survivors
Beating childhood cancer does not necessarily make survivors healthier adults, study shows
Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have a ripple effect that makes people lead a healthier lifestyle once they grow up. In fact, in a report derived from a National Cancer Institute-funded study of childhood cancer survivors known as the Chicago Healthy Living Study, investigators found that childhood cancer survivors in no […]
Survivors of childhood liver transplant at risk of becoming ‘skinny fat’
New research reports that survivors of childhood liver transplant remain nutritionally compromised over the long-term. Findings published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, indicate that the recipients’ return to normal weight post-transplant was due to an increase in fat mass […]
Follow-up care for older breast cancer survivors needs to be all-encompassing
Older women who have overcome breast cancer are likely to struggle with heart disease, osteoporosis and hypertension further on in their lives. Whether these conditions occur or not is influenced by the treatment that patients received to fight cancer, their overall weight and their age. Breast cancer survivors therefore should watch their weight and get […]
Heart-attack Survivors Often Make No Changes
Theres no stronger scare tactic into leading a healthy lifestyle than suffering a heart attack or stroke, which is why it may be surprising that many survivors dont make changes needed to improve their health. A study published earlier this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows one in four men doesnt […]
Many Stroke, Heart-attack Survivors Make No Changes After Event
There’s no stronger scare tactic into leading a healthy lifestyle than suffering a heart attack or stroke, which is why it may be surprising that many survivors don’t make changes needed to improve their health. A study published in April in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows one in four men doesn’t make […]