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Higher levels of anxiety in men who undergo surgical removal of prostate cancer appear to be linked to poor sexual satisfaction and depression, say researchers. A recent Mayo Clinic study determined that men who experience high levels of “cancer-specific anxiety” within 1 year of surgery for prostate cancer could likely benefit from counseling for anxiety, depression, and to improve their quality of life.
Read More ›More than 10 years after diagnosis, women with the most common and least aggressive subtype of breast cancer were still at risk of death from the disease, according to a Kaiser Permanente study.
Read More ›Treating breast cancer in postmenopausal women with aromatase inhibitors leads to high degrees of sexual difficulties. These side effects include low interest, insufficient lubrication, and pain with intercourse, according to researchers from Örebro University and Uppsala University in Sweden.
Read More ›Researchers have discovered a significant link between antibodies for multiple oral bacteria and the risk of pancreatic cancer.
The study, published in the journal Gut, found that high antibody levels for an infectious periodontal bacterium strain of Porphyromonas gingivalis were associated with double the risk for pancreatic cancer. Conversely, a 45% lower risk of pancreatic cancer was associated with high levels of antibodies for harmless “commensal” oral bacteria.
Read More ›Despite the fact that most survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers have health insurance, many avoid routine medical care because it’s too expensive, according to a new study published early online in Cancer. Thus, simply increasing insurance coverage for young cancer survivors may not be enough to preserve their long-term health.
Read More ›A new report states that in spite of declining death rates, cancer has exceeded heart disease as the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the US. According to American Cancer Society researchers, 29,935 people of Hispanic origin in the US died of cancer in 2009, compared with 29,611 deaths from heart disease that same year.
In 2012, an estimated 112,800 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed and 33,200 cancer deaths will occur among Hispanics, the largest and fastest growing major demographic group in the US.
Read More ›University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have found compelling evidence that Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer and melanoma. Research analysis shows this increased cancer risk also extends to close and distant relatives of individuals with PD, a progressive neurologic condition that leads to tremors and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. This is the first time that an increased risk of prostate cancer has been reported in PD.
Read More ›Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly 30% more likely to get breast cancer, according to a comprehensive review of 40 separate studies examining the potential link between breast cancer and diabetes. The analysis, by researchers at the International Prevention Research Institute (i-PRI), Lyon, is published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Read More ›A new study, published online in the journal Cancer Causes and Control, shows that smoking during the middle-aged years significantly increases a patient’s risk of dying of cancer.
Northwestern Medicine researchers discovered that there is a greater risk of dying of cancer for male smokers than for female smokers. However, both male and female smokers are much more likely than nonsmokers to die of the disease.
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