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Older adults who survive a stroke may have a higher-than-average risk of developing cancer in the next few years

ASA: Cancer Risk Higher for Older Stroke Survivors

But cancer only affected about 2 percent of those in two-year follow-up period
Cancer patients who let their doctors make all the decisions are less likely to rate their care as excellent compared to patients who participate in their medical decisions

Perception of Cancer Care Quality Higher When Patient Involved

But researchers still unclear as to whether shared decision-making results in better outcomes
Human papillomavirus type 16 seropositivity is relatively common before anal cancer diagnosis

HPV16 Seropositivity Relatively Common Before Anal Cancer

Seropositivity tends to increase in blood samples drawn closer to time of cancer diagnosis
For most pregnant patients with benign spine tumors

Case Series Addresses Spine Tumors in Pregnancy

Most women with benign spine tumors can wait for surgery until after delivery
Researchers say they have identified eight specific physical signs that strongly indicate impending death in patients with advanced cancer. The findings have been reported online Feb. 9 in Cancer.

Eight Clinical Signs of Impending Death Identified

Findings in patients with advanced cancer could help families prepare, aid end-of-life care choices
Soy food/isoflavone intake is not associated with endometrial cancer risk in Japanese women

Soy Food, Isoflavone Intake Not Linked to Endometrial Cancer

Findings in Japanese women aged 45 to 74 years followed during average of 12.1 years
Meaning-centered group psychotherapy is effective for reducing psychological distress and improving spiritual well-being in patients with advanced cancer

Meaning-Centered Group Therapy Beneficial in Advanced Cancer

Improvements in patient quality of life, reduction in psychological distress
Fewer than half of Americans are aware that some major lifestyle factors can affect their cancer risk

AICR: Awareness of Key Cancer Risk Factors Alarmingly Low

Many worry about unproven factors like food additives; less about exercise and obesity
Lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women in developed countries

Lung Cancer Now Leads Cancer Mortality in Developed Nations

Leading cancer killer of American women for many years
The 2014 recommendations for the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer are unchanged from 2013

Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis, Treatment in Cancer Unchanged

Thromboprophylaxis required throughout hospitalization for most patients with active cancer