Lorazepam treatment may be linked to worse outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients
Patients with pancreatic cancer who took the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan), commonly prescribed to treat anxiety…
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Cancer organisations recommend mindfulness-based interventions to treat anxiety and depression in patients
The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) formally…
Genetically engineered vesicles target cancer cells more effectively
Nanovesicles can be bioengineered to target cancer cells and deliver treatments directly, according to research…
Proton radiotherapy to treat oesophageal cancer
“Today we have used proton radiotherapy to treat a patient with oesophageal cancer for the…
Good cardiorespiratory fitness associated with up to 40% lower risk of 9 cancers
Good cardiorespiratory fitness when young is associated with up to a 40% lower risk of…
Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy
Breast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but…
Australian study confirms that golfers have an elevated risk of skin cancer
New research from the University of South Australia shows that golfers have a higher risk…
Screening genes for the right treatment: New hope for children with cancer
In a landmark study of 125 Australian children with high-risk cancer—whose tumour cells were grown…
Screening age needs to be lowered to combat colorectal cancer ‘epidemic,’ say researchers
New Zealand needs to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer if it wants to…
Exercise may improve sexual dysfunction caused by prostate cancer treatment, according to new study in Australia
A combination of resistance and aerobic exercise may improve sexual function in patients with prostate…