For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
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At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
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NEW YORK  - 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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It's a 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 and head off malpractice lawsuits.
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Sometimes it takes one doctor's persistence to help a desperate patient find relief.
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Women with breast cancer who take part in group therapy sessions with other patients live no longer than those who do not, but experience a better quality of life and less pain, researchers said Monday.
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They call them "frequent fliers" at Children's Hospital: families with children so sick they've spent weeks, even months, at the medical center. They've come for complicated treatments: chemo for cancer, heart surgery, kidney transplants. The list goes on.
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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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New research finds that almost half of U.S. women diagnosed with a specific form of breast cancer need not undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy.
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It&#39;s a lesson children learn even before their ABCs -- say you&#39;re sorry when you hurt someone. But it&#39;s now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful
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A surgical gown with incision marks is designed to boost medical students' empathy for their patients.
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As cancer patients increasingly embrace alternative therapies, oncologists are calling for well-designed clinical trials to determine if they are helpful or harmful.
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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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A breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating and scary. We have the story of two women who are cancer survivors and how they&#39;ve helped each other through a special program at Desert Regional Medical Center.
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Having a large network of friends and family may help surgical patients experience less anxiety and pain before their operations and a quicker recovery afterward.
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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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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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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.