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Behavioral Health Disorders Linked to Worse Outcomes After Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – For patients with cancer, behavioral health disorders (BHD) are associated with worse outcomes, including long-term postoperative outcomes, according to a study published...
Treatment Modification Aids Chemo Tolerability in Seniors With Advanced Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Primary treatment modification is associated with improved tolerability of chemotherapeutic regimens among older adults with advanced cancer and aging-related conditions,...
New Experimental Drug, Rusfertide, Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Polycythemia vera is a rare form of blood cancer with few good treatment options, but that may soon change based on the results of a new clinical trial. An injected...
Increased Cancer Risk Seen in Families of Men With Subfertility
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Families of men with subfertility have increased risks for several cancers, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Human Reproduction. Joemy M. Ramsay, Ph.D., from...
Observed Rates of Cancer Diagnoses Lower Than Expected in Pandemic
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – During the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer diagnoses were lower than expected, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA Oncology. Todd Burus, from the Markey Cancer...
Families of Infertile Men Face Higher Cancer Risks
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – A deficiency or absence of viable sperm in a man's semen could spell danger for him and those closely related to him, new research suggests. Cancers are more likely to...
New Treatment Brings Hope for Rare, Deadly Cancer Linked to Asbestos, Malignant Mesothelioma
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos. He didn’t think much of it until 2018, when he began to feel ill and dropped more than 4...
Many Cancer Patients With Heart Issues Also Have Sleep Apnea
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Sleep apnea appears to be linked to an increased risk of heart failure among cancer patients, a new study says. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when relaxed muscles cause a...
Exercise Can Be a Painkiller for Cancer Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Being active may help ease ongoing cancer pain. That's the key takeaway from a study of more 10,600 people with a history of cancer and over 51,000 without the disease. A...
Sleep Apnea Prevalent Among Cardio-Oncology Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Sleep apnea is prevalent among 35 percent of cardio-oncology patients, and those with untreated sleep apnea have significantly abnormal Global Longitudinal Left Ventricular...
Relationship Between Exercise, Pain Not Modified by Cancer History
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – The relationship between physical activity and pain outcomes does not differ for those with or without a history of cancer, and cancer survivors who engage in more physical...
About One-Third With Cancer Have Had Previous Major Adverse Financial Event
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with cancer reported having a major adverse financial event (AFE) before diagnosis, and those with previous AFEs are more likely...
Financial Troubles Could Lead to Cancers Diagnosed at Later Stage
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Folks squeezed financially may find themselves shut out from medical care, leading to delayed cancer diagnoses, a new report finds. A full third of cancer patients suffered...
King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Follow-up from recent surgery for an enlarged prostate has revealed that Britain's King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. The palace did not disclose...
Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies of Cancer at 62
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Country singer Toby Keith, best known for chart-topping hits like "Who’s Your Daddy?” and “Made in America," has died at 62 from stomach cancer. His death was announced on his...
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