Survivorship News

People with cancer who perform a certain level physical activity may experience less intense pain than people without cancer who are less active, according to data published in Cancer.

As the broader health care field strives to identify and address health care disparities, a commentary published in The Lancet Oncology underscored the importance of eliminating ableism from cancer care.

Survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to have prediabetes at younger ages than the general public, increasing their already elevated risk for diabetes and cardiovascular and kidney diseases, study findings showed.

Patients with cancer enrolled in high-deductible health-care plans paid, on average, nearly 70% more in out-of-pocket medical expenses annually than those in low-deductible plans, according to a study in JAMA Oncology.

Michelle Bloom, MD, has been named system director of the cardio-oncology program at NYU Langone Health.

Substance use disorders are more prevalent among survivors of certain types of cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Adult survivors of childhood cancer with a high risk of cardiovascular disease may not be receiving proper cardiac testing, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Physicians who demonstrate empathy in their interactions with individuals with breast cancer foster better psychological well-being and adjustment in this patient population, according to a study published in Patient Education and Counseling.

Among adult cancer survivors in the United States, a suboptimal social determinants of health profile had an independent association with worse cardiovascular health, according to a study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young cancer are twice as likely to develop chronic health conditions than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a study published in Cancer.