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Cancer Survivors

Trial finds chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer relapse

According to the results of a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial, giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back

Trial finds chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer relapse
Updated On : 20 Jan 2023 | 5:22 PM IST

Research finds adult survivors of cancer have higher bone fracture risk

Adult cancer survivors, particularly those diagnosed within 5 years and/or have a history of chemotherapy, have an increased risk for bone fractures

Research finds adult survivors of cancer have higher bone fracture risk
Updated On : 06 Nov 2022 | 11:51 PM IST

Adult cancer survivors at higher risk of bone fractures, say researchers

Among cancer survivors 5 or more years after diagnosis, physical exercise may be related to a lower risk of fracture and that continued smoking was associated with a greater risk

Adult cancer survivors at higher risk of bone fractures, say researchers
Updated On : 03 Nov 2022 | 11:19 PM IST

How a 31-year-old woman is spreading awareness among other cancer sufferers

Now 31, Saima Thompson is juggling a busy working life at the family restaurant, Masala Wala Cafe in Brockley, with encouraging debate about cancer in the black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

How a 31-year-old woman is spreading awareness among other cancer sufferers
Updated On : 25 Jan 2020 | 7:15 PM IST

How to identify symptoms of breast cancer in both Women and Men

Breast cancer originates in the breast tissue when cells start growing abnormally and stop functioning like normal cells

How to identify symptoms of breast cancer in both Women and Men
Updated On : 10 Nov 2019 | 12:29 AM IST

Childhood cancer survivors have fewer long-term side effects: Study

In survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, latent complication rates fell to 11 per cent

Childhood cancer survivors have fewer long-term side effects: Study
Updated On : 03 Jun 2017 | 9:15 PM IST