Exposure to the sun is a significant predictor of your risk of melanoma, but other factors play into the likelihood you’ll develop skin cancer.
Cancer Care
Should I stop chemotherapy or other treatments?
Should people stop chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic? The answer is absolutely not.
Cooling caps: a helping hand for hair loss
Researchers find that a scalp cooling system may reduce chemo-induced hair loss.
Giving men with prostate cancer choices
Men will choose different prostate cancer treatments when they’re fully informed of the options.
Should women control their own mammogram?
A study shows that handing over the mammogram controls to the woman being tested led to similar clinical results, but with less pain.
Can taking antioxidants affect cancer treatment?
There are concerns that supplements, especially antioxidants, could counteract the effects of cancer treatment.
Exercise counters cancer-related fatigue
Fatigue is a common side effect of cancer and its treatments. A review identifies ways to fight cancer fatigue, including exercise and psychological therapies.
Quality of life and exercise in cancer survivors
Researchers investigated the quality of life and its association with physical activity among survivors of different types of cancer. These are the results.
Colorectal cancer does early screening help?
Researchers present data on the relationship between Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, it’s screening history and the resulting incidence in Australia, this is what they found.
Do probiotics reduce diarrhoea from cancer treatment?
Bowel problems are a common side-effect from cancer, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Through various studies, probiotic supplements appear to have a favourable benefit in reducing these side effects.
