Cancer Update

Cancer Update

Cancer Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 12/19/2013 01:10 PM EST

New on the MedlinePlus Cancer page:

80 Percent of Cancer Docs Have Faced Drug Shortages

12/18/2013 05:00 PM EST

Many report using substitute chemo meds or delaying treatment

Source: HealthDay

Annual Report to the Nation

12/17/2013 09:32 AM EST

Source: HealthDay - 

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline: Report

12/16/2013 04:00 PM EST

But researchers added that people with other health problems have lower odds of survival

Source: HealthDay

Cancer Deaths Rise to 8.2 Million, Breast Cancer Sharply Up

12/12/2013 05:52 AM EST

The global death toll from cancer rose to 8.2 million in 2012 with sharp rises in breast cancer as the disease tightened its grip in developing nations struggling to treat an illness driven by Western lifestyles.
Source: Reuters Health