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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Patients volunteering for early trials of experimental cancer drugs may be far safer today than their counterparts were a decade ago.
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It&#39;s a lesson children learn even before their ABCs â-ay 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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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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NEW YORK  - People facing the prospect of  cancer treatment typically expect to suffer numerous side  effects -- often more than is actually likely -- a study  suggests.
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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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People caring for a loved one  with Alzheimer&#39;s disease benefit not only emotionally but also  physically from a counseling and support program developed at  New York University Medical Center.
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A new study finds that cancer casts a long shadow on the lives of survivors, harming their ability to work and perform daily chores more than a decade after diagnosis.
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NEW YORK  - Older women who undergo surgery  for breast cancer often worry about their appearance afterward,  and getting the treatment that best meets these concerns may  improve their long-term well-being, according to a new study.
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In a pistachio-colored classroom in downtown Richmond, a dozen neophyte doctors gathered recently to learn the old-fashioned skill known as bedside manner, now rechristened with a more contemporary moniker: clinical empathy.
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NEW YORK  - 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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It&#39;s a lesson children learn before their ABCs - say you&#39;re sorry when you hurt someone. Now it&#39;s being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to
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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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New hospice programs give patients medical comfort while allowing for sophisticated medical treatments.
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Ten years have passed since Maria Gomez was diagnosed with breast cancer, but the White Plains mother of two still remembers how confused and frightened she felt when talking to her doctor about her options for treatment.
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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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Doctors treating cancer patients  should try harder to help them deal with the emotional toll the  disease exacts, an expert panel said on Tuesday.