A new report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) showed that childhood cancer survivors were almost five times more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than their siblings who did not have cancer as children.
In an analysis of data from the Childhood Cancer Survivorship Study (CCSS), researchers compared the development of heart disease in 14,358 childhood cancer survivors with 3,899 of their siblings.
According to a new study, variations in genes that metabolize (break down) certain types of anticancer drugs may explain why some survivors of childhood cancer experience heart problems, such as congestive heart failure, later in life.
A phase III clinical trial from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS) found for the first time that eating a lower-fat diet lowers the risk of recurrence (return of the cancer) in postmenopausal women with early stage breast cancer.
In a new study of people with stage III colon cancer, doctors from the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) research group found that taking aspirin regularly lowered the risk of recurrence (return of the cancer) and death by approximately 50%.
A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) shows that adult survivors of childhood cancer have five times the risk of developing moderate to severe health problems compared with their healthy siblings.
A new survey from the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) of 1,020 cancer survivors (ages 18 to 75) shows that nearly half feel their nonmedical needs, such as emotional distress, financial issues, and sexual side effects, are not being met.
