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Most Cancer-related Blood Clots Occur in Outpatients
In a study of nearly 18,000 people with cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have found that when blood clots develop – a well-known and serious complication of cancer treatment – 78 percent of the time they occur when a person is out of the hospital, at home or elsewhere, while on chemotherapy.
American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released Clinical Cancer Advances 2011: ASCO’s Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer, an independent review of the advances in cancer research that have had the greatest impact on patient care in 2011. The report also identifies the most promising trends in oncology and provides insights from experts on where the future of cancer care is heading.
Cancer and Fertility – Young Women Speak Up
Many more adolescents and young adults are surviving their disease, resulting in a substantial and growing number of female cancer survivors of reproductive age. Young cancer survivors are less likely to have biological children than non-cancer survivors, mainly due to the effects of cancer treatments on future fertility.
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