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Wednesday, 5/28/08
Effects of Iyengar Yoga on Measures of Cognition, Fatigue, Quality of Life, Flexibility, and Balance in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Case Series
Studies have revealed the benefits derived from yoga which includes improvements in quality of life (QOL) and decreased symptoms for women with breast cancer.

Monday, 6/02/08
Childhood Cancer Rates Highest in Northeast, Lowest in South
A CDC study finds the childhood cancer rate is highest in the Northeast and lowest in the South. The results caught experts off guard, but some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting. data.

Monday, 6/09/08
Women Worrying About Cancer Are More Likely to Experience Sleep Disturbances
A significant number of women worrying about cancer may be experiencing sleep disturbances, even without a breast cancer diagnosis.

Tuesday, 6/10/08
Study Reports Increase in Medicare Spending for Cancer Care
Costs for treating Medicare patients with cancer increased substantially from 1991 to 2002, researchers report. The costs grew with the program's expansion to cover more prescription drugs, as well as an increase in the number of patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.

Tuesday, 6/10/08
Study: Different Facilities Have Varying Mammography Accuracy
New research reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that the correct interpretation of mammography results varies between facilities. Moreover, there are characteristics that predict which facilities are likely to provide more accurate readings.

Wednesday, 6/11/08
Perspectives on the Role of Chemotherapy at the End of Life
Physician-researchers from the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center published a case study in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association exploring the role of chemotherapy given in the last phases of life to cancer patients in the United States.

Thursday, 6/12/08
Palliative Care Recommended for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients
The results of a new study suggest that even aggressive treatments do not improve survival for women with advanced ovarian cancer, so health care providers should focus on comfort measures.

Friday, 6/13/08
Cancer Survivor's Film a Real-Life Fright
Hank Sisk used to love scary movies and dreamed of growing up to make one himself. At 42, he's done so, though in a way he never could have imagined. Sisk is a cancer survivor married to a cancer survivor; their experiences - and those of other cancer patients they've met - inspired "The Note," his short- subject film about a family ravaged by the nation's No. 2 killer.

Sunday, 6/15/08
Cancer Doctors Dodge the Death Talk
Only one-third of terminally ill cancer patients in a new, federally funded study said their doctors had discussed end-of-life care. However, patients who had these talks were no more likely to become depressed than those who did not, were less likely to spend their final days in hospitals and avoided costly, futile care. And their loved ones were more at peace after they died.

Perception and Treatment of Cancer Pain Among Spanish-Speaking Populations in the United States: Summary of Focus Group Findings
Although many of the issues surrounding cancer pain communication in Spanish-speaking populations in the U.S. are similar to those of the population at large, focus groups revealed several culturally-based factors relevant to cancer pain management. These factors should be taken into consideration when designing materials on cancer pain and pain management for this audience.

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