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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A 16-year-old leukaemia patient foregoes further treatment so she can enjoy what is left of her life.
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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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Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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Among health-care workers and relatives of the terminally ill, tales of patients who somehow &quot;held on&quot; past the holidays or birthdays are common.
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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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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 on Monday.
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Every year more than a million Americans are diagnosed with cancer. Every minute, another American dies from the disease. Itâs the disease, NCI Director von Eschenbach says, Americans fear most.
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DISTANT relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers say. Scientists looked at the family tree of about 32,000 patients
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NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.
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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes. With an increasing number of biological clues available, doctors hope they will be able to customize more patients' treatments based on their genetic profiles.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.
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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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Families of cancer patients may feel that regardless of medical opinion, the patient can will themselves to make it through Christmas.
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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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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.