Tag: Cancer
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Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Boosts Survival: New Study Findings
Overview: Smoking Cessation and Cancer Survival When a cancer diagnosis arrives, patients often face a cascade of decisions about treatment, lifestyle, and recovery. A growing body of evidence now suggests that quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can meaningfully improve overall survival, including for those with advanced disease. The latest findings, published in the Journal…
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Quitting Smoking After a Cancer Diagnosis Boosts Survival, Study Finds
New Evidence Links Quitting Smoking to Longer Survival in Cancer Patients Clinicians and patients have long debated how much influence lifestyle changes can have after a cancer diagnosis. A recent study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network adds a robust data point: quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with…
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Tribute to Tchéky Karyo: Remembering the Polish-born French Star of Nikita and The Missing at 72
A life in cinema and television French actor Tchéky Karyo, renowned for his enduring roles in the film Nikita and the television series The Missing, has died at age 72 after a battle with cancer. The news was reported by AFP, confirming the loss of a performer whose career spanned several decades and continents, earning…
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Cancer Diagnosis Strengthened Us: Navigating Tough Conversations and Prostate Cancer
Facing cancer together, and the conversations that follow When a cancer diagnosis arrives, it often shifts the cadence of a relationship. For many couples, the news can tighten the bonds that survive the toughest storms, even as it forces conversations that once seemed unthinkable. The story of a partner who underwent a radical prostatectomy and…
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When Cancer Brings Couples Closer, But Demands Hard Conversations
How a Diagnosis Redefines a Relationship When one partner hears the word cancer, the ground shifts beneath the relationship. A shared sense of vulnerability can deepen affection and solidarity, but it can also trigger fear, uncertainty, and difficult conversations that never seemed necessary before. For many couples, the journey through diagnosis and treatment becomes a…
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When a Cancer Diagnosis Changes a Couple: Tough Talks, Tough Choices, and Growing Closer
H2: A Diagnosis That Changes the Conversation A cancer diagnosis can upend routines, plans, and even the words a couple uses with each other. For many couples, the moment of discovery is followed by a second, equally consequential moment: the realization that the relationship will be tested in ways that medical charts alone cannot capture.…
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Global Analysis Finds Wide Inequalities in Care for Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancers
Overview: A Global Portrait of Cancer Care Gaps A sweeping study by the Cancer Survival Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine exposes persistent disparities in the way three of the most common cancers among women—breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer—are diagnosed and treated around the world. The findings highlight how geography, income…
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Global Analysis Uncovers Wide Inequalities in Care for Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancers
Overview A sweeping international study led by the Cancer Survival Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine reveals stark inequalities in how women worldwide experience breast, cervical, and ovarian cancers. The analysis, which examines diagnosis timing, treatment choices, and survival outcomes, underscores the uneven landscape of cancer care across countries and income…
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Telford cancer patient raises £120k for liver chemotherapy
NHS worker in Telford seeks £120,000 for liver-directed chemotherapy A 49-year-old NHS communications worker from Telford is crowdfunding £120,000 to access a high-dose chemotherapy treatment for ocular melanoma that has spread to the liver. Jamie Scott, diagnosed with eye cancer in 2011, has faced a barrier within the health system that has left her unable…
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Ocular Melanoma Liver Chemotherapy Funding: NHS Access Challenge in Telford
Hooked by a life-changing diagnosis Jamie Scott, a 49-year-old communications worker for an NHS mental health trust, was diagnosed with eye cancer (ocular melanoma) in 2011. Over the years the cancer has progressed, spreading to her liver and triggering a fierce fight not just against the disease but against the barriers that limit timely access…