Group therapy doesn't extend life in breast cancer
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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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NEW YORK  - Breast-conserving therapy  (BCT), which involves limited surgery and radiation, is a  suitable option for young women with BRCA-associated breast  cancer, the most common hereditary type of the disease, new  research suggests. This is because the risk of cancer returning  in the same breast after treatment is relatively low.
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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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Many women who have been treated for breast cancer complain of memory problems and an inability to concentrate. The complaints of fuzzy thinking are so common that cancer survivors have a name for the phenomenon - &quot;chemo-brain.
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SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Not every cancer patient is reaping the benefits of advances in medical care, new research shows.
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Among women who have been  treated for breast cancer, those who stick to a healthy diet  and are moderately active seem to live longer, results of a new  study indicate. A good diet alone or exercise alone doesn&#39;t  have the same benefit.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Most cancer specialists do not respond to the emotional concerns of their patients with verbal expressions of empathy and support, a new study reveals.
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Women over the age of 70 who have small breast cancer tumours removed in surgery need not bother with follow-up radiation treatment if they take the cancer drug tamoxifen, according to two new studies.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- 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 of the American Cancer Society.
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Three quarters of women with terminal breast cancer receive no palliative care, according to a new study. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology analysed the pattern of care at the end of life
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NEW YORK  - An analysis of the results of several studies confirm previous reports suggesting that chemotherapy offers little or no survival benefits for young women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers and, if given, it should not be the sole second-phase, or "adjuvant" therapy.
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but a longer life is not one of them, researchers reported yesterday. Writing in The Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Having reconstructive surgery does not reduce the life expectancy of women with breast cancer, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer tends to be more aggressive when it occurs in younger women, and doctors often advise radical surgery. Now, however, a study shows that breast-conserving treatment, commonly known as lumpectomy, is safe for women younger than 40.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer survivors are 37 percent more likely to commit suicide than other women, and the elevated risk persists for at least 25 years after diagnosis, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDayNews) -- The timing of systemic chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer does not affect patient survival or disease progression, say researchers reporting in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.