Survey Examines What's Driving Patient Decisions to Use Complementary Therapies
May 28th 2015Complementary and alternative therapies like yoga and acupuncture are becoming more popular among cancer patients and survivors to help ease symptoms like pain, fatigue, and distress, but what drives-and deters-the use of these integrative therapies is not well understood.
For Survivors of Breast Cancer, Weight Training Helps Fend Off Physical Decline
May 26th 2015Weight training was shown to help stave off deterioration of physical function in breast cancer survivors, conferring a benefit twice that of women in a control group who did not participate in the weight-lifting intervention.
PSA Screening Declines, Especially Among Men Most Likely to Benefit
May 18th 2015When the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer in May 2012, it caused a sea change in practice patterns among primary care physicians.
Study Points to Possible Role for Statins in Lung Cancer
May 13th 2015Statin use before or after a diagnosis of lung cancer may be linked to a reduced risk of death from the disease, according to findings of a recent study which found that patients who used statins in the year before a lung cancer diagnosis had a statistically significant 12% reduction in lung cancer-specific deaths.
E-cigarette Users Nearly 60% Less Likely To Quit Than Traditional Cigarette Smokers
May 11th 2015E-cigarettes, championed by some as a smoking-cessation tool, may actually decrease the likelihood of quitting smoking, according to a recent population-based study of 1000 smokers published in The American Journal of Public Health.