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(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed.

Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study provides valuable information on which cancer patients might need help to quit smoking.

(Wiley-Blackwell) New research suggests African-Americans have a higher burden of multiple, large-joint osteoarthritis (OA), and may not be recognized based on the current definition of "generalized OA." African-Americans were also more likely to have knee OA, but less likely to be affected by hand OA than Caucasians according to the findings reported today in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Rheumatology.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Two new studies have found that smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the morning may have a higher risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than smokers who refrain from lighting up right away.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the results may help identify smokers who have an especially high risk of developing cancer and would benefit from targeted smoking interventions to reduce their risk.

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that many doctors report that they do not appropriately offer breast and ovarian cancer counseling and testing services to their female patients.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that efforts are needed to encourage these services for high-risk women and discourage them for average-risk women.

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that allowing full access to personal medical records increases satisfaction without increasing anxiety in newly diagnosed cancer patients.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that providing accurate information to patients through medical records can be a beneficial complement to verbal communication with their physicians.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Individuals with poorer health or psychological issues may be prone to developing chronic widespread pain following a traumatic event.

This new research, published today in Arthritis Care & Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Rheumatology, found that the onset of chronic pain was more often reported following a traffic accident than from other physically traumatic triggers.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Tamoxifen, taken by certain women as a preventive measure against breast cancer, saves lives and reduces medical costs.

That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

The study's results suggest that the benefits of tamoxifen to prevent cancer can sufficiently compensate for its side effects in post-menopausal women under age 55 years who have an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that fish oil may help combat cancer-related malnutrition.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Individuals from certain areas of the United States are more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer than those from other areas, particularly when comparing non-whites living in different parts of the country.

That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Additional research is needed to better understand how colorectal cancer screening disparities develop in some regions and not in others.

(Medical College of Wisconsin) African-Americans and women are less likely than Caucasians and men to undergo bone marrow transplantation to treat cancers of the blood.

That is the conclusion of a new analysis published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

The study's results indicate that additional research is needed to determine why disparities exist in access to bone marrow transplantation and also that the medical community should work to eliminate these inequities.