Teen cancer survivors show mood and behavior problems
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NEW YORK  - Teenagers who've survived childhood cancers may be more likely than their siblings to be depressed or anxious, have attention problems or show antisocial behaviors, researchers report.
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The New York LifeLab is one of several groups that have sprung up to address the unique needs of young adults who have survived cancer.
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Even among relatively young  women with early-stage breast cancer, the side effects of  therapy can vary by age, according to a new study.
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Overweight children are stigmatized by their peers as early as age 3 and even face bias from their parents and teachers, giving them a quality of life comparable to people with cancer, a new analysis concludes.
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Cancer can really mess up a person's life, even years after he or she has beaten the disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Combining drugs with talk therapy works best in treating depressed adolescents, the first large study of its kind has found.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDayNews) -- People who have survived cancer struggle with a lower quality of life, loss of productivity and more health limitations than those who never had the disease, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Recreational physical activity   in the year before a diagnosis of breast cancer seems to have a   positive influence on the prognosis of young women who are   overweight or obese when they are diagnosed, new research   suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Family breakups take a toll on adolescents, who have high rates of psychological and social problems, including substance abuse, behavioral disorders, anxiety and depression, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics
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NEW YORK  - Even among relatively young women with early-stage breast cancer, the side effects of therapy can vary by age, according to a new study.
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People who are depressed about their cancer are no more likely to die than people who keep a positive outlook, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of developing a second malignancy - specifically, cancer of the connective tissues, such as bone or muscle, researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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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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(HealthDay News) - Not everyone recovering from cancer is physically or mentally able to exercise.
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MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. -- The day after the tsunami barreled across Indian Ocean shores, Anushka Nadarajah felt a wave of emotion wash over her. "I saw a video of a young girl who had lost her parents," the 15-year-old said. "She was asking them to come back and find her. But they were probably never coming back."
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Family breakups take a toll on  adolescents, who have high rates of psychological and social  problems, including substance abuse, behavioral disorders,  anxiety and depression, according to a report in the journal  Pediatrics
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Chemotherapy causes changes in the  brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10  years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and  confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said  on Thursday.