Images of gaunt, wasted bodies are shocking and often linked to feelings of shame, blame or guilt. When patients with advanced cancer begin to look this way, the problem lies with the cancer more than [more]
Evidence from a growing number of robust studies points incontrovertibly towards the benefits of regular, moderate activity not just in preventing cancer, but in rehabilitation for survivors and protection against recurrence. The question, as ever, [more]
A quarter of Europe’s citizens may miss out on better health, unless policy makers address functional illiteracy and improvements in the way information is presented. Download full article
Despite an EU directive out lawing job discrimination, cancer patients are still routinely forced out of work by employers who don’t want themor refuse to accommodate their need for lighter work or a shorter working [more]
Recent issues of CancerWorld have looked at the physical and psychosocial damage than can be inflicted by radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgical cancer treatments. The final part of our series on Living with the consequences looks [more]
Childhood cancer is increasingly about being cured. But developing bodies can suffer life-long damage from toxic treatments, and developing personalities become moulded by the experience of battling cancer and living with uncertainty. In the third [more]
In the second part of our series on Living with the consequences, survivors of head and neck cancer talk about the social isolation and despair of living with mutilated faces and struggling to talk, chew [more]
Oncologists know well the fear and desperation of patients faced with a cancer diagnosis. They are far less familiar with the daily struggle to cope with functional impairments, pain or psychological damage that a significant [more]
Should teenager cancer patients be treated as children or as adults? The answer is surely that they should be treated as teenagers but that’s not an option available to many of them. Download full [more]
The right of every patient to play a full role in decisions relating to their treatment remains more of an aspiration than a reality, according to a recent survey of breast cancer patients. For the [more]
Many cancer patients, intentionally or by mistake, fail to take their medication as prescribed. Understanding why can help doctors encourage their patients to stick with the treatment. Download full article
Advocates for early access to unproven treatments may believe they are helping patients, but their actions can put current patients at risk and deny future patients the knowledge they need to make evidence-based treatment decisions, [more]
Despite recognised regional differences in how doctors and patients deal with bad news, recent research shows every country has patients who seek information and others who avoid information, and doctors need training to cater for [more]