Screening can reduce incidence of bowel cancer
People with bowel cancer who had colonoscopies tended to live longer, study shows
10 Dec 2019
Dion Smyth
Skipping urgent referral linked to mortality risk
People with cancer who skip referrals are more likely to die within a year of diagnosis
18 Oct 2019
Women mostly unaware of alcohol risk for breast cancer
Need for culture change so risk posed by alcohol for breast cancer is accepted
06 Aug 2019
Readmission risks after stem cell transplants
Infections and gastrointestinal symptoms most common reasons for readmission
06 Aug 2019
Identifying existential distress in people at the end of life
Some people nearing the end of life are more prone to feelings of distress than others
11 Jun 2019
Sexuality after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Study shows patients struggle with effects on sexuality of HSCT treatment
20 May 2019
Smokers fail to quit after cancer diagnosis
Smokers did not quit after cancer diagnosis due to initial treatment failure and cost worries
20 May 2019
Importance of talking to seriously ill patients
Earlier, better conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients improve outcomes
16 Apr 2019
Breast surgery to avoid cancer makes women fret over body image
Women who have breast surgery to avoid cancer have a negative body image for years
21 Mar 2019
Thromboembolism unlikely to cause premature death in people with cancer
Thromboembolism may be a symptom of disease rather than a cause of premature death
21 Mar 2019
Haematologic neoplasm in survivors of breast cancer
Incidence of myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplasia higher in women treated for breast cancer
14 Feb 2019
Cancer diagnosis increases the risk of suicide
Researchers find suicide risk is highest in the first six months of a cancer diagnosis
30 Jan 2019
Predictors of location of death for children receiving palliative care
More than one third of all children with cancer in the US die in an institutional setting
30 Jan 2019
US study looks at outpatient palliative care referral patterns in oncologists
Understanding outpatient palliative care referrals among thoracic medical oncologists
10 Dec 2018
Prognosis communication for people with head and neck cancer
Analysis of succesfully communicating prognosis for people with head and neck cancer
26 Nov 2018
Optimising bed rest period to reduce lumbar punctures after chemotherapy
Randomised controlled trial of bed rest optimisation to reduce obstacles in chemotherapies
26 Nov 2018
Suicide risk higher in people with cancer, US study finds
Risk of suicide in people with cancer is higher than general population, research finds
15 Oct 2018
Emotional vulnerability lower in breast cancer survivors over age 60, study finds
Lower levels of emotional distress reported in older patients following cancer survival
13 Sep 2018