Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer
People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people…
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New reference values for cancer patients’ quality of life
Researchers and practitioners across the globe frequently use the ‘EORTC’ questionnaire to measure self-reported quality…
AYA World Cancer Congress Review by Ian Olver
Report on 3rd Annual Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress, December 4-6th Sydney, Australia…
SABCS 2018: Choice of surgery may affect quality of life for young breast cancer survivors
Even as more young women with breast cancer opt to have mastectomies, many experience a…
‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells, study finds
More than half of cancer survivors suffer from cognitive impairment from chemotherapy that lingers for…
Money ills add to cancer struggle
One in five cancer patients could be experiencing financial difficulties because of their care needs,…
Social isolation linked to higher risk of death
A large American Cancer Society study links social isolation with a higher risk of death…
Phobic anxiety is linked to sexuality issues in women who are breast cancer survivors
A study carried out by a research team made up of researchers from the University…
Siblings suffer similar levels of post-traumatic stress as the children with cancer
Anita D’Urso, University of East Anglia When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the whole…
First large study details cognitive outcomes among older breast cancer patients
The first large U.S. study of cognition in older breast cancer patients found that within…