Survivorship News

Despite the high cure rate of localized cutaneous melanoma, many patients who undergo successful surgical resection experience severe anxiety and fear about the possibility of recurrence, according to findings published in JAMA Dermatology.

Compared with expectant management, imaging-based surveillance did not improve outcomes among patients in remission after completion of primary radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Childhood cancer survivors had a significantly higher prevalence of smoking than the general population, contrary to previous research, according to a study published in BMC Cancer.

The combination of abnormal baseline global longitudinal strain and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with a more than fourfold risk for subsequent cardiomyopathy among certain childhood cancer survivors.

A multimodal phone app proved feasible for addressing sexual dysfunction among hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors, according to results presented at Tandem Meeting | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.

To help individuals who undergo cancer treatment lead healthier lives, Stacyann Bailey, PhD, has one overarching professional mission — to prevent bones from breaking.

Survivors of head and neck cancer had an elevated risk for stroke — regardless of age, disease site or treatment modality — study findings published in JAMA Network Open showed.

A woman in her late 50s is currently receiving treatment for her second bout of breast cancer. She is thought to be in remission, but Neelam Desai, MD, worries about more than just the disease.

Cancer survivors with elevated levels of the protein N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide had increased risk for death compared with adults without cancer, according to a study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Prostate cancer survivors consuming plant-based diets had better scores for sexual function, vitality, urinary obstruction and incontinence than those on animal-based diets, study results published in Cancer showed.