Survey offers insight on coping with advanced prostate cancer
Ninety-one men and 100 caregivers shared their thoughts on what worries them most when advanced prostate cancer becomes a way of life.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Conflicts in spirituality: Why me versus why not me
Understanding how patients’ use their spiritual beliefs can help you determine which patients may be more likely to develop depressive symptoms.
Quick survey helps uncover ovarian cancer
A simple three-question survey has been developed to help clinicians identify women who may be experiencing symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Diagnosis and surgery for prostate cancer reduces quality of life
One year after men undergo surgical removal of prostate cancer, they have significant anxiety, which appears to be linked to poor sexual satisfaction and depression.
Study links pancreas radiation to diabetes risk
Evidence points to a dose-response relation between radiation exposure of the pancreas and risk of diabetes in survivors of childhood cancers.
Women confused by DCIS breast diagnosis
Ductal carcinoma in situ has a positive prognosis but requires treatment similar to that for invasive breast cancer, sending a conflicting message.
Indices for early symptoms of ovarian cancer may need tweaking
The clinical utility of a symptom index for ovarian cancer depends on precisely how it is used and how index-positive women are managed, indicate the results of a recent study.
Information gap may skew mastectomy decisions
Women with early-stage breast cancer often lacked knowledge about their disease and were not asked their preference regarding surgery, according to recent survey findings.
CDC focuses on infection prevention
A new initiative launched by CDC is designed to reduce the risk of life-threatening infection in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Computer tutorial helps oncologists handle patient emotions
A computer-based training program improved oncologists’ responses to negative emotions expressed by patients with advanced cancer.
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