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People who survive Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescence or young adulthood remain at very high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) for at least 40 years--the longest period for which they have [...]

The current study findings raise questions as to why survival improved even though there was no evidence of an antitumor effect. 'It is hard to understand how the natural history [...]

Barcelona -- If women who have been successfully treated for breast cancer become pregnant, the findings of a large meta-analysis suggest they are not putting their lives at risk. Indeed, [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Breast cancer survivors take an average of eight medications or supplements, results from a survey of nearly 400 women showed. 'This study shows that there is a [...]

Nearly half of women with breast cancer report persistent pain, and 58% report sensory disturbances up to 3 years after surgery, according to Dr. Rune Gartner of the University of [...]

A home-based diet and exercise program reduced the rate of functional decline in a study of more than 600 overweight and older cancer survivors, according to a trial involving more [...]

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. -- Cure rates for locally advanced lung cancer are increasing, but obtaining good follow-up care remains a challenge for the growing number of lung cancer survivors, Dr. Mark [...]

A substantial number of survivors of childhood cancer have a marked disease burden that doesn't emerge until their young adult and mid-adult years, according to a Dutch study. In the [...]

HOUSTON -- Cancer survivors often have fatigue, memory problems, and other side effects for many months after treatment, Pascal Jean-Pierre, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American Society [...]

ATLANTA -- Anxiety, depression, and pain are often overlooked in older cancer survivors, according to results of a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical [...]

ATLANTA -- Transdermal testosterone was no better than placebo for improving libido in female cancer survivors after 4 weeks, according to results of a randomized, blinded, crossover study presented at [...]

ORLANDO -- Adult survivors of childhood cancers face more than four times the risk of a major health problem compared with their siblings, according to a survey of 10,397 adults [...]

NAPLES, FLA. -- In the last year, Michael B. Morgan, M.D., has seen four cases of angiosarcoma on the breast of women who previously underwent radiation therapy for breast cancer. [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Primary care physicians and other clinicians from specialties outside of oncology can expect to find their respective roles spelled out in new guidelines under development for medical [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Primary care physicians and other clinicians from specialties outside of oncology can expect to find their respective roles spelled out in new guidelines under development for medical [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Patients with aggressive prostate cancer who received a therapeutic vaccine survived significantly longer than patients who received a placebo, according to results from a small, double-blind, randomized [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Over the next 15 years, 5-year survivors of melanoma have a 91.5% chance of having achieved cure, Duane C. Whitaker, M.D., reported at a melanoma update sponsored [...]

KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy confers a survival benefit in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma, according to preliminary results of a 5-year study. "We're thrilled to see [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- African Americans with breast or prostate cancer had significantly worse survival rates than patients of other races in several of the major phase III-treatment trials done in [...]

NEW 0RLEANS -- Pregnancy should not be discouraged in women who have undergone cancer therapy because they have a low risk of cancer recurrence and pregnancy complications, Dr. Elyce Cardonick [...]

Breast cancer survivors are subject to both sleep disturbances and hot flashes, and the two symptoms are related, Janet S. Carpenter, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the Society [...]

SAN ANTONIO -- Breast cancer has a worse impact on psychosocial status and functional capacity than other forms of cancer in women, according to a huge national survey. Other studies [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- Young breast cancer survivors have issues and needs that are unique to their age and not found in older women, presenters said at a meeting sponsored by Living [...]