Industry payments to physicians linked to use of some non-recommended and low value drugs among cancer patients

Findings raise quality of care concerns about this common practice, say researchers Patients with cancer whose oncologist receives payments from industry appear more likely to receive some non-recommended and low value treatments, finds a US study published by The BMJ today. This finding raises potential concerns about quality of care, and the ...

2024-06-04T10:24:58+00:0026 October 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Immersive virtual reality seems to ease cancer patients’ pain and distress

May have potential for other long term conditions, findings suggest Immersive virtual reality—digital technology that allows a person to experience being physically present in a non-physical world—seems to ease the pain and distress felt by patients with cancer, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence published in BMJ Supportive ...

Significant gaps in UK public awareness of tell-tale cancer signs in kids and teens

Just 1 in 3 adult survey respondents felt confident in recognising symptoms Findings indicate need for initiatives to plug this knowledge gap, say researchers There are significant gaps in the UK public’s awareness of the tell-tale signs and symptoms of cancer in children and teens, with just a third of ...

Cardiorespiratory fitness associated with up to 40% lower risk of 9 cancers

These include head and neck, food pipe, stomach, pancreas, liver, bowel, kidney, lung Good cardiorespiratory fitness when young is associated with up to a 40% lower risk of developing 9 specific cancers later on—at least in men—suggests a large long term study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ...

Cancer death risk after low-dose ionising radiation underestimated

Findings should inform rules on workplace protection from low-dose radiation, say researchers Prolonged exposure to low-dose ionising radiation is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer than previously thought, suggests research tracking the deaths of workers in the nuclear industry, published in The BMJ today. The findings should inform current ...

2024-06-04T10:23:32+00:0017 August 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Explore psilocybin and other psychedelics for women’s cancer distress, urge doctors

Conventional ‘gold standard’ approaches take too long and require too much stamina It’s time to stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin—the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’—and other psychedelics to ease the often overwhelming distress faced by women with late stage gynaecological cancers, urge doctors in a commentary published ...

Hairdressers, beauticians may be at heightened risk of ovarian cancer

Those working in sales, retail, clothing and construction industries also potentially at risk Cumulative exposure to various agents, including  talc, ammonia, may be important Hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants are among certain job roles that may be associated with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer, finds a case-control study published online ...

Bhopal may have raised intergenerational disability, cancer risks

And it may have curbed educational attainment and prompted fall in proportion of male births  Disaster likely affected people across a substantially more extensive area than previously thought   The Bhopal gas explosion in 1984—one of India’s worst industrial disasters—may have heightened the risk of disability and cancer in later life among ...

2024-06-04T10:23:36+00:0014 June 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long term cancer survivors

Findings show substantial fall in risk of death from breast cancer since the 1990s and provide reassurance for patients and doctors Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long term cancer survivors, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings show that the average ...

2024-06-04T10:23:13+00:0014 June 2023|Press release, The BMJ|
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