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Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment
How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other…
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Some women may benefit from delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Some patients with a combination of risk factors, such as being obese and having diabetes…
Is cancer just a question of ‘bad luck’?
By Yvane Wiart, Université Paris Descartes – USPC “Doctor, what caused my cancer?” For doctors, this…
Cancer survivors’ fears about relapse are a serious risk to their health – new findings
Gerald Humphris, University of St Andrews When people are treated for cancer, it is common…
Australia failing childhood cancer survivors at school
By Miles Gough and Gabrielle Dunlevy. Research by UNSW cancer specialists and psychologists finds teachers…
My Top 3 ASCO Abstracts by Prunella Blinman
Prospective pooled analysis of six phase III trials investigating duration of adjuvant oxaliplatin-based therapy (3…
You should care about your doctor’s health, because it matters to yours
By Alex Broom, Professor of Sociology, UNSW Doctors’ health tends to be broadly high compared…
ASCO 2017: Behavioural therapy lowers survivors’ fear of cancer recurrence
About 50% of all cancer survivors and 70% of young breast cancer survivors report moderate…
ASCO 2017: Psychological intervention relieves distress in patients with advanced cancer
Advanced cancer triggers enormous distress and brings challenges that can seem overwhelming. Yet, most cancer…
ASCO 2017: Remote therapy program improves quality of life, lowers distress after diagnosis
Most patients experience significant distress after they are diagnosed with cancer. This distress not only…