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Young cancer survivors at greater risk of mental health disorders
Young cancer survivors are at greater risk of poor mental health, a new UNSW study…
Browsing: Psycho-oncology
A behavioural intervention for cancer patients that works
This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone…
Stress linked to more advanced disease in some leukaemia patients
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) who feel more stress also have more cancer cells…
Chemotherapy may lead to early menopause in young women with lung cancer
A new study suggests chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea leading to early menopause in women…
Social support is critical to life satisfaction in young patients with cancer
Among adolescents and young adults with cancer, social support was the most decisive factor associated…
Researchers uncover insights into the risk factors of suicide and cancer
Lung cancer patients in the United States are particularly vulnerable to committing suicide, according to…
Parental cancer linked to poorer school grades, educational attainment, and adult earning power
Childhood experience of parental cancer is linked to poorer school grades, educational attainment, and subsequent…
Carers of terminally ill up to 7 times more likely to have mental health problems
Carers for people with cancer are between 5 and 7 times more likely to have…
Palliative care may reduce suicide risk in veterans with lung cancer
Results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic…
Celebrating ANZUP Cancer Trials Group’s 10th anniversary
The Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group held its 7th…