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Faecal occult blood test for bowel cancer

People with bowel cancer who had colonoscopies tended to live longer, study shows

10 Dec 2019
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Pictures shows a GP talking to a young man. People with cancer who skip urgent referral appointments for their symptoms are more likely to die within a year of diagnosis, researchers say
People with cancer who skip referrals are more likely to die within a year of diagnosis
18 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a patient receiving a bone marrow autotransplant, in which high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy are followed by infusion of the patient’s own stem cells.
Infections and gastrointestinal symptoms most common reasons for readmission
06 Aug 2019
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Picture shows an older woman having a mammography scan. Alcohol use is estimated to be responsible for 5% to 11% of breast cancer cases and current evidence suggests that it is a risk factor for all age groups.
Need for culture change so risk posed by alcohol for breast cancer is accepted
06 Aug 2019
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Some people nearing the end of life are more prone to feelings of distress than others

11 Jun 2019
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Smokers did not quit after cancer diagnosis due to initial treatment failure and cost worries
20 May 2019
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Study shows patients struggle with effects on sexuality of HSCT treatment
20 May 2019
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Earlier, better conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients improve outcomes
16 Apr 2019
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Women who have breast surgery to avoid cancer have a negative body image for years
21 Mar 2019
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Thromboembolism may be a symptom of disease rather than a cause of premature death
21 Mar 2019
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Incidence of myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplasia higher in women treated for breast cancer
14 Feb 2019
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Cancer diagnosis
Researchers find suicide risk is highest in the first six months of a cancer diagnosis
30 Jan 2019

More than one third of all children with cancer in the US die in an institutional setting

30 Jan 2019

Understanding outpatient palliative care referrals among thoracic medical oncologists

10 Dec 2018

Analysis of succesfully communicating prognosis for people with head and neck cancer

26 Nov 2018

Randomised controlled trial of bed rest optimisation to reduce obstacles in chemotherapies

26 Nov 2018

Risk of suicide in people with cancer is higher than general population, research finds

15 Oct 2018

Lower levels of emotional distress reported in older patients following cancer survival

13 Sep 2018