Cancer Survivors Can Get Tired of Being Called ‘Strong’

If you currently have cancer or are being treated for cancer, it is important to know that you are at increased risk for developing a blood clot (also called venous thromboembolism or VTE).

Cancer-related fatigue is so common that between 80% and 100% of people with cancer report fatigue as a side effect, according to the American Cancer Society.

The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of screening they wanted—a take-home kit or colonoscopy—compared to those who were only offered the colonoscopy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Patients with very advanced solid tumors saw no significant improvement in overall survival after receiving systemic therapy, according to a study published today in JAMA Oncology by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Yale Cancer Center.