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The joy of motherhood - to twin boys, no less - more than overshadows Ewelina Saputo's diagnosis of leukemia seven years ago . http://phys.org/news222346953.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:02:54 EST news222346953 Australian breast cancer survivors mistakenly see stress as the cause of their cancer while vastly underestimating the possibility that an unhealthy lifestyle may have been a contributing factor. http://phys.org/news220100106.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:10:03 EST news220100106 (AP) -- The number of cancer survivors in the United States is increasing by hundreds of thousands a year, and now includes roughly one in 20 adults, health officials said Thursday. http://phys.org/news218985156.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:12:49 EST news218985156 The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. In a study scheduled for publication in the April issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, asked post-menopausal breast cancer survivors whether they had fallen in the past year and then tracked their falls over a six-month study period. They found evidence that women who have survived breast cancer may fall more often than their peers. http://phys.org/news218438394.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:40:01 EST news218438394 Women seem to experience more health-related quality of life issues than men for up to 10 years following a diagnosis of the skin cancer melanoma, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology. http://phys.org/news217528257.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:31:07 EST news217528257 Cancer survivors die of non-cancer-related causes at much higher rates than the general public. In 2008, the U.S. economic burden of cancer totaled over $228 billion but only 41% of these costs involved direct cancer care. The majority of expenses were attributed to increased morbidity, lost productivity, and premature mortality. A commentary published in the March 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association examines the current evidence supporting nutrition recommendations for preventing cancer recurrence and managing chronic conditions prevalent in cancer survivors, as well as improving quality of life and decreasing health care costs. The commentary also describes knowledge gaps and suggests future nutrition research directions. http://phys.org/news217231958.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:13:18 EST news217231958 For cancer survivors who wish to return to work after treatment, a new evidence review suggests that therapies focusing on a wide range of health interventions might best enable them to do so. http://phys.org/news217061921.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:58:54 EST news217061921 Many women who survive breast and gynecologic cancers want medical help for their sexual issues, but most do not get it. A survey of hundreds of cancer survivors, published online in the journal Cancer, confirms that more than forty percent want medical attention for their sexual health needs. http://phys.org/news216926204.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:21:29 EST news216926204 The incidence of major congenital birth abnormalities was slightly higher in the offspring of male cancer survivors compared with children of fathers with no history of cancer, according to a study published online February 8th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://phys.org/news216405711.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:42:09 EST news216405711 Breast cancer patients who have a strong social support system in the first year after diagnosis are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer, according to new research from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and the Shanghai Institute of Preventive Medicine. The study, led by first author Meira Epplein, Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine at VICC, was published in a recent edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://phys.org/news214759415.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:23:47 EST news214759415 Surviving cancer may also mean surviving pain, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System showing 20 percent of cancer survivors at least two years post diagnosis have current cancer-related chronic pain. http://phys.org/news214138222.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:50:32 EST news214138222 The notion of being angry with God goes back to ancient days. Such personal struggles are not new, but Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Exline began looking at "anger at God" in a new way. http://phys.org/news213073272.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:01:55 EST news213073272 Weightlifting may play a key role in a program to prevent the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Combined with the team’s previous findings that the exercise limits a worsening of symptoms among women who already have lymphedema, the new data cements the reversal of long-running advice that breast cancer survivors should avoid lifting anything heavier than five pounds after they finish treatment. The research results will be presented today at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and published online concurrently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://phys.org/news211557595.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:00:08 EST news211557595 Weightlifting may play a key role in the prevention of the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Combined with the team's previous findings that the exercise limits a worsening of symptoms among women who already have lymphedema, the new data cements the reversal of long-running advice that breast cancer survivors should avoid lifting anything heavier than five pounds after they finish treatment. The research results will be presented today (Dec. 8, 2010) at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and published online concurrently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://phys.org/news211089020.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:50:34 EST news211089020 A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings may help physicians and breast cancer survivors as they together make decisions related to postmastectomy reconstructive surgery. http://phys.org/news208411376.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:03:07 EST news208411376 Lymphedema is a chronic condition that causes swelling of the limbs and affects physical, mental and social health. It commonly occurs in breast cancer survivors and is the second-most dreaded effect of treatment, after cancer recurrence. Every day, researchers throughout the world learn more about the condition and how it can be treated. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing a place in cyberspace where relevant and timely information can be easily stored, searched, and reviewed from anywhere with the goal of improving health care through the availability of up-to-date, evidence-based research. http://phys.org/news208000268.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:10:14 EST news208000268 Connie Krabbe understands the fear and foreboding breast cancer survivors feel when visiting their physicians for post-treatment check-ups. Two of her four sisters died of metastatic cancer related to breast cancer, enduring bone, brain and ovarian cancer before succumbing to the disease in their early 50s. http://phys.org/news206788825.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:20:48 EST news206788825 An article published in the Ffall 2010 issue of CR, the AACR's magazine for cancer survivors and their families and caregivers, details the immense challenges faced by those who suffer with cancer and lack the necessary resources for proper treatment and care — the homeless. http://phys.org/news206279714.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:20:03 EST news206279714 Women who have survived breast cancer should not be denied the opportunity to breast-feed their children, say researchers who presented the results of a new study at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Milan, Italy. http://phys.org/news206099405.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:40:01 EST news206099405 A group-based, holistic, mind-body intervention was equally effective in treating persistent fatigue and improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors, regardless of their race. http://phys.org/news205252443.html Medicine & Health Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:34:13 EST news205252443 Nonwhite women reported receiving less social support than white women after cancer treatment, according to data presented at the Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2010. http://phys.org/news205252029.html Medicine & Health Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:27:18 EST news205252029 It is well known that exposure to radiation has multiple harmful effects - including causing cancer - but until now, it has been unclear to what extent such exposure increases a person's risk of developing more than one cancer. http://phys.org/news203744098.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:50:01 EST news203744098 A medicine widely used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also provides long-term relief from the attention and behavior changes that affect many childhood cancer survivors, according to a multicenter trial led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators. http://phys.org/news203614965.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:48:06 EST news203614965 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that health-related disability has a much larger impact on psychological distress than a diagnosis of cancer by itself. http://phys.org/news202977888.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:01 EST news202977888 Follow-up of a group of British childhood cancer survivors indicates they have an increased risk of death from second primary cancers and cardiac and cerebrovascular causes more than 25 years after their initial cancer diagnosis, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news198257231.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:40:03 EST news198257231 (AP) -- Cancer survivors, better work up a sweat. New guidelines are urging survivors to exercise more, even - hard as it may sound - those who haven't yet finished their treatment. http://phys.org/news196953175.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:13:13 EST news196953175 In the first ever published estimate of the percentage and number of cancer survivors who live with their minor children, a team led by a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher found that millions of cancer survivors are parenting young children, highlighting a group of survivors with very special needs. http://phys.org/news196944353.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:46:07 EST news196944353 A new analysis has found that two million cancer survivors did not get needed medical services in the previous year because of concerns about cost. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study raises the concern that the long-term health and well-being of cancer survivors could suffer because patients have financial worries about their care. http://phys.org/news195706566.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:56:26 EST news195706566 Cancer patients who've been told to rest and avoid exercise can - and should - find ways to be physically active both during and after treatment, according to new national guidelines. Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a member of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will present these guidelines at an educational session at the 2010 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, aimed at making cancer exercise rehabilitation programs as common as those offered to people who have had heart attacks or undergone cardiac surgery. (Exercise Testing and Prescription for Cancer Survivors: Guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine) http://phys.org/news194620554.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:30:09 EST news194620554 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer survivors who perform gentle yoga report they sleep better, feel less fatigued and enjoy better quality of life, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center, which is presenting the largest study of this kind at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in June. http://phys.org/news193655877.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 May 2010 10:40:03 EST news193655877