Optimism can be a useful coping mechanism for cancer patients, specialists say ... or disease survival can be influenced by a positive attitude or by keeping up a “fighting spirit” isn ...

Cancer patients are being given tips in positive thinking to see if it can help fight the disease. Some experts believe brain power may not only ease mental trauma but also stop diseased cells ...

The belief that cancer sufferers ... one in ten patients lives beyond five years - the researchers concluded that being optimistic may improve quality of life. A positive attitude can help lead ...

But she was determined to stay positive ... The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) has seen an increase in the number of young patients like Ms Liew defaulting on treatment or follow ...

I tried to maintain a positive attitude ... she was working out, cancer didn’t define her: “When I started training at U.P., I was no longer ‘Cait the Cancer Patient.’ ...

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One argument for the permissibility of euthanasia found in the African philosophical tradition suggests that the sole goal of ...

Two colleagues of Amy Wallace, an oncology nurse, nominated her for the Extraordinary Healer Award based on her care of ...

A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced ...

Cachexia is a common, life-threatening wasting condition that can significantly impact quality of life in affected patients with cancer ... Based on these positive results, Pfizer is discussing ...