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Cancer Patients’ Health Benefits From Physical Activity

Friday, February 3, 2012

Source: MedicalNewsToday.com According to an investigation published on bmj.com, cancer patients who have completed their primary cancer-related treatment, who engage in physical activity, can enhance their health. Earlier studies discovered that individuals with cancer anticipate to return to normal daily activities after completing their primary cancer-related treatment. However, these patients often find they experience lower [...]

Many Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Face Eating Problems

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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Source: HealthDay News Persistent pain, eating problems and depression are the most common problems experienced by long-term survivors of head and neck cancer, a new study finds. In the study, published in the Jan. 16 online issue of the journal Archives of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery, researchers looked at 337 people who were [...]

Prescription Drug Prices Will Soon Be More Affordable

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Source: Stamford Advocate The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter Lipitor and blood thinner Plavix. The magnitude of this wave of expiring drugs patents [...]

Lower survival rate for head and neck cancer patients who suffer from stress and depression

Thursday, May 5, 2011

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Source: Medical News Today Studies have shown that stress can affect the immune system and weaken the body’s defense against infection and disease. In cancer patients this stress can also affect a tumor’s ability to grow and spread. However, the biological mechanisms that underlie such associations are not well understood. Now, researchers at Fox Chase [...]

In cancer survival, ‘mind matters,’ says expert

Sunday, February 6, 2011

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Source: www.medscape.com Author: staff Social support and psychologic/psychiatric interventions can improve survival in cancer but are “overlooked” in the treatment of the disease, argues a psychiatrist in an essay published in the February 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “A patient’s personal mental management of the stresses associated with cancer” is [...]

Depression not an “invariable complication” of cancer

Saturday, January 22, 2011

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Source: www.medscape.com Author: Nick Mulcahy Depression — the most extensively studied mood complication associated with cancer — is “less common in patients with cancer than previously thought,” according to the authors of a new meta-analysis. “Substantial uncertainty exists about prevalence of mood disorders in patients with cancer, including those in oncological, hematological, and palliative-care settings,” [...]

The fog that follows chemotherapy

Sunday, August 9, 2009

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Source: nytimes.com Author: Jane E. Brody As more people with cancer survive and try to return to their former lives, a side effect of chemotherapy is getting more and more attention. Its name is apt, if unappealing: chemo brain. Nearly every chemotherapy patient experiences short-term problems with memory and concentration. But about 15 percent suffer [...]

Evidence-Based Recommendations for Cancer Fatigue, Anorexia, Depression, and Dyspnea

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 23 (August 10), 2008: pp. 3886-3895 Authors: Sydney M. Dy et al. Purpose: The experience of patients with cancer often involves symptoms of fatigue, anorexia, depression, and dyspnea. Methods: We developed a set of standards through an iterative process of structured literature review and development and refinement [...]

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