Cancer screenings have saved the U.S. at least $6.5 trillion, study estimates
Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive…
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Policies favouring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients
Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may…
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…
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…
Some costly cancer drugs can have unclear patient benefits
Cancer drugs are a dominant area in the pharmaceutical industry, constantly developing and launching new…
Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked
Enrique Torchia, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Neil Box, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical…
Does access to assisted suicide affect trends of conventional suicide among patients with cancer?
An analysis published in Cancer Medicine reveals the trends of self-initiated deaths—including assisted suicide (AS) and conventional…