Cancer survivors News
Cancer recovery and rehabilitation does not have a fixed time. Moreover, it can sometimes be unpredictable. In many cases, patients may require long term and continuous support—such as speech therapy, deglutition (swallow) therapy, physiotherapy, or help managing side effects like neuropathy.
A new study highlights that postmenopausal cancer survivors who walk 5,000–6,000 steps daily can lower their risk of death by 40%, emphasizing the life-saving benefits of moderate physical activity.
Celebs set to walk the ramp as part of paying tribute to Cancer Survivors.
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The team first analyzed cells from 60 survivors and compared them with cells from 29 age-matched individuals without a history of cancer
Expression of the gene that codes for p16INK4a was higher in survivors than in controls, representing a 25-year age acceleration
The researchers found that in the nine children and adolescents in the study who had a new diagnosis of cancer, expression was higher after treatment with chemotherapy than before treatment
ImpaCCt Foundation at Tata Memorial Hospital is also a part of the initiative to support these kids.
Improvements in treatment have dramatically increased survival rates from pediatric cancers, with about 83 percent of children surviving at least five years and many becoming long-term survivors.
The study found that exposure to radiotherapy or chemotherapy were not significantly associated with hypertension.
Many patients live in fear that their cancer may come back and they may think the cancer has returned with every lump or bump, pain or ache, fatigue or fever.
The detrimental effect on fertility was evident in almost all types of cancer diagnosed, the study showed.
The bioprosthetic ovaries was constructed of 3-D printed scaffolds that house immature eggs and found to successfully boost hormone production as well as restore fertility in mice.
A new study has found that women who were diagnosed and treated for cancer during their childbearing years have higher risk of having a premature delivery, babies with low birth weights or cesarean section delivery.
Neelam Kumar, a cancer survivor, will soon be out with a comic book carrying inspirational stories of other survivors who triumphed over the dreaded disease.
According to the research, survivors of brain tumours, leukaemia, bone and soft tissue sarcomas and testicular cancer are more vulnerable in terms of risk of suicide.
Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan encouraged cancer survivors by calling them "cancer conquerors".
The degree of the problem appeared to be related to the degree of which the eye motor skills had been affected, which suggests damage to the central nervous system from the chemotherapy.
More than 500 people including cancer survivors, doctors, students participated in a "Walkathon" for cancer survivors organised in the city today on occasion of World Cancer Day.
There is so much misinformation out there that it's just shocking, says Lisa Ray.
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