Cancer

Studies from Case Western Reserve University have provided new information about cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 29th, 2008

"This research examines the fatigue and pain reported by a sample of long-term (5 years), older adult (:60 years) survivors of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. It also examines the importance of cancer and age-related factors as correlates of pain and fatigue as well as the relationship between pain and fatigue and functional difficulty," scientists in the United States report.

"Data were derived from 321 in-person interviews with a sample of survivors randomly selected from a tumor registry at a comprehensive cancer center. The results of multivariate analysis indicate that the pain, energy level, and weakness reported by older adult cancer survivors are more...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-29)

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