For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
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At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
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Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal
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Concern for loved ones can be a powerful innovation tool.
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Higher-income individuals with prostate cancer feel more informed about the disease and more satisfied with their treatment decisions than do their lower-income peers, new survey findings show.
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People caring for a loved one  with Alzheimer&#39;s disease benefit not only emotionally but also  physically from a counseling and support program developed at  New York University Medical Center.
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Some researchers are finding that the relationship between emotion and health is turning out to be more interesting, and more important, than most of us could have imagined.
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Doctors treating cancer patients should try harder to help them deal with the emotional toll the disease exacts, an expert panel said on Tuesday.
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A patient in a vegetative state can communicate using her thoughts, according to research.
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Ten years have passed since Maria Gomez was diagnosed with breast cancer, but the White Plains mother of two still remembers how confused and frightened she felt when talking to her doctor about her options for treatment.
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Those strangers waiting at the doctorâs office may share a pain that others canât understand.
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eople who survive cancer appear to get worse care than the general population when it comes to other diseases, a study released last week concluded.
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New research finds that almost half of U.S. women diagnosed with a specific form of breast cancer need not undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy.
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As cancer patients increasingly embrace alternative therapies, oncologists are calling for well-designed clinical trials to determine if they are helpful or harmful.
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New hospice programs give patients medical comfort while allowing for sophisticated medical treatments.
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When painful medicine is involved, closeness to a patient can make for fuzzy views.
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Man's best friend could also be a  lifesaver in the fight against cancer.
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Cancer patients should be offered hypnosis therapy to help reduce their pain, researchers said yesterday after a series of scientific studies.