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.
Exercise is not a common topic of discussion for many cancer patients and their oncologists, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. In fact, many patients with cancer are hesitant to exercise.
Study results showed that cancer patients who exercised regularly prior to their diagnosis were more likely to exercise after their diagnosis compared with those who had not exercised. Furthermore, many patients considered daily activities, such as gardening, adequate exercise.
In an analysis of over 300 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, researchers found that patients were more than twice as likely to follow recommendations for detecting cancer recurrence if they had regular patient clinician information engagement (PCIE). The study, conducted by a team of researchers from the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research (CECCR) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, appears in the journal The Oncologist.
According to new study results published in a recent issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, taking aspirin daily is associated with a lower risk of death from prostate cancer, especially in men with high-risk disease who have been treated with either surgery or radiation.
In a first-of-its-kind study, physician-scientists from University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Seidman Cancer Center and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University discovered an association between insufficient sleep and aggressive breast cancer tumors as well as likelihood of cancer recurrence. The findings were published in the August issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
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