The latest oncology survivorship news & quality of life updates
Researchers develop innovative community-based cancer exercise program
Stage three breast cancer. Four words that, when uttered aloud, effectively put Laura Roberts’ entire…
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Taking control of cancer – from your mobile phone
As cancer patients and their loved ones know, cancer is not a game. But games…
Gender and personality differences in cancer-related pain severity for geriatric patients
With 75% of cancer patients in the UK over 60, and the costs of innovative…
We Need Your Help: An Australian-first evidence-based research project on the benefits of massage for cancer patients
By Eleanor Oyston, Founder of Oncology Massage Ltd. The University of Western Sydney (UWS) and…
Obesity associated with increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
An analysis of extended follow-up data from the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trials suggests that…
Movement the key to reducing side-effects of chemotherapy
By David Mizrahi, University of New South Wales. The concept of Exercise-Oncology is an emerging field, which…
Attending breast cancer screening reduces risk of death by 40 percent
Women aged 50-69 years who attend mammography screening reduce their risk of dying from breast…
Breast Cancer @ASCO: New treatments may prolong health
Promising advances in research could mean longer, healthier lives for women with breast cancer, the…
Improved care has extended the lifespan of childhood cancer survivors since the 1970s
An analysis of over 34,000 participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study shows improvement in…
‘Paradigm shift’ hailed in treatment of lung cancer
Tests showed new generation of drug that frees immune system to attack devastating form of…