News tagged with cancer survivors
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Physical activity linked to reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer patients
Physical activity is associated with reduced breast and colon cancer mortality, but there is insufficient evidence on the association for other cancer types, according to a study published May 8 in the Journal of the National Ca ...
Cancer
May 08, 2012 |
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African-American breast cancer survivors report inadequate information, options, support services
African-American breast cancer survivors were satisfied with their cancer treatment, but most were never offered clinical trials opportunities or support services during or after their treatment, according to a study by a ...
Cancer
May 01, 2012 |
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Equal access to care helps close survival gap for young African-American cancer patients
A new analysis from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital adds to evidence that equal access to comprehensive treatment and supportive care typically translates into equally good outcomes for most young African-American and ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Moffitt researchers find adolescents with cancer concerned about their future reproductive health
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer have strong concerns about their ability to have children as cancer survivors. They also found that standard health-related ...
Pediatrics
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Researchers: Quality of life as important as quantity of life
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have placed new emphasis on gathering data on cancer patient quality of life during both treatment and survivorship. Their focus is on gathering and using that data to develop interventions ...
Cancer
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Guidelines say diet, exercise, weight control improve odds after cancer diagnosis
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 ...
Cancer
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Post-cancer fatigue 'overestimated'
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite widespread belief to the contrary, as few as 6 percent of women experience cancer-related persistent fatigue a year after undergoing treatment for breast cancer, a new study has found.
Cancer
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Letting go can boost quality of life
Most people go through life setting goals for themselves. But what happens when a life-altering experience makes those goals become unachievable or even unhealthy?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Many breast cancer survivors worry about cancer returning
"Cancer worry" is the fear that cancer will return, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center who studied cancer worry among breast cancer survivors and published their findings in Psycho-Oncology. They found that even t ...
Cancer
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Researchers find cancer therapies affect cognitive functioning among breast cancer survivors
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and University of Kentucky have found that breast cancer survivors who have had chemotherapy, radiation or both do not perform as well ...
Cancer
Apr 20, 2012 |
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International panel recommends new model for breast cancer care
As the number of breast cancer survivors increases, now estimated at 2.8 million, more will be living with the chronic effects of cancer treatments or with advanced disease. An international panel of experts, including a ...
Cancer
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Breast cancer patients suffer treatment-related side effects long after completing care
More than 60 percent of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment-related complication even six years after their diagnosis, according to a new study led by a researcher from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Childhood cancer survivors at risk for cardiac events
(HealthDay) -- Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) treated with anthracyclines and/or cardiac irradiation have a higher risk of developing symptomatic cardiac events (CEs) in the long term, according to a study ...
Cardiology
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Nearly half of cancer survivors died from conditions other than cancer
Although cancer recurrence may be the overriding fear for many survivors, nearly half of survivors from a recently presented study died from other conditions.
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Cruciferous vegetable consumption linked to improved breast cancer survival rates
Eating cruciferous vegetables after breast cancer diagnosis was associated with improved survival among Chinese women, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4.
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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