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Staging: Questions and Answers
person’s cancer based on the extent of the original (primary) tumor and whether or not cancer has spread in the body. Staging is important for several reasons: Staging helps the doctor plan the appropriate treatment. The stage can be used to estimate the pers...
Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
Popular Resources NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms NCI Drug Dictionary Search for Clinical Trials NCI Publications Español Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers Key Points Cryosurgery is a technique for freezing and kill...
Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers
throat that does not go away, difficulty in swallowing, and a change or hoarseness in the voice. These symptoms may also be caused by other, less serious conditions. It is important to check with a doctor or dentist about any of these symptoms. More information abo...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
should discuss this decision with their doctor or nurse, as they would any therapeutic approach. Some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment. It is also a good idea to become in...
Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
using CSFs to stimulate blood cell production, doctors can increase the doses of anticancer drugs without increasing the risk of infection or the need for transfusion with blood products. As a result, researchers have found CSFs particularly useful when combined with high-dose c...
History of Medicine: Innovations in Elder Care
students that the segments present a brief history of the research of two dreaded diseases?Alzheimer?s disease and cancer. The segments highlight the progress being made in diagnosing and treating them. Although they are different, the similar directions research i...
Making Choices: Screening for Thyroid Disease
Introduction Acknowledgment This decision aid was developed using the decision support format of the Ottawa Health Decision Centre, at the University of Ottawa and Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada. This information is for you if: You lived...
Psychological Stress and Cancer
Popular Resources NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms NCI Drug Dictionary Search for Clinical Trials NCI Publications Español Psychological Stress and Cancer: Questions and Answers Key Points Psychological stress affects the body in many ways (see Questi...
Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF)
FCC: Consumer Update on Mobile Phones FDA site with answers to frequently-asked questions about potential health risks from using mobile telephones and research on this question. NIEHS: Cell Phones NIEHS research on possible health risks from cell phones, especially the ongoing ani...
NOVA: Cancer Warrior
Judah Folkman struggled against the grain of many in the cancer research community in his quest to pioneer a novel form of cancer treatment. In 1960, when he was a young surgical resident, Folkman discovered a startling secret about how...
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