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The Recapture Life Trial results: Busting a few myths about young people and online survivorship support
Not long ago, it would have been impossible to predict the way in which the…
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Job changes following breast cancer are frequent in some cases
Breast cancer diagnosis: Around 88 percent of patients survive the first five years. Work is…
Fear of cancer returning is not only stressful for patients, it also costs the health care system money
Exclusive Commentary for OncologyNews by Alison Pearce, Ben Smith and Jake Williams Cancer survivors who…
Potential ways to improve survival for cancer patients who receive fragmented care
New research reveals that 28 percent of US patients who are readmitted to the hospital…
Long-term survival rates for immunotherapies could be misinterpreted
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed cancer care to the point where the popular Cox proportional-hazards…
Breast cancer survivors’ fear of cancer returning linked to genomic testing, psychological factors
Breast cancer survivors with a higher risk of cancer recurrence based on genomic testing may…
Cancer trial participation does not eliminate disparities for poor patients
Even with access to a clinical trial, cancer patients living in the poorest neighbourhoods in…
Lung cancer survival a ‘postcode lottery’ — Cancer Control Agency
Lung cancer survival is a postcode lottery, with rates at New Zealand’s worst-performing health boards…
Ambulatory function among cancer survivors: important determinant for survival
A new study has found that cancer survivors had a greater risk of reduced ambulatory…
Landmark research toward increasing survival rates for aggressive childhood cancer
A new combination of drugs could help to increase survival rates with fewer side effects…