Survey reveals inequalities in European cancer care
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Cancer care varies widely throughout  Europe with large discrepancies in the number of specialists  and facilities for patients, a survey by the European Society  for Medical Oncology (ESMO) showed on Tuesday.
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While supportive care to relieve symptoms is now the standard of care at the end of life, a new study shows that a "sizeable proportion" of breast cancer patients nearing death do not have access to such treatment, also referred to as palliative care.
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MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People who either have no health insurance or rely on Medicaid are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced cancers than people who have private health insurance, researchers from the American Cancer Society report.
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When a person is first  diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment, their work may  suffer; but in the long run, most people who survive cancer  work a similar number of hours as anyone else, new study  findings show.
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Diagnosed cases of cancer rose by 10 percent in Europe over two years, an increase attributable to the continent's ageing population, the effects of smoking and better screening for breast cancer, doctors reported.
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EU plans to make it easier for European patients to seek healthcare within any member state
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European countries are urged to face up to the challenges of tackling a cancer "timebomb" among the elderly.
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Researchers from Iceland have found that close relatives of cancer patients have a much higher risk of developing cancer themselves and the higher risk extends beyond the immediate family.
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NEW YORK  - When a person is first diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment, their work may suffer; but in the long run, most people who survive cancer work a similar number of hours as anyone else, new study findings show.
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Cancer is less common in adolescents and young adults than in older people. But in some ways it is more alarming.
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Europe-wide coordination is needed to tackle cancer more effectively, a group of leading experts say.
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Black esophageal cancer patients in the United States are half as likely as whites to get surgery that can help them live longer and often do not even see a surgeon, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Higher-income individuals with prostate cancer feel more informed about the disease and more satisfied with their treatment decisions than do their lower-income peers, new survey findings show.
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The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of a Westernized lifestyle and child-bearing pattern may underlie this trend, they suggest.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Ovarian cancer incidence and death rates are dropping in most parts of northern Europe but are on the increase in a few southern and eastern European countries, says a large study in the Oct. 25 online issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
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Black esophageal cancer patients in  the United States are half as likely as whites to get surgery  that can help them live longer and often do not even see a  surgeon, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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People with advanced cancer may  suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may  be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.