Majority of current and former cancer patients age 50 are happy with their life
Two-thirds of current cancer patients, and more than three-quarters of former cancer patients aged 50…
Browsing: quality of life
Celebrating ANZUP Cancer Trials Group’s 10th anniversary
The Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group held its 7th…
New guidelines to help clinicians manage GSM in women with breast cancer
Although the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is more prevalent in survivors of breast cancer…
For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being
Parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer, according to…
Better quality of life and cancer patients’ satisfaction with a coordinating nurse
Investing in the continuity of care for lung cancer patients can bring tremendous benefits in…
Patients with depression and advanced cancer survive longer with palliative care intervention
A new study finds that patients with depression and advanced cancer live longer when exposed…
Oncofertility Support for Cancer Patients of Reproductive Age: Two Systematic Reviews
By Dr Shanna Logan & Dr Antoinette Anazodo for oncologynews.com.au Oncofertility, as the emerging discipline of…
Cancer survivors’ fears about relapse are a serious risk to their health – new findings
Gerald Humphris, University of St Andrews When people are treated for cancer, it is common…
Immunotherapy kinder than chemotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer
The immunotherapy nivolumab is kinder than chemotherapy for people with advanced head and neck cancer…
Osimertinib improves symptoms in advanced lung cancer patients
Osimertinib improves cancer-related symptoms in patients with advanced lung cancer, according to an analysis of…