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Health News Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type Print E-mail TUESDAY , Oct . 30 HealthDay News Cancer survivors' quality of life can vary widely depending on the type of cancer , and millions of U.S . cancer survivors have a lower-than-normal quality of life , a new study . finds Researchers looked at more than 1,800 adult cancer survivors and more than 24,000 adults with no history of cancer and found that survivors of melanoma , breast and prostate cancers had a mental- and physical-health-related quality of life similar to those who never had . cancer Survivors of cervical , blood and colorectal cancers , as well as survivors of cancers with a five-year survival rate of less than 25 percent such as liver , lung and pancreatic cancers however , had worse
Updated: 2012-10-30 17:11:49
, , Health News Breast Cancer Survival Varies by Race , Ethnicity , Study Shows Print E-mail TUESDAY , Oct . 30 HealthDay News Racial disparities in breast cancer survival persist , even after factors such as education , neighborhood and socioeconomic status are accounted for , new research . finds However , in some cases , those factors did affect the rate of survival , according to the . study The worse survival for African Americans disappeared after adjusting for socioeconomic status and other lifestyle factors , said study author Salma Shariff-Marco , a research scientist at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California , in Fremont . There was an effect of neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with survival , with increasing neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with
Updated: 2012-10-30 01:01:46
: Health News Viagra Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Maintain Sex Lives : Study Print E-mail MONDAY , Oct . 29 HealthDay News Prostate cancer patients who received Viagra before and after their radiation therapy had improved sexual function , according to a new . study Sexual woes , including erectile dysfunction , are a common side effect of prostate cancer care . The new study included patients with prostate cancer that had not spread who underwent external-beam radiation therapy and or permanent implantation of radioactive seeds . The men were randomly assigned to take either a 50-milligram-a-day dose of Viagra sildenafil citrate or an inactive placebo during treatment and for six months after . therapy The men completed sexual function questionnaires before their first radiation
Updated: 2012-10-30 01:01:45
Health News Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer Print E-mail MONDAY , Oct . 29 HealthDay News Many people with incurable lung cancer mistakenly believe that radiation therapy meant to ease their pain and other symptoms may cure their disease , researchers . report This type of treatment is called palliative radiation therapy and can improve patients' quality of life , but will not cure their . cancer The researchers looked at data from nearly 400 patients over the age of 21 with incurable lung cancer who received or were scheduled to receive palliative radiation therapy . Findings from surveys completed by the patients four months after their lung cancer diagnosis showed that most of them believed that palliative radiation therapy could help . them The
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Our official response to the Independent Breast Screening Review Panel's findings
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Health News Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients Print E-mail MONDAY , Oct . 29 HealthDay News Having a very high or low body-mass index or high waist-to-hip ratio raises the risk of death among breast cancer patients , but this association varies some by race and ethnicity , a new study . suggests Body-mass index BMI and waist-to-hip ratio are both measures of body fat , and both affect overall and breast-cancer-specific risk of death , according to the . researchers The researchers analyzed data from more than 12,000 white , black , Hispanic and Asian-American patients in the California Breast Cancer Survivorship . Consortium Overall , we found that patients with breast cancer who were underweight , extremely obese or had high levels of abdominal body fat had the
Updated: 2012-10-29 16:31:00
EU-wide plans to further regulate tobacco are under threat, according to a commentary in the medical journal The Lancet.
Updated: 2012-10-26 11:34:00
Scientists have discovered new types of early cells in mammary glands, uncovering clues to the origins of different breast cancers - and potential new drug targets, according to findings published in Breast Cancer Research.
Updated: 2012-10-25 17:34:00
Early surgery for patients with slow-growing, low-grade glioma brain tumours may result in better survival than a wait-and-see approach, according to Norwegian research.
Updated: 2012-10-24 19:00:00
Combining two approaches - one that digitally scans images of tumour samples and another that analyses genetic information - gives a more accurate prediction of how breast cancer will behave.
Updated: 2012-10-24 17:39:00
Detailed genetic analysis of nearly 150 pancreatic tumours has given new clues about how the disease develops and spreads.
Updated: 2012-10-24 11:09:00
A drug that has been used to treat alcoholic patients for more than sixty years could potentially help treat glioblastoma – the most common and deadly brain tumour in adults – according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).
Updated: 2012-10-23 18:00:00
Comparing levels of specific proteins that the drug Avastin targets could identify patients with advanced bowel cancer who will benefit from the treatment, according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research today.
Updated: 2012-10-22 16:49:29
My husband had stage 3 colon cancer and had surgery to remove it. The surgeon felt that he was able to get it all with this surgery but for precautionary
Updated: 2012-10-22 14:00:00
Breast cancer cells puncture holes into neighbouring tissues and crawl though the spaces they create to spread around the body, according to research published in the Journal of Cell Biology today.
Updated: 2012-10-19 11:00:00
Rates of tobacco smuggling into the UK have fallen despite earlier claims from the tobacco industry that tax rises would prompt an increase in the illicit trade, official figures show.
Updated: 2012-10-19 10:20:00
A Cancer Research UK funded trial will offer new treatments for children and adults with a form of muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma that has returned or does not respond to current treatments.
Updated: 2012-10-19 01:54:00
Around one in five women eligible for cervical cancer screening in England have missed their most recent cervical screening appointment, according to a new report.
Updated: 2012-10-19 00:01:00
Radiotherapy is an effective treatment for men with early-stage prostate cancer who are at high risk of their disease coming back after an operation to remove their prostate, according to a French study.
Updated: 2012-10-18 18:56:23
Dear sir, i am antony, i have some stomach related problem. please give your suggestion. after doing sex or sperm leakage or ejaculation more gas is formed
Updated: 2012-10-18 18:53:17
Can I eat eggs day before colonoscopy
Updated: 2012-10-17 11:45:00
The younger a women starts her periods, and the later she finishes, the more at risk she is from developing breast cancer but new research* published in the Lancet Oncology today (Wednesday) shows that these risk factors are particularly relevant for specific types of breast cancer.
Updated: 2012-10-16 10:29:00
Nearly 170 million years of healthy life were lost because of cancer in 2008, according to a French study.
Updated: 2012-10-16 00:01:00
Elderly patients with advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who developed a rash within 28 days of receiving the targeted drug erlotinib (Tarceva) survived on average 6.2 months, compared to 4.1 months for patients who were given a placebo, results from a major phase III Cancer Research UK-funded trial show today (Tuesday).
Updated: 2012-10-14 19:16:31
colon cancer, How many times in one's life should you get a check-up for Colon Cancer? I believe I have already had one that I remember, also several finger
Updated: 2012-10-11 18:36:58
My husband had a rectal tumour removed in July 2011.Since his illostmy reversal in November 2011 his whole life revolves aroung the toilet with swings
Updated: 2012-10-11 18:35:25
My brother had stage 2 rectal cancer. He had chemo and radiation before surgery, then had surgery to remove the tumor (had an ostomy bag for a couple of
Updated: 2012-10-11 16:59:00
A legal challenge by the tobacco industry to a ban on cigarette sales from vending machines in Scotland has been rejected by senior judges.
Updated: 2012-10-09 16:55:00
Women living in England's more deprived areas have a higher chance of developing cervical cancer and of dying from the disease, a study has confirmed.
Updated: 2012-10-09 09:15:00
A new £15 million fund could provide nearly 8,000 more cancer patients with access to an advanced radiotherapy technique that results in fewer side effects.
Updated: 2012-10-09 00:01:00
A blood test that reads genetic changes in blood cells like a barcode can predict how severe a man's prostate cancer is likely to be, according to two new studies.
Updated: 2012-10-04 12:51:00
The government is recommending that all suitable patients should be offered a sophisticated form of radiotherapy that involves examining their tumours with imaging techniques like CT scans over the course of their treatment.
Updated: 2012-10-04 12:28:00
Bacteria can trigger inflammation in developing bowel tumours, which then drives the growth of the cancer, according to US research in mice.
