Financial toxicity impacts nearly 50% of women with gynaecologic cancer
The cost of cancer care in United States was an estimated $183 billion in 2015…
Browsing: Psycho-oncology
My Top 5 ASCO Abstracts by Kim Hobbs
As an oncology social worker I perused the ASCO abstracts with an eye to identifying…
Bereavement during COVID-19 by Liz Lobb
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of life, including how we die and how…
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…
ASCO 2021: Breast cancer patients embrace integrative health during treatment
Nearly three-quarters of breast cancer patients (73%) report using at least one type of complementary…
Study examines characteristics of patients with cancer who died by suicide
Individuals with cancer face a higher risk of suicide than people in the general population,…
How women make choices about surgery to prevent ovarian cancer
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London, UK, has investigated how women…
Physical conditions linked to psychological distress in patients with cancer
Among patients with cancer, having additional physical comorbidities was linked with a higher risk of…
Exercise now proven to have mental health benefits for prostate cancer
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that exercise not only has physical benefits…
Providing inclusive care for LGBTQ2SPIA cancer patients
In an issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences undergraduate researchers from the…