Breast cancer survivors at significant risk of developing entirely new cancers, study finds
by The Independent
The Independent— More deprived women were found to be at higher risk of lung, kidney, head and neck, bladder, oesophageal and stomach cancers
dailym.ai—Breast cancer survivors at a greater risk of new tumours than people who have never had the disease. The study also found that the most common place for new tumours to occur in these patients was in the womb, followed by the blood and the ovaries.
The Guardian—Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors. Cambridge study finds those from poorest areas have 35% higher risk of second non-breast cancerFemale survivors of breast cancer living in the most deprived areas have a 35% higher risk of developing second, unrelated cancers, compared with those from the most affluent areas, research shows.Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, with about 56,000 people being told they have it each year. Improved diagnosis and treatments mean that five-year survival rates are now 86% in...
FOX News—Common mental health problem can shorten cancer survivors’ lives, study finds: ‘Critical issue’. Cancer survivors who feel lonely tend to have a greater risk of dying, research suggests. The study, led by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN), found that cancer survivors with the highest levels of loneliness had the highest mortality risk, according to a press release. Researchers analyzed 3,447 cancer survivors 50 years of age and older, pulling data from the 2008-2018 Health and Retirement Study. CANCER CASES IN...