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Cancer patients who died in a hospital or intensive care unit were shown to have a reduced quality of life compared to those who died at home with hospice, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Additionally, caregivers of patients treated in hospital settings are at an increased risk for [...]

Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer. In an effort to raise awareness about the hazards of radon, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated October 17th through October 24th as National Radon Awareness Week. According to James Gelina, President of the Air Quality Control Agency, “Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas formed [...]

A new study suggests early palliative care may actually be a better form of treatment for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer than traditional curative care. Patients in the study who were assigned palliative care reported an overall better quality of life, lower levels of depression and survived longer than their traditionally treated counterparts. The findings, [...]

What do computer engineers, physicists and mathematicians have to offer in the fight against cancer? As it turns out, quite a lot. In a new collaboration that finds these non-medical professionals teaming up with oncologists, these new enlistees in the war on cancer have been tasked with turning the disease into a mathematical formula. Working [...]

A new report put together by the American Cancer Society (ACS) suggests that cancer places more of a burden on the global economy than any other illness. This cost is not based on the amount of money used to treat the illness, but rather on economic cost of lives lost or disabled by cancer. Ultimately, [...]