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Category : Cancer & Oncology : Health & Medical
Neovascularization After Irradiation
Is tumor regrowth after local irradiation dependent on blood vessel formation by local endothelial cells?
Dealing with Chemotherapy Side Effects
Chemotherapy is not a selective treatment – it works by killing cells that rapidly grow and divide throughout your body, which include healthy and cancerous cells. Unlike the cancer cells, the normal cells will regenerate. Learn how to anticipate and mitigate common side effects such as mouth sores,
Cellphones Can Cause Cancer - Truth Or Myth?
When you consider the pace at which we live our lives today, you see the growing need for the use of mobile phones. Most people in the modern world own one today in order to stay connected with friends and family, keep up-to-date on the latest news, and obtain regular amounts of entertainment. Some
Vaginal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]-Treatment Option Overview
There are different types of treatment for patients with vaginal cancer.Different types of treatments are available for patients with vaginal cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research st
Cancer Features Page
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Why an Asbestos Survey May Help to Prevent You From Getting Seriously Sick
You might wonder if you and your family are exposed to an unsafe living environment by being unknowingly in contact with asbestos. That's why an asbestos survey can help you to get clarity on your concern.
Cancer Treatments and the Death of Common Sense
Ignorance plays a big part in what treatments we accept when someone is diagnosed with cancer. We mistakenly believe the only way to treat cancer is with the current 3 treatments of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. We forget that we all have a built in repair system that has kept us healthy and
Personal Financial Effects of Multiple Myeloma and Treatment
Learn how to tune into patients' personal financial needs during multiple myeloma treatment.
Pleural Mesothelioma Facts
There is a strong correlation between asbestos exposure and the development of mesothelioma, although a history of exposure is not always obtainable in patients who have mesothelioma.There are 2 types of asbestos fibres based on crystalline structure...
Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-nci_ncicdr0
This information is produced and provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The information in this topic may have changed since it was written. For the most current information, contact the National Cancer Institute via the Internet web site at http://cancer.gov or call 1-800-4-CANCER.Childho
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Health Center
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Find skin cancer information and treatment options and how you can prevent the disease.
Male Breast Cancer and Camp LeJeuene Toxic Water
Mike Partain comes from a family of tough military men. One night, his wife hugged him and found a lump in his breast - that hug, he says, saved his life. Mike was born at Camp LeJeuene and affected by contaminated water on base. He tells his story of surviving male breast cancer and learning how th
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Definition of T cells.
Risk Factors Using a Skin Cancer Screening Program
Find out about the connection between risk factors and presumed diagnosis in patients self-referred for skin cancer screening.
Adolescent Diet and Risk of Breast Cancer
The evidence that adolescent diet may affect the risk of breast cancer derives from several lines of evidence.
Wildly Under Funded With Gravely Ill Advocates
Pancreatic cancer does not care if you are young, a brilliant professor, a talented actor or have young children who depend on you. Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest form of cancer with the NCI giving it less then 1% of it's 46 billion dollar budget for cancer research. There are so few advoca
Treatment for Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma is a kind of permanent cancer disease. Mesothelioma cancer occurs when tissues of our lungs or abdominal components get affected. In more cases asbestos exposure was identified as the rea
Adult Brain Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-Treatment Opt
Primary Brain TumorsRadiation therapy and chemotherapy options vary according to histology and anatomic site of the brain tumor. For high-grade malignant gliomas—glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, and anaplastic oligoastrocytoma—combined modality therapy with ...
Skin Cancer Nose Treatment - Is Surgery Really Needed?
It is quite common for skin cancer to occur on the nose. This is because the nose is so easily and prominently exposed to the UV rays of the sun, hence a prime target for the disease skin cancer.