly 18 million cancer survivors in US by 2022
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 ...
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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African-American couples have unmet needs when affected by prostate cancer
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that in African-American families where men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, they have unmet psychosocial needs that affect their survivorship, as well as family and social ...
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Jun 12, 2012 |
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Health woes persist for young cancer survivors: study
People who survive cancer when they are teenagers or young adults are more likely than their peers who never had cancer to engage in risky behaviors like smoking later on, a US study said Monday.
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Jun 11, 2012 |
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Study finds high risk of gastrointestinal cancers among childhood cancer survivors
Survivors of childhood cancers are at an increased risk of another battle with cancer later in life, according to new research published online June 4 by the Annals of Internal Medicine. In the largest study to date of ris ...
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Jun 04, 2012 |
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After chest radiation, girls at greater risk for early breast cancer: study
(HealthDay) -- Girls who receive radiation to the chest to treat childhood cancer, even those getting lower doses, have a high risk of developing breast cancer at a young age, according to a new study.
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Jun 04, 2012 |
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Competitive sports may boost heart function after breast cancer
(HealthDay) -- Breast cancer survivors who participate in competitive sports can reduce their risk of relapse and improve their heart function, a new study suggests.
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Testicular cancer survivors often report behaviors that increase risk of cardiovascular problems
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite being at risk of cardiovascular problems associated with testicular cancer treatment, survivors of the disease -- the most common type of cancer striking young men -- frequently report behaviors ...
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Study finds delayed side effects of head and neck cancer treatments go unreported
New data from an Internet-based study show that patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) may be at risk for significant late effects after their treatment, but they're unlikely to discuss these and other survivorship care ...
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May 31, 2012 |
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Breast cancer and smoking: It's always a good time to stop
(Medical Xpress) -- The number of people within our community who have survived cancer is increasing. But a recent Victorian study has shown that not all survivors are embracing good health.
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May 31, 2012 |
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'Just do it!' not good enough for cancer patients, researchers say
Exercise generally helps the nation's 12 million cancer survivors, but researchers are still working toward being able to prove, with scientific certainty, that prescriptions for daily yoga or 20 minutes of walking will likely ...
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May 30, 2012 |
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Childhood cancer scars survivors later in life
Scars left behind by childhood cancer treatments are more than skin-deep. The increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss caused by childhood cancer and treatment are associated with emotional distress and reduced ...
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May 24, 2012 |
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Researchers undertake radical new cancer survivorship study
Researchers from the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group (MSRG), at the University of Southampton, have developed the first study of its kind looking at the experiences and needs of people after primary treatment of colorectal ...
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May 17, 2012 |
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Many primary care docs don't know long-term effects of chemo: survey
(HealthDay) -- Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found.
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May 17, 2012 |
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