Cancer News - General

Many Docs Deliver Cancer Diagnosis Badly: Study

A new study about how people learn of cancer diagnoses finds that many doctors have poor communication skills and often leave patients stranded with devastating information about a deadly illness, sometimes in a public setting.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=117851

Alternative Therapies Don't Help Kids' Cancer Stress

Massage, humor therapy and relaxation don't seem to make life much easier for children with cancer who go through stressful bone marrow transplants, disappointed researchers said Monday.

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/health/article_212311687.shtml?ref=rss

Fish oil supplements may decrease breast cancer risk
Research backs anti-inflammatory effects, but cause-and-effect unclear

NEW YORK — Women who take fish oil supplements may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who don't, a study published Thursday suggests — though whether the supplement itself bestows the benefit is not yet clear.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38152916/ns/health-cancer/

Primary care providers first stop in cancer treatment

While a primary care physician may not be the one to make a cancer diagnosis or lay out a treatment plan for a patient, personal health care providers are one of the most important factors in determining how well someone gets through cancer.

http://www.bizpress.net/display.php?id=12864

Get moving: Cancer survivors urged to exercise
Chemo can age body up to 10 years; working out helps fight effects

WASHINGTON — New guidelines urge cancer survivors to exercise more, even, difficult as it may sound, those who have not yet finished their treatment.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37978604/ns/health-cancer/

Fewer Than Half of Breast Cancer Patients Adhere to Hormonal Therapy Regimen, Study Finds

ScienceDaily (June 28, 2010) — A new study of nearly 8,800 women with early-stage breast cancer found that fewer than half -- approximately 49 percent -- completed their full regimen of hormone therapy according to the prescribed schedule. Investigators found that younger women were particularly likely to discontinue treatment.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100628161125.htm

Insecticide Exposure May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Higher chlordecone levels associated with higher risk of the disease

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to the estrogenic insecticide chlordecone is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a study published online June 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Insecti...

Lots of Coffee Lowers Oral Cancer Risk

June 22, 2010 -- Drinking lots of coffee probably isn't entirely good for you, but it does lower your risk of mouth and throat cancer.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=117463

New Clues to Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer

FRIDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Inflammation-related genes that are more likely switched on after pregnancy may be linked to pregnancy-associated breast cancer, U.S. researchers have discovered.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100403/hl_hsn/newcluestopregnancyassociate...

Study finds possible heart risk with prostate drug

Full results of a big study testing a drug for preventing prostate cancer show a higher risk of heart failure, a surprise finding that could dampen enthusiasm for expanding its use.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100331/ap_on_he_me/us_med_prostate_cancer