Cancer

Ovarian Cancer : Side Effects, Prevention
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Surgery, the first-line treatment for ovarian cancer, requires several days' hospitalization and a recuperative period of from four to six weeks. Removing the ovaries, which are the main source of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone

Cancer and the Environment
by National Cancer Institute
Cancer is a renegade system of growth inside the human body. The changes that must occur inside for cancer to flourish are genetic changes, but factors outside the body also play a role. Humans do not exist in contaminant-free surroundings.

Cancer: Adjustment and the Adjustment Disorder
by National Cancer Institute
Adjusting to cancer is an ongoing process in which the patient learns to cope with emotional distress, solve cancer-related problems, and gain control over cancer-related life events.

Advanced Cancer : Pain
by National Cancer Institute
Having cancer doesn't always mean that you'll have pain. But if you do, you shouldn't accept pain as normal. Most types of pain can be treated. Your doctor can control pain with different medicines and treatments.

Radiation Therapy Side Effects, Part 3
by National Cancer Institute
Some people who receive radiation to the head and neck experience redness, irritation, and sores in the mouth; a dry mouth or thickened saliva; difficulty in swallowing; changes in taste; or nausea. Try not to let these symptoms keep you from eating.

Stages of Retinoblastoma
by National Cancer Institute
After retinoblastoma has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the eye or to other parts of the body. The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the eye or to other parts of the body is called staging.

Radiation Therapy : Managing Side Effects
by National Cancer Institute
The side effects of radiation treatment vary from patient to patient. You may have no side effects or only a few mild ones through your course of treatment. Some people do experience serious side effects, however.

Cancer : Talking with Children
by National Cancer Institute
Even though your children will be sad and upset when they learn about your cancer, do not pretend that everything is okay. Even very young children can sense when something is wrong.

Cancer : Radiation Enteritis
by National Cancer Institute
Radiation therapy stops the growth of rapidly dividing cells, such as cancer cells. Since normal cells in the lining of the bowel also divide rapidly, radiation treatment can stop those cells from growing, making it difficult for bowel tissue to repair

Cancer: Genetic Engineering and Other Contemporary Technologies
by National Cancer Institute
OVER THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF, scientific discoveries have combined to create entirely new technologies such as genetic engineering and production of synthetic antibodies. Cancer research has been both a source and a recipient of much of this progress.

Coping with Advanced Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
You've struggled with the diagnosis, treatment, and maybe the recurrence of cancer. Now doctors may have told you that you have advanced cancer. They may have said that your cancer is not responding to treatment and that long-term remission is no longer

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Bone Marrow Transplants
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
NHL patients with a poor prognosis may be candidates for high-dose chemotherapy with or without radiation followed by a bone marrow transplant. The transplant is necessary to restore the blood cells killed by the intensive cancer therapy.

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors
by National Cancer Institute
Gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors grow slowly. Most of them occur in the appendix (an organ attached to the large intestine), small intestine, and rectum. It is common for more than one tumor to develop in the small intestine.

Newly Approved Cancer Treatments
by National Cancer Institute
Included here are brief descriptions of cancer therapies that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved within the last three years. Sometimes the therapies listed here will be brand new.

Testicular Cancer Stages, Treatment
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Physicians measure the extent of the disease by conducting tests that allow the doctor to categorize, or stage, the disease. These staging tests include blood analyses, imaging techniques, and sometimes additional surgery.

Ovarian Cancer: Early Detection Elusive
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Early detection of ovarian cancer is hard because it seldom produces identifiable symptoms and pelvic exams may not be any help in determining if ovaries are diseased. Tumor markers and diagnostic ultrasound may aid diagnosis.

Bladder Cancer Chemotherapy, Biological Therapy, Rehabilitation
by National Cancer Institute
The side effects of chemotherapy depend mainly on the drugs and the doses the patient receives as well as how the drugs are given. In addition, as with other types of treatment, side effects vary from patient to patient.

Urethral Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Urethral cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the urethra. Urethral cancer is a rare cancer that occurs more often in women than in men.

Cancer : People in the Hospital
by National Cancer Institute
Many hospitals have people on staff to help make your stay a little easier. Patient advocates can help when you have a problem or concern that you don't feel you can discuss with your doctor, nurse, or social worker.

Urethral Cancer Treatment Option Overview
by National Cancer Institute
Different types of treatments are available for patients with urethral cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials.