Cancer

Estrogens
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Estrogens are the hormones mainly responsible for female sex characteristics. They assist in preparing girls' bones for rapid growth in adolescence. In women, estrogens maintain tone and elasticity of the urinary and reproductive organs and protect agains

Childhood Cancer : Immunizations, Bleeding, Transfusions, Dental Care
by National Cancer Institute
Most vaccines, and especially live virus vaccines (regular measles, German measles or rubella, mumps, polio, and chickenpox), should not be given to a child receiving cancer treatment, although some doctors do recommend varicella (chickenpox) vaccines

Cancer : Guidelines for Healthy Eating
by National Cancer Institute
USDA developed Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 16 that offers diet and fitness recommendations that support good overall health. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid 17 shows five food groups and the number of servings to be eaten each

Cancer Pain : Distraction, Hypnosis, Massage, Vibration, Cold or Heat
by National Cancer Institute
Distraction may be used alone to manage mild pain or used with medicine to manage brief episodes of severe pain, such as pain related to procedures. Distraction is useful when you are waiting for pain medicine to start working.

Cosmetic Help for Cancer Patients
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Radiation and chemotherapy may cause hair loss, skin discoloration, and other cosmetic changes. Some new programs are helping patients counter these side effects. According to cosmetologists, the best time to start looking for a wig is before the first

Radiation Therapy Side Effects, Part 4
by National Cancer Institute
The most common side effects with radiation therapy for breast cancer are fatigue and skin changes. However there may be other side effects as well. If you notice that your shoulder feels stiff, ask your doctor or nurse about exercises to keep your arm

Cancer: Invention of the Microscope
by National Cancer Institute
A DUTCH EYEGLASS MAKER, Johannes Jansen, and his son Zacharias are credited with inventing the microscope c.1590 and the telescope in 1608. The Jansen microscope was rapidly put to work by 17th-century researchers throughout Europe who investigated

Fatigue and Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Fatigue occurs in 14% to 96% of people with cancer, especially those receiving treatment for their cancer. Fatigue is complex, and has biological, psychological, and behavioral causes.

Vegetarian Diets : Can Veggies Prevent Cancer?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The National Cancer Institute states in its booklet Diet, Nutrition & Cancer Prevention: The Good News that a third of cancer deaths may be related to diet. The booklet's Good News is: Vegetables from the cabbage family (cruciferous vegetables) may

Substance Abuse In Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Substance abuse is very uncommon among patients with cancer. The number of known patients with cancer who are substance abusers may be small because these patients do not seek medical help in hospitals, or they may not acknowledge to health care providers

Cervical Cancer Virus Vaccine Lasts Four Years
by National Cancer Institute
An experimental vaccine that protects against two types of a virus that can cause cervical cancer remained highly effective for up to 4.5 years and caused very few adverse effects, an international team of researchers reports.

Polio Vaccine, and Cancer
by CDC
What is SV40? Simian virus 40, or SV40, was discovered in 1960. It occurs naturally in some species of monkeys, though it does not typically cause symptoms or illness except in cases where the animal has chronic problems with its immune system.

Ovarian Cancer : Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment Options
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
If a woman or her doctor suspects ovarian cancer, diagnosis begins with a medical history of the patient, review of her symptoms, and complete physical examination, including a pelvic exam, in which the physician feels the vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes

Cancer Medications : Alimta, Aromasin
by National Cancer Institute
On February 4, 2004, the FDA approved pemetrexed for injection (Alimta®, made by Eli Lilly and Company) in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma whose disease is either unresectable or who are not

Antiperspirants Don't Cause Cancer
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Offensive body odor is against the law in libraries in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. A code of conduct, officials say, is necessary to ensure that one person's right to use a public library doesn't infringe on the rights of another and law enforcement

Anxiety Disorder and Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Anxiety is a normal reaction to cancer. One may experience anxiety while undergoing a cancer screening test, waiting for test results, receiving a diagnosis of cancer, undergoing cancer treatment, or anticipating a recurrence of cancer.

Cancer Medications : Sterile Talc Powder, Sutent
by National Cancer Institute
On December 15, 2003, the FDA approved Sterile Talc Powder (a trademark of Bryan Corporation), administered intrapleurally (within the pleural cavity) via chest tube, as a sclerosing agent to decrease the recurrence of malignant pleural effusions

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: Treatment Option Overview
by National Cancer Institute
Different types of treatments are available for patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials.

Smoking Cessation and Continued Risk in Cancer Patients
by National Cancer Institute
It has been known for almost 50 years that tobacco use can be linked to cancers of the lung and head and neck. Eighty-five percent of the cases of head and neck cancer found each year are associated with tobacco use.

Advanced Cancer : Grief, Denial, Anger, Stress, Fear and Worry
by National Cancer Institute
We all cope with loss or the threat of loss in different ways. You may feel sadness, loneliness, anger, fear, and guilt. Or you may find the way you think changes from time to time. For example, you may get easily confused or feel lost.