Oncology & Cancer
New phase of breast cancer drug trial provides fresh hope for patients with incurable disease
Millions of patients with incurable breast cancer could benefit from new Welsh-led research.
Jun 7, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Incurable cancer: Patients need palliative care support early on
So far, there has been little research into supportive care needs in patients with newly diagnosed incurable cancer and as their disease progresses. That is why experts from the German Cancer Society's working group on palliative ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer patients remember more information if doctors show empathy
Patients with incurable breast cancer remember more information about their treatment if their doctor is more empathic during consultations. These are the results of research by psychologists from Leiden University in collaboration ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Analysis: Is 'precision medicine' the answer to cancer? Not precisely
Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in "precision medicine—in which doctors try to match patients with drugs that target the genetic mutations in their tumors. She underwent repeated ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Giving children a voice in clinical trials
Children as young as 8 years old with incurable cancer can reliably characterize the impact an experimental therapy has on their symptoms and quality of life - even at the earliest stages of drug development - making self-reported ...
Jun 15, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Oncologists need to better discuss patient life expectancy
Despite their nearness to death, a sizeable proportion of advanced cancer patients remain unaware of basic information about their illness or its treatment, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine report. Reviewing test results ...
May 24, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer researchers discover root cause of multiple myeloma relapse
Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered why multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of the bone marrow, persistently escapes cure by an initially effective treatment that can keep the disease ...
Sep 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
ASCO: Cancer patients want to talk about costs with docs
(HealthDay)—Although financial distress is common, even in insured patients, discussion of costs of cancer care with doctors rarely happens, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society ...
May 31, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Grapefruit juice lets patients take lower dose of cancer drug
A glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than three times as much of the drug by itself, according to a new clinical trial. The combination ...
Aug 7, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New score can tell doctors how long cancer patients have left to live
A new scoring system can more reliably predict whether patients with advanced cancer are likely to survive for "days", "weeks" or "months" finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Aug 26, 2011
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