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Targeted Cancer Therapies: Questions and Answers
retinoic acid receptors and retinoid X receptors. Tretinoin (Vesanoid®) is approved for the induction of remission in certain patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. This retinoid binds to and thereby activates retinoic acid receptors. Some targeted therap...
Cancers (MEDLINE plus)
Lymphocytic Leukemia Alternative Therapy for Cancer see Cancer Alternative Therapies AML see Acute Myeloid Leukemia Anal Cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma see Skin Cancer Benign Tumors Bile Duct Cancer Biopsy Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Brachytherapy...
Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It's Your Choice
test the effectiveness of other breast cancer screening methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. With careful surveillance, many breast cancers will be diagnosed early enough to be successfully treated. For ovarian canc...
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...
Cancer Survivorship
For more information about this message, please visit this page: About CDC.gov. Cancer Prevention and Control Cancer Home About Us Mission Leadership and Expert Bios Marcus Plescia Vicki Benard Ingrid J. Hall Djenaba A. Joseph Jacqueline W. Miller Lisa C....
Understanding Molecular Diagnostics (PowerPoint)
Continuing Declines in Cancer Death Rates Education and Training for Health Professionals Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2011/2012 Update Molecular Diagnostics Slide Number and Title Normal Cell Communication Cancer: A Communication Failure D...
Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
Popular Resources NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms NCI Drug Dictionary Search for Clinical Trials NCI Publications Español Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment Key Points Hyperthermia is a type of cancer treatment in which body tissue is exposed...
Lasers in Cancer Treatment
before they can do laser therapy, and strict safety precautions must be followed. Laser therapy is expensive and requires bulky equipment. In addition, the effects of laser therapy may not last long, so doctors may have to repeat the treatment for a patient to get...
My Hero Project: Dr. Susan Love
the equivalent of a pap smear, but for breast cancer. A tiny catheter removes cells from the milk ducts and then examines them for pre-cursors to cancer, assessing the risk of breast cancer development. As a diagnostic tool, ductal lava...
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...
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