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CANCER December 2, 2016

Medicare recipients with cancer face financial distress

Older cancer patients in the U.S. often face high out-of-pocket costs that are a significant financial burden, according to a new study.

Blood Cancer December 2, 2016

2-time cancer survivor Jarrod Lyle nails hole-in-one shot

A 35-year-old Aussie golfer who fought his way back onto the Australian PGA tour after two battles with leukemia has nailed the first hole-in-one of the 2017 European Tour season.

Blood Cancer December 1, 2016

Bluebird, Celgene myeloma treatment impresses in tiny study

Most patients who previously were not helped by repeated treatments for multiple myeloma showed strong benefits from a new type of therapy in a small study, and with no worrisome side effects, drugmaker Bluebird Bio Inc said on Wednesday.

HEART HEALTH November 21, 2016

Childhood cancer survivors may not get needed adult care

Children who've had cancer may be more likely to receive the follow-up care they need in adulthood if their parents take the time to teach them how to interact with doctors while they're young, a recent study suggests.

HEART HEALTH November 8, 2016

Childhood cancer survivors have lasting health problems even with newer treatments

Despite advances that have made treatments safer and more effective, childhood cancer survivors don't appear to have experienced gains in long-term health outcomes, a new study suggests.

MENTAL HEALTH November 2, 2016

Palliative care should be standard in cancer treatment: guideline

For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end of life, according to a new practice guideline from the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

MENTAL HEALTH October 27, 2016

Cancer survivors take more psych meds than other people

People who live through a bout with cancer are more likely to use medication for anxiety and depression than those without a history of malignancies, a U.S. study suggests.

MENTAL HEALTH October 13, 2016

Fatigue keeps many Hodgkin survivors from working

Cancer-related fatigue may make it harder for some survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma to hold down a job long after they finish with treatment, a German study suggests.

Incredible Health October 7, 2016

Twins born with deadly disorder meet woman who gave them life-saving bone marrow transplant

A pair of 3-year-old identical twin sisters in Canada on Wednesday got the chance to meet the woman who saved their lives with a bone marrow transplant after the girls were born with a life-threatening genetic blood disorder.

Rare Diseases October 5, 2016

Third daughter in Oregon family dies of rare genetic disorder

The youngest daughter of former University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer and his wife has died of a rare genetic disorder, making her the third Frohnmayer child to die of Fanconi anemia.

MEDICAL RESEARCH September 30, 2016

Doctors don't communicate well about terminally ill patients

Cancer specialists and primary care physicians are not communicating very well about the end-of-life concerns of the patients they share - and according to one new study, they often rely on those patients to convey information back and forth.