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Florida shows cancer outcomes are better where healthcare reflects local cultures
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Florida shows cancer outcomes are better where healthcare reflects local cultures

  • Myriam Vidal Valero
  • 22 November 2024

Research conducted on cancer data for the southern US state of Florida shows how addressing sociocultural differences can bridge the gaps in cancer awareness and early detection, and improve outcomes. The study looked into the racial/ethnic disparities in stage of…

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Women, power and cancer in India
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Women, power and cancer in India

  • Swagata Yadavar
  • 12 September 2024

There is not a dull moment when Tulasi Singh is around. She makes sure that the women’s hall on the fifth floor of the Gadge Maharaj Dharamshala, a subsidised hostel for cancer patients close to the Tata Memorial Hospital in…

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Secondhand smoke reduces cisplatin impact on head & neck tumour cells
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Secondhand smoke reduces cisplatin impact on head & neck tumour cells

  • Janet Fricker
  • 5 April 2024

Secondhand smoke significantly reduced the ability of chemotherapy to kill head and neck cancer cells and increased the cells’ ability to reproduce. The study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, found that secondhand smoke altered the proteins that…

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Supporting mental health helps patients feel better – could it also improve cancer outcomes?
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Supporting mental health helps patients feel better – could it also improve cancer outcomes?

  • Rachel Brazil
  • 6 October 2023

Psychological stress is a known factor in numerous diseases from heart failure to auto-immune conditions. Evidence is now growing that implicates stress as a factor in cancer as well, with higher rates of recurrence and progression found in people experiencing…

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Food insecurity: Why screening for access to nutrition should be part of cancer treatment everywhere
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Food insecurity: Why screening for access to nutrition should be part of cancer treatment everywhere

  • Swagata Yadavar
  • 24 February 2023

Sixteen-year-old Sahil Bacchav had just finished his tenth grade exams when he developed terrible headaches and a feeling that his nose was blocked. He was referred to King Edward Memorial Hospital, a municipal hospital in Mumbai, where he had his…

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From social determinants to cancer outcomes: the cell biology behind the disparities
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From social determinants to cancer outcomes: the cell biology behind the disparities

  • Janet Fricker
  • 29 April 2022

Raised levels of stress are a normal response to being diagnosed with cancer, and asking patients about their psychological and emotional wellbeing is, or should be, a normal part of attending to their quality of life. But can stress directly…

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Beating the odds in colorectal cancer
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Beating the odds in colorectal cancer

  • Anna Wagstaff
  • 3 February 2022

Stefan Gijssels beat the odds in colorectal cancer. Diagnosed with a cancer of the colon in 2015, a laparoscopic surgery intended to remove what was thought to be a locally contained tumour revealed something much nastier. The cancer had pierced…

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Delivering cancer care during the pandemic: lessons from the ‘first wave’
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Delivering cancer care during the pandemic: lessons from the ‘first wave’

  • Anna Wagstaff
  • 7 October 2020

“My partner had to be admitted to hospital with neutropenia earlier on in her treatment cycle, and she and I are constantly discussing what to do: whether we should ask about suspending treatment, how the risk/benefit equation adds up, whether…

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New European Code of Cancer Practice defines patient rights along the cancer pathway
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New European Code of Cancer Practice defines patient rights along the cancer pathway

  • Janet Fricker
  • 23 September 2020

The European Code of Cancer Practice was launched on 23rd September in Brussels by the European Cancer Organisation to empower citizens with 10 key ‘overarching’ rights and reduce cancer care inequalities across Europe. “This powerful new tool sets out the…

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