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Side EffectsCommon Questions About the COVID-19 Outbreak
Cancer patients, their caregivers, and others need to take precautions to lower their risk of getting COVID-19. Learn some basic facts about what you can do to help protect yourself and others.
Study: Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Linked With Dementia
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that older prostate cancer patients getting hormone treatment, called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), were more likely to be diagnosed later with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
One in 3 Cancer Survivors Has Chronic Pain
A report by researchers from Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of Virginia, and the American Cancer Society finds that about one-third of cancer survivors (34.6%) reported having chronic pain.
Breast Cancer Patients Make Recommendations to Address High Health Care Costs
Breast cancer patients, especially if they have lymphedema, face an especially high cost of health care according to authors of a paper published March 6, 2019 in Cancer, a peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Cancer Society.
Oncologists Want More Information About Medical Marijuana
According to a nationwide survey, most oncologists have discussed medical marijuana use with their patients, however, most also say they do not feel they have enough information to make a well-informed decision about prescribing it.