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.
November 25, 2016 Patient characteristics influence readmissions after colorectal surgery - When patients wind up back in the hospital in the months following surgery, it may reflect more than just the quality of the hospital, a recent study suggests.
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).
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.
October 6, 2016 Colon cancer care improves when insurance access expands Americans with colon and rectal cancers may get better care when states expand access to health insurance, a new study suggests.
September 30, 2016 Man fulfills wife's dying wish by taking their son to Disney World A New Jersey dad has fulfilled his wife’s dying wish by taking their son to Walt Disney World— an effort made possible after a viral GoFundMe campaign he started Sept. 22 met its $10,000 goal within one hour of being launched.
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.
September 27, 2016 Cancer patients may be overly optimistic about early drug trial participation People with cancer may overestimate the possible benefits to them of participating in an early trial of a new medicine, even after talking with a doctor about what to expect, according to a new study from the U.K. So-called phase 1 trials of experimental treatments are intended to test the drug's safety.
September 19, 2016 Cancer-risk genetic testing reports can vary from lab to lab Testing for gene mutations linked to cancer risk may guide how a patient is treated, but the determination of whether a mutation is dangerous or benign can vary from lab to lab, according to a recent study.
August 15, 2016 How bacteria in your mouth make colon cancer worse Of cancers that strike both men and women, colorectal cancer is the No. 2 killer in the US, reports the CDC, claiming more than 50,000 lives in 2013.
