Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the disease.
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Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission
Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.
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Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving
A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages.
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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may help stave off some cancers
Several new studies find promising evidence that the GLP-1 class of drugs may have a cancer-preventive effect, especially for cancers linked to obesity.
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‘Mi amor’: A nurse treated her mom, ailing with cancer, with unusual gentleness
Rasha Kowalewski was struck by the extra care a nurse gave her mom, which allowed Kowalewski to experience a moment of comfort during one of the hardest times of her life.
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As they enter their 60s, Gen Xers projected to see cancer higher rates than Boomers
If current cancer trends continue, authors of a new study project “cancer incidence in the US could remain unacceptably high for decades to come.”
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Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommend
A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
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After a cancer diagnosis, how do you tell your kids, relatives, friends and coworkers?
The secrecy that shrouded Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis is something that any new cancer patient can understand. It’s daunting to decide when to share, whom to tell and how much to say.
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A simple blood test can detect colorectal cancer early, study finds
At a time when colorectal cancer is rising, researchers say a blood test can detect 83% of people with the disease. If the FDA approves it the test would be another screening tool for early detection.
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Michael Strahan reveals his daughter’s cancer diagnosis on ‘Good Morning America’
Isabella Strahan, 19, began experiencing severe headaches, nausea and the inability to walk straight. Her MRI results showed a four-centimeter tumor, and she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma.
