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Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health conditions, with an estimated cumulative prevalence of any chronic health condition of 95 percent at age 45 years, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found that childhood cancer survivors overwhelmingly experience a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease through their adult years, establishing the importance of proactive, life-long clinical health screenings for this growing high-risk population.

12 Jun 2013

SUNY Downstate to receive grant to advance blood test to predict breast cancer progression

SUNY Downstate Medical Center will receive up to $50,000 from the statewide SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund to advance a blood test to determine breast cancer prognosis.

10 Jun 2013

Study brings researchers one step closer to personalized colorectal cancer treatment

MET protein levels correlate strongly with epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype, a treatment-resistant type of colorectal cancer and may be used as a surrogate biomarker, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Jun 2013

Cancer: The No. 1 health concern among middle-income Americans

Cancer is the No. 1 health concern among our country's middle-income Americans, according to a new study released by Washington National Institute for Wellness Solutions.

29 May 2013

Viewpoints: 'Good news' on Calif. insurance rates; Battle against dementia needs stronger efforts; Dental care for the disabled

The Affordable Care Act, a k a Obamacare, goes fully into effect at the beginning of next year, and predictions of disaster are being heard far and wide. ... No doubt there will be problems, as there are with any large new government initiative, and in this case, we have the added complication that many Republican governors and legislators are doing all they can to sabotage reform. Yet important new evidence -; especially from California, the law's most important test case -; suggests that the real Obamacare shock will be one of unexpected success (Paul Krugman, 5/26).

29 May 2013

African Americans with prostate cancer experience longer treatment delays after diagnosis

Among men with prostate cancer, African Americans experience longer treatment delays after being diagnosed than Caucasians. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

28 May 2013

Mayo Clinic, Cancer Genetics form joint venture to improve cancer care

Mayo Clinic and Cancer Genetics Inc. today launched OncoSpire Genomics, a joint venture with the singular goal of improving cancer care by discovering and commercializing diagnostic tests that leverage next-generation sequencing.

23 May 2013

LDCT helps identify earliest stages of lung cancer

A study of veterans at high risk for developing lung cancer shows that low-dose computed tomography can be highly effective in helping clinicians spot tiny lung nodules which, in a small number of patients, may indicate the earliest stages of the disease.

22 May 2013

Cancer survivors suffer diverse, complex set of impairments, new review finds

A new review finds cancer survivors suffer a diverse and complex set of impairments, affecting virtually every organ system.

17 May 2013

People diagnosed with cancer are more likely to declare bankruptcy

People diagnosed with cancer are more than two-and-a-half times more likely to declare bankruptcy than those without cancer, according to a new study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Researchers also found that younger cancer patients had two- to five-fold higher bankruptcy rates compared to older patients, and that overall bankruptcy filings increased as time passed following diagnosis.

17 May 2013

Depressive symptoms linked to early death in cancer survivors

Depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective of the cancer site. That's according to a new study, by Floortje Mols and colleagues, from Tilburg University in The Netherlands.

17 May 2013

Search, Share, Spare campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer surgery options

Studies have shown nearly 70 percent of patients with breast cancer do not discuss all surgical options with their surgeon before their initial surgery and that such a discussion significantly affects a woman's treatment decision.

15 May 2013

AbilTo completes Series A financing to expand proprietary programs and technology platform

AbilTo, Inc., a company that delivers proven behavioral health programs to help adults overcome mild and moderate depression associated with major medical events, announced today the completion of a $3 million round of Series A financing to fund the expansion of the Company's proprietary programs and technology platform.

14 May 2013

More studies needed to determine how decision aids help guide choices for cancer screening

When it comes to a cancer diagnosis, timing can be everything - the sooner it's found, the more treatable it is. But when and how often should someone get screened?

13 May 2013

Research reports adolescents, young adults with cancer may be at higher risk for social isolation

Research conducted by Xiao-Cheng Wu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Louisiana Tumor Registry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, and colleagues, reports adolescents and young adults with cancer may be at higher risk for social isolation and that a substantial proportion of them have unmet social needs that could adversely affect their health.

10 May 2013

Study: Metformin may not improve survival rates after breast cancer

Despite previous scientific studies that suggest diabetes drug metformin has anti-cancer properties, a new, first-of-its-kind study from Women's College Hospital has found the drug may not actually improve survival rates after breast cancer in certain patients.

10 May 2013

New study examines treatment delays in black women with breast cancer

Black women with breast cancer were found to be three times more likely than their white counterparts to delay treatment for more than 90 days - a time delay associated with increased deaths from the disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

8 May 2013

Shore Medical Center inks affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Shore Medical Center is pleased to announce it has entered into an affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey - the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

3 May 2013

Cancer Genetics introduces proprietary urogenital cancer array for diagnosing kidney cancer

Cancer Genetics, Inc., a leader in oncology-focused personalized medicine, has launched a proprietary urogenital cancer array, UroGenRA, intended for kidney cancer diagnosis and subtyping in its own laboratory.

3 May 2013

Cancer Diagnosis News and Research

Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

SUNY Downstate to receive grant to advance blood test to predict breast cancer progression

Study brings researchers one step closer to personalized colorectal cancer treatment

Cancer: The No. 1 health concern among middle-income Americans

Viewpoints: 'Good news' on Calif. insurance rates; Battle against dementia needs stronger efforts; Dental care for the disabled

African Americans with prostate cancer experience longer treatment delays after diagnosis

Mayo Clinic, Cancer Genetics form joint venture to improve cancer care

LDCT helps identify earliest stages of lung cancer

Cancer survivors suffer diverse, complex set of impairments, new review finds

People diagnosed with cancer are more likely to declare bankruptcy

Depressive symptoms linked to early death in cancer survivors

Search, Share, Spare campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer surgery options

AbilTo completes Series A financing to expand proprietary programs and technology platform

More studies needed to determine how decision aids help guide choices for cancer screening

Research reports adolescents, young adults with cancer may be at higher risk for social isolation

Study: Metformin may not improve survival rates after breast cancer

New study examines treatment delays in black women with breast cancer

Shore Medical Center inks affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Cancer Genetics introduces proprietary urogenital cancer array for diagnosing kidney cancer

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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