(Reuters Health) – Cancer death rates in the United States fell 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 – the largest single-year drop ever recorded – fueled in large part by progress against lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death, the American Cancer Society (ACS) rep... More »
(Reuters Health) – Cancer specialists only rarely advise patients on lifestyle changes that could improve overall health and possibly also reduce the risk of recurrence, a new survey suggests. The survey of doctors from a Midwestern health system found that on... More »
For several decades, certain cancer centers have been allowed by the U.S. government to charge more for the care they give. A new study finds the care given at these centers isn’t very different from that received at other top-notch facilities. Since the early... More »
(Reuters Health) – Patients may have less access to palliative care at U.S. hospitals that primarily serve minorities, a study suggests. Minorities in the U.S. often receive worse healthcare and have worse outcomes, researchers note in JAMA Network Open. Non-w... More »
(Reuters Health) – The cost of new anti-cancer drugs increased more than five-fold from 2006 to 2015, but a new analysis suggests that cancer patients and insurers may be getting less for their money. Anticancer medications account for the lion’s share of glob... More »
(Reuters Health) – Most Americans aren’t aware of cancer drug shortages that might lead some patients to receive less effective or more toxic treatments, a U.S. study suggests. In a nationally representative survey of 420 adults, just 16 percent said they knew... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Cappuccino stands on a table at a branch of Costa coffee in Manchester, Britain, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm... More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – People who want access to the best cancer treatment centers in the U.S. may want to avoid health insurance pla More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy should have all their medications and herbal supplements reviewed by a phar More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on a medication package in a pharmacy in London, Britain, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo Scientists have developed a new three-in-one blood test that has the potential to turn AstraZeneca’s drug Ly... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Comfort care for advanced cancer patients is associated with fewer repeat hospitalizations and more hospice referr More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – As cancer drug costs rise, U.S. cancer patients are more likely than other medical patients to struggle with pa More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – After prostate removal for cancer, men sometimes complain to their doctors that their penis shrank, but a new More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – In general, childhood cancer survivors are just as satisfied with their sex lives as people who didn’t have ca More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – Drugs recently approved around the world to fight cancer increased patients’ overall survival, but benefits va More »
By Kathryn Doyle(Reuters Health) – For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not ju More »
(Reuters Health) – U.S. doctors and hospitals throw out almost $3 billion (roughly 2.7 billion euros) in unused cancer drugs each year because the medicines come in supersized single-use packages and excess medicine must be discarded for safety reasons, a rece... More »
