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Patients with incurable cancer want to be informed about their disease and its treatment, but must also maintain hope. This inner conflict can affect how they process information about their prognosis.
Here’s what we know about this type of treatment.
Almost every family will be affected by a cancer diagnosis at some point – and the UK’s royal family is no different.
Olivia Munn recently shared on Instagram that she’d had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer.
Identifying proteins that are only present in bodily fluids when a patient has breast cancer could provide a way to screen healthy people for the disease.
Being severely sunburnt as a child more than doubles the chance of developing future skin cancer but less than half of primary schools questioned in new research have a sun safety policy.
Losing weight through diet or exercise is good for your health, but a new study suggests that the risk of some cancers goes up too.
Exposure to asbestos can cause the same cancer in dogs as it does in humans. Recent cases of asbestos-contaminated mulch highlight the need to better protect our pets.
Treatment for lung cancer patients is the same for everyone, regardless of the risk of recurrence. The use of a new technology could refine diagnosis.
Even families in conflict can be a strong source of support for a loved one with cancer.
While cancer remains a leading cause of death, survival rates are improving thanks to advances in treatment.
Proton beam therapy is a precise form of radiation that can reduce the side-effects of cancer treatment. It is available around the world, but not in Canada.
An incapacitated King could potentially cause difficulties in Australia, and it would be wise for governments to enact legislation now to protect against it.
A cancer that spreads is much more dangerous. Here’s why – and how it happens.
People with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to die from something else. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment can lead to life-changing complications.
Malignant melanoma affects 325,000 people worldwide each year.
Cachexia — significant loss of weight and muscle mass — has a massive impact on cancer outcomes and patient quality of life. The sooner it is detected, the better chance there is to manage it.
Radiotherapy takes many forms: from directing powerful high-energy beams toward specific areas of the body to placing radioactive seeds right next to tumors.
From helping surgeons to carry out complex procedures to monitoring the heartbeat of the chronically ill, the use of AI in cancer care is set to be game-changing.
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