A new study, published online in the journal Cancer Causes and Control, shows that smoking during the middle-aged years significantly increases a patient’s risk of dying of cancer.
Northwestern Medicine researchers discovered that there is a greater risk of dying of cancer for male smokers than for female smokers. However, both male and female smokers are much more likely than nonsmokers to die of the disease.
The death of a loved one can be difficult for family members who carried out the day-to-day home care of the person. The grieving period can be eased by existing support from nurses and other medical professionals, according to Penn State nursing researchers.
An international study published in BMJ online included almost 2000 women with BRCA faults from the Netherlands, France, and the UK between 2006 and 2009. Researchers sought to determine if variations in DNA increased the risk of breast cancer after a patient’s exposure to low doses of radiation.
A new device for breast cancer screening has been approved for women with dense breast tissue who have a negative mammogram and no symptoms of breast cancer. The FDA has approved the somo-v Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS), the first ultrasound device for use in combination with a standard mammography of dense breast tissue.
The specially shaped transducer of the somo-v ABUS can automatically scan the entire breast in about 1 minute to produce several images for review.
Breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy are at risk for mild cognitive deficits following treatment, according to a large meta-analysis conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center. Analysis showed that on average, study participants experienced mild impairments in verbal abilities and visuospatial abilities. Study authors stated that cognitive functioning varied across survivors. Some patients reported no impairments, and others reported more severe deficiencies.
Compared with patients with locally advanced lung cancer who are single, married patients are likely to survive longer, according to a study by researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore.
According to research presented at the 2012 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, Hispanics/Latinos with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have a higher overall survival compared to non-Hispanic white patients.
Men with prostate cancer treated with hormone therapy intermittently respond as well as those treated continuously. The stop-start treatments allows for quality-of-life benefits, too, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Study results showed the benefits for patients treated with intermittent therapy included fewer urinary problems and hot flushes, as well as improved libido and erectile function.
In the first week following breast cancer surgery, women are up to 3 times more likely to have severe pain if they already experience other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain, and migraine, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
According to a new Cancer Research Network study by Group Health researchers and others, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women who have breast cancer and receive 2 chemotherapy drugs may experience more cardiac problems as a result of treatment.
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