Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
The vast majority of cancers diagnosed by GPs are spotted after two consultations, according to a new study. Over 80 percent (82%) of people were referred to a specialist after two visits, and 58 percent after just one visit. The study found, while most patients who present with cancer symptoms are being referred promptly, some [...]
A new international survey has revealed governments around the world are leaving cancer patients with untreated pain. Millions of patients lack access to pain-relieving drugs, often leaving them in debilitating pain which can have long-term negative psychological as well as physiological effects. The study was conducted between December 2010 and July 2012 with reports submitted by [...]
New studies reveal for the first time the true economic and human costs of caring for cancer patients in Europe. Cancers cost the EU €124 billion each year with lung cancer responsible for the highest overall burden. Dr Ramon Luengo-Fernandez from the University of Oxford, UK, and colleagues included direct health costs such as primary care, [...]
The number of people dying of cancer will fall dramatically over the next 20 years, according to Cancer Research UK. The statistics, published by the UK charity, show death rates are predicted to fall 17 percent by 2030. This drop can be attributed to fewer people smoking and improvements in treatment and diagnosis. For all cancers, [...]
A new world cancer factsheet has been published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Over half of cancer deaths occur in less developed regions of the world. That is, areas on a medium or low level on the Human Development Index (HDI). As low HDI countries rapidly develop they become “westernized” which leads [...]
Scientists have predicted an increase of 75 percent in global cancer rates by 2030. The spread of unhealthy Western lifestyles to developing countries is one reason for the increase, according to a report published in The Lancet Oncology journal. In 2008, almost 40 percent of global cases of cancer occurred in highly developed countries, even though [...]
There are few things that terrify a parent more than the thought of a child falling ill with cancer. Worse yet, for some kids the very drugs used to treat their cancer are as dangerous as the disease itself. New research shows certain powerful drugs may cause heart problems later in life. A study by [...]
Expats can rest a little easier knowing there is no link between mobile phone use and cancer, at least according to a recent study conducted in Denmark and published in the British Medical Journal. Earlier this year the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer had said the magnetic fields created by phones [...]
The relationship between attitude, outlook, mood and breast cancer is up for debate, but a recent Israeli study of women under the age of 45 found that exposure to stressful life events (such as the divorce or death of parents before age 20), was associated with breast cancer. “Experiencing more than one [negative] meaningful life [...]
There are nearly 200 different kinds of cancer, and they kill about 8 million people annually. That number is to rise to 12 million by 2030, according to the World Health Organization. In the UK alone more than 300,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed each year. Though more than 1 in 3 people will suffer [...]
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