Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.
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Pancreatic, brain, lung, stomach and oesophageal cancers have seen hardly any change in survival rate over the past 50 years.
Understanding how cancer is discussed across diverse languages and cultural contexts is crucial, especially on a continent that has more than 2,000 languages.
It only takes a few surviving cells for a cancer to grow back, and the available testing methods often can’t detect them while they’re dormant.
A recent study of people diagnosed with cancer shows how the negatives can be balanced by positive life changes – even a rediscovery of joy and opportunity.
New research highlights common threads in cancer survivors’ stories, including the effort it takes to navigate the health system, even for a diagnosis, and the struggle to fund unsubsidised treatments.
A 30-minute workout five times a week may be all you need.
In future health emergencies and possibly further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, caution needs to be taken when extending cancer waiting times for reasons unrelated to patients’ health-care needs.
A cancer is in remission when it can no longer be detected. But we only say it’s cured when it hasn’t come back for a certain time – and that differs for different cancers.
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Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Otago
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Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Māori and Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor of Health Promotion, University of Otago
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Professor of Social and Health Psychology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Sociology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kingston University
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Senior Lecturer in Cancer Biology & Clinical Biochemistry, Kingston University
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington
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Research Associate in Exercise Oncology & Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist, University of Hull
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Associate Professor of Oncology and Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Ontario