Cancer

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

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

Unproven Cancer Treatments : Part 2
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Freedom of choice is often mentioned as a reason why cancer patients should have access to any treatment they think might be helpful, especially if no conventional treatments exist that offer much hope for prolonging their lives.

Unproven Cancer Treatments
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Cancer patients who are lured by the inflated promises of unscientific therapies take a double risk. They face unknown hazards from these dubious cures and may also be missing out on new options-and real hope-offered by mainstream medicine.

Protecting Yourself from Cancer
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
We needn't wait for new diagnostics to be developed and proven to protect ourselves from cancer. When experts tell us that almost a third of cancers can be traced to smoking and another third to dietary defects, there's a lot we can do for ourselves.

Cancer : Survival Increased, Biotech Tests
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Improved detection and diagnosis have bettered the odds against the disease. Half of cancer patients now survive at least five years, while only a third survived a generation ago. If new diagnostics can spy cancers before metastasis, this rate could

Modern Diagnostics Help Detect Cancer Early
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many tests to find cancer early have improved chances that the disease can be treated in time to save lieves. But to take advantage of this technology, peolpe sometimes first need to overcome their fear of the disease.

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

Radon and Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Radon is a radioactive gas released from the normal decay of uranium in rocks and soil. It is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas that seeps up through the ground and diffuses into the air. In a few areas, depending on local geology, radon dissolves

BMT and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation : Part 2
by National Cancer Institute
The harvested bone marrow is then processed to remove blood and bone fragments. Harvested bone marrow can be combined with a preservative and frozen to keep the stem cells alive until they are needed. This technique is known as cryopreservation.

Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
by National Cancer Institute
Bone marrow is the soft, sponge-like material found inside bones. It contains immature cells known as hematopoietic or blood-forming stem cells. (Hematopoietic stem cells are different from embryonic stem cells.

Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
There are two types of smokeless tobacco - snuff and chewing tobacco. Snuff, a finely ground or shredded tobacco, is packaged as dry, moist, or in sachets (tea bag-like pouches). Typically, the user places a pinch or dip between the cheek and gum.

Cigarette Smoking Prevention
by National Cancer Institute
Tobacco is the leading avoidable cause of cancer and has been estimated to account for about 30% of cancer deaths in the United States. Smoking increases the risk of many types of cancer including cancers of the lung, throat, mouth, pancreas, kidney

Asbestos Exposure
by National Cancer Institute
Asbestos is the name given to a group of minerals that occur naturally as bundles of fibers which can be separated into thin threads. These fibers are not affected by heat or chemicals and do not conduct electricity.

Gallbladder Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Gallbladder cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that lies just under the liver in the upper abdomen.

Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors Treatment
by National Cancer Institute
Different types of treatments are available for patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials.

Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
by National Cancer Institute
Extragonadal germ cell tumors can be benign (noncancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign extragonadal germ cell tumors are called benign teratomas. These are more common than malignant extragonadal germ cell tumors and often are very large.

Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that uses a drug, called a photosensitizer or photosensitizing agent, and a particular type of light. When photosensitizers are exposed to a specific wavelength of light, they produce a form of oxygen that kills

Heterocyclic Amines in Cooked Meats
by National Cancer Institute
Meats that are partially cooked in the microwave oven before cooking by other methods also have lower levels of HCAs. Studies have shown that microwaving meat prior to cooking helps to decrease mutagens by removing the precursors.

Care for Children and Adolescents With Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Survival rates for childhood cancer have risen sharply over the past 25 years. In the United States, more than 75 percent of children with cancer are now alive 5 years after diagnosis, compared with about 60 percent in the mid-1970s.