Cancer patients, doctors talk little of emotions
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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.
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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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Do not always expect straight talk from your doctor about treatments he or she disapproves of -- 14 percent of physicians believe it is acceptable to withhold information about controversial topics, according to a study published on Wednesday.
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A new program to provide low-cost drugs to people with cancer and other serious illnesses has fallen far short of expectations, as just a small number of eligible patients
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NEW YORK  - Families of patients who completed advance directives before their deaths tend to feel their loved ones received somewhat better end-of-life care, according to a new study. Nonetheless, there's still room for improvement.
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Doctors are missing key information they need to make decisions for cancer patients because some drug companies are not publishing clinical trials.
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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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Survey shows many doctors are not proactively discussing breast cancer awareness with patients
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Few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for early Medicare prescription drug coverage, according to the Associated Press.
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It's a basic lesson children learn even before their ABCs &#151; say you're sorry when you hurt someone. But it's now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to soothe patients.
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Facing a diagnosis of cancer with a "fighting spirit" makes no difference to the final outcome, a study suggests.
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(HealthDay News) - Not everyone recovering from cancer is physically or mentally able to exercise.
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Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday.
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Doctors say patients timid about having surgeries for fear of pain shouldn't put it off: A new focus on patient comfort and advances in pain management are making many procedures nearly pain-free.
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Many people with epilepsy -- even those with mild forms of the condition -- also experience depression, but do not always discuss those symptoms with their physicians, study findings show.
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Researchers singled out the deaths of more than 300,000 cancer patients, because deaths from cancer are usually more predictable and less sudden than those from heart attacks, strokes or other ailments.
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Families of cancer patients may feel that regardless of medical opinion, the patient can will themselves to make it through Christmas.