Self-care is an essential part of treating patients with lymphedema, with full-body exercise and complete decongestive therapy being the best ways to minimize symptoms and maintain quality of life.
For female patients with an abnormal breast or cervical cancer screening result, patient navigation services help to decrease the time to diagnosis and helps vulnerable populations get the care they need in a timely manner.
Memory and thought-process speed may be improved in breast cancer survivors, who often complain of problems with memory or feelings of mental slowness. A memory training program can improve memory performance, according to a recent study.
Breast cancer survivors who develop such behavioral skills as self-confidence and motivation are much more likely to continue exercising on their own after leaving a supervised exercise program.
The mailing of fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kits boosted colorectal cancer screening rates in a low-income, racially diverse patient population.
Information and resources to help patients quit smoking and resources to help patients cope with lung cancer and its treatment.
Support from oncology clinicians can encourage people with cancer to adopt an exercise regimen that can help relieve their symptoms and improve their function.
Differences in the impact of aspirin in various forms of cancer are highlighted in two studies recently published in the oncology literature.
People with cancer and their caregivers can turn to a new Web site to help answer the question from concerned relatives and friends, “What can I do to help?”
Persons with cancer aged 20 to 29 years were less likely than others to use mental health services and more likely to have unmet information needs.
