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Cancer Docs Shy Away from Empathy: Study

But helping cope with existential questions
is key, say experts

HealthDay News Sep 23, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to cancer, a doctor’s ability to empathize with a patient is paramount, experts say —but a new study finds that physicians aren't feeling patients' pain, HealthDay reports. “Physicians only responded to 10% of empathic opportunities, and when patients raised existential concerns, physicians tended to shift more to biomedical responses,” said the study’s author. More »

More about:  cancer • health care • doctors • oncology • empathy

Dying Patients Helped by Docs' End-of-Life Talks

But only a third of terminally ill receive them, study says

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 16, 08 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - While only a third of terminally-ill cancer patients received end-of-life talks from their doctors, those who did fared better, a study has found. Doctors who hedge may think they’re protecting their patients, but patients who got the talk were no more likely to get depressed, avoided living their final days in hospitals, and didn’t spend on expensive, futile care, the AP reports. More »

More about:  cancer • health care • doctor • oncology • end of life care

Sun Exposure May Reduce Risk of Lung Cancer

Residents of darker locales have higher rates of disease, new research shows

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 18, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Lack of exposure to sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, a study of 111 countries shows. Smoking is the risk factor most closely associated with the disease, accounting for as many as 85% of cases, but limited access to UV rays is second, the Telegraph reports. Vitamin D, which is generated by exposure to the sun, can slow or even halt tumor growth, reports the BBC. More »

More about:  lung cancer • skin cancer • tumors • vitamin D • oncology

MRIs Beat Mammograms at Spotting Earliest Breast Cancer

Researchers urge switch to save lives

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Aug 10, 07 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - MRIs significantly outperform mammograms in detecting pockets of abnormal cells that can lead to full-blown breast cancer, and the costly scans should be used routinely to save more women's lives, researchers say. A new study out today says MRIs detected 92% of the early lesions, called ductal carcinoma in situ, while mammograms found only 57%, the Guardian reports. More »

More about:  cancer • breast cancer • medical research • cancer research • mammogram • MRI • oncology

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