cancer patients

Depression increases cancer patients' dying risk

harminka — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:25:57 -0500

Depression can affect a cancer patient's likelihood of survival. That is the finding of an analysis published in the November 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The results highlight the need for systematic screening of psychological distress and subsequent treatments.

Ceparated cancer patients have worse survival rates

harminka — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:53:47 -0500

Among unmarried cancer patients, those who are separated at the time of diagnosis do not live as long as widowed, divorced, and never married patients. That is the conclusion of a new study to be published in the November 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The authors of the study say its results suggest that the stress associated with marital separation may compromise an individual's immune system and lead to a greater susceptibility to cancer.

Pain therapy for cancer patients improved by computer system

harminka — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:29:49 -0500

Successful test of electronic decision support on applying international therapy guidelines / Clinical pharmacologists from Heidelberg publish results in "Pain".

New Approaches To Pain Treatment of Discovered

harminka — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:50:41 -0500

Cancer patients often suffer from severe pain that cannot be effectively treated with conventional medication. Researchers at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have found the possible reasons for this – tumors release two signal substances that make nerve cells especially sensitive and enhance tumor growth.

Trouble sleeping leads to pain in cancer patients

harminka — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:17:16 -0500

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would be expected to improve both pain and fatigue in this patient population.

Blood protein holds key to stopping tumor growth

harminka — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:09:26 -0500

A recent discovery by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine could clear the way for a new drug that inhibits tumor growth in cancer patients and could potentially help in the healing of wounds.

Surge in older cancer survivors expected as baby boomers age

harminka — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:48:56 -0600

Oncologists, geriatricians, primary care providers increasingly challenged to provide timely and appropriate post-treatment care to older cancer survivors

Brain radiation increases risk of learning and memory problems in cancer patients

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:57:04 -0500

Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Quality assurance programs improve clinical trials

harminka — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:08:09 -0500

Quality assurance programs like the one at the Quality Assurance Review Center (QARC) in Worcester, Mass., strengthen the quality of clinical trials, including cooperative groups conducting National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials, thereby improving the standard of care in cancer patients, according to a study presented September 21, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting in Boston.

Common denominator of inflammations and fatty liver

harminka — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:46:55 -0500

Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected patients. What is called tumor cachexia appears to be caused by signals emitted by the tumor itself.

CAPHOSOL relieves oral mucositis, improves quality-of-life in cancer patients

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:10:59 -0500

New data show that CAPHOSOL, an advanced electrolyte solution, relieves painful oral mucositis (OM) and improves quality of life for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These data will be reported in two separate presentations, one today in an oral podium presentation and one tomorrow as a poster session, at the 33rd Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).

Cancer survivors have high levels of obesity

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:15:49 -0500

A new study reveals that many cancer survivors are inactive and obese, which may negatively affect the control of their disease. The findings, which come from a study of cancer survivors in Canada, show that a cancer diagnosis does not appear to prompt significant behavior change and that interventions to increase physical activity and promote better eating habits among cancer survivors are warranted.