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Physical, mental problems common among cancer survivors

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New York: Anxiety about recurrence along with physical and financial problems are some of the issues that many cancer survivors face even decades after being cured of the disease, shows a study.

The findings could lead to interventions that are tailored to the specific types of problems and concerns that cancer survivors may experience.

“Overall, we found that cancer survivors are often caught off guard by the lingering problems they experience after cancer treatment,” said Mary Ann Burg from the University of Central Florida in the US.

While many survivors do well after treatment, some experience continuing problems that can significantly impair their quality of life well beyond the magical five-year survival milestone.

To assess the unmet needs of cancer survivors, the researchers looked at the responses from 1,514 cancer survivors who detailed the problems they faced.

Survivors most frequently expressed physical problems, with 38 percent saying they were an issue.

Problems related to sexuality and lack of control among prostate cancer survivors were especially common.

Financial problems related to the costs of treatment also persisted long after treatment for 20 percent of respondents.

Anxiety about recurrence was a common theme expressed by survivors regardless of the type of cancer they had or how many years they had survived cancer.

The number and type of unmet needs were not associated with time since cancer treatment.

The study appeared online in the journal Cancer.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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