Oncology & Cancer
Physical activity could combat fatigue, cognitive decline in cancer survivors
A new study indicates that cancer patients and survivors have a ready weapon against fatigue and "chemo brain": a brisk walk.
Jul 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish
Chemotherapy is known to have a negative impact on the reproductive potential of young breast cancer patients. Its effects on women's post-treatment fertility, however, are still poorly understood. A stud to be presented ...
Oct 20, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic variants linked to heart health in African American childhood cancer survivors
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently identified genetic variants in childhood cancer survivors of African ancestry that increase their risk of treatment-related heart problems. The findings, which ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
A drug and a DNA variant increase heart disease risk in cancer survivors
Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a genetic variant associated with substantially increased risk of heart disease in survivors of childhood cancer treated with the chemotherapy doxorubicin. ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds people with Ebola may not always show symptoms
A year after the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine and other institutions identified 14 individuals previously unknown to have had the disease in a Sierra Leone village ...
Nov 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Anxiety, chronic pain among problems that adult cancer survivors experience years after treatment, new study finds
A team of researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Central Florida have determined that years after going into remission, many adult cancer survivors still encounter challenges arising from ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Cardiology
Study shows in-home therapy effective for stroke rehabilitation
In-home rehabilitation, using a telehealth system and supervised by licensed occupational/physical therapists, is an effective means of improving arm motor status in stroke survivors, according to findings presented by University ...
May 24, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Remote dietary intervention feasible, may reduce chronic fatigue for lymphoma survivors
Intentional modifications to diet are being investigated as a strategy to reduce chronic cancer-related fatigue, according to new data published today in the journal Nutrition & Cancer by researchers with The Ohio State University ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Hearing loss linked to neurocognitive deficits in childhood cancer survivors
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying how hearing loss can affect the neurocognitive abilities of childhood cancer survivors. Findings show that survivors with severe hearing loss are at a significant ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Adult cancer survivors have higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those without cancer, study shows
Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. ...
Jun 28, 2022
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