Many cancer survivors go back to work as usual
674573
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.
120828
There are two types of people who don't need to shift gears to return to work: workaholics and magnets of vacation misfortune. If you don't fit one of those bills, here's how you can get psyched up for re-entry into the real world.
444424
A new study under way at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and at five other cancer centers in the United States will examine outcome, satisfaction with cancer
10740
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of pediatric cancer face nine times the normal risk for developing a sarcoma at least five years after treatment for the initial cancer, a new study reveals.
2687
The breast cancer survivor, who is still undergoing treatment in a clinical trial with a new medication, said she was touched to see more than 6,000 people who walked five miles to raise
353210
Breast cancer is less likely to  return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet, according to a  study released on Saturday.
645546
A daily walk around the block, a few laps in the pool, a vigorous game of soccer: studies suggest exercise is extending the lives of women who've survived breast cancer, even as it lifts their spirits.
31219
Gov. M. Jodi Rell will remain hospitalized another day as she recuperates from breast cancer surgery, her staff said Wednesday. Rell, 58, had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery Monday after she was diagnosed with cancer last week.
133369
Cancer can really mess up a person&#39;s life, even years after he or she has beaten the disease, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
678883
Even if they remained obese, women  who survived breast cancer cut their risk of dying from a  recurrence of the disease if they had a diet rich in fruits and  vegetables and exercised moderately, a study found on Friday.
117181
Even after more than a decade after diagnosis, cancer survivors may have a poorer quality of life and more health limitations than others their age, according to a US study.
196489
Close relatives of cancer patients are often at substantially higher risk than the population at large of developing cancer themselves, a study of 32,000 cancer patients over nearly 50 years has revealed.
458956
Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.
556365
Staying slim and fit is especially important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new guidelines issued on Wednesday.
490468
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have known for years that radiation treatment following a lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces the risk of disease recurrence.
689775
Managers are less likely to have cancer, while shop assistants have a greater chance of suffering back pain and nurses have a higher rate of heart disease, according to a new Australian study.
15172
Mel Stottlemyre was getting his white blood cells counted for yet another month. Unsolicited, his doctor said he could go back to full-time work again, back to the ballpark routine he had followed just about every summer for 41 years.