Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment...
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(DFTD). Cancer screening Cancer treatment Causes of cancer Epidemiology of cancer Occupational cancer Oncology Metabolic theory of cancer "Cancer – Signs...
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lung cancer and improves treatment outcomes in those already diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung cancer is the most diagnosed and deadliest cancer worldwide...
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Chemotherapy (redirect from Side effects of cancer treatment)
abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents)...
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Experimental cancer treatments are mainstream medical therapies intended to treat cancer by improving on, supplementing or replacing conventional methods...
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This is a non-exhaustive list of alternative treatments that have been promoted to treat or prevent cancer in humans but which lack scientific and medical...
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Alternative cancer treatment describes any cancer treatment or practice that is not part of the conventional standard of cancer care. These include special...
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Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling...
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Head and neck cancer is a general term encompassing multiple cancers that can develop in the head and neck region. These include cancers of the mouth,...
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Proton therapy (redirect from Proton beam cancer treatment)
assessed the risk of secondary cancer after primary cancer treatment with external beam radiation using data from the National Cancer Database for 9 tumor types:...
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primary treatment for prostate cancer. By the mid-20th century, radiation treatments and hormone therapies were developed to improve prostate cancer treatment...
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Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor of the stomach. It's a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases...
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the mammalian immune system. In cancer treatment, they aid cancer antigen targeting. The only approved cellular cancer therapy based on dendritic cells...
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Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy, is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can...
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Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the...
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is then done to determine the type. Testicular cancer is highly treatable and usually curable. Treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy...
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Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix or in any layer of the wall of the cervix. It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the...
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show endometrial cancer. Regular screening in those at normal risk is not called for. The leading treatment option for endometrial cancer is abdominal hysterectomy...
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improper treatment. For some common cancers the staging process is well-defined. For example, in the cases of breast cancer and prostate cancer, doctors...
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recommended even for those receiving treatment that aims for a cure. Pancreatic cancer is among the most deadly forms of cancer globally, with one of the lowest...
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squamous-cell skin cancer. It is not clear if sunscreen affects the risk of basal-cell cancer. Nonmelanoma skin cancer is usually curable. Treatment is generally...
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Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to...
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measure. If caught and treated in an early stage, ovarian cancer is often curable. Treatment usually includes some combination of surgery, radiation therapy...
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of cancer, as well as a procedure to remove breast tumours by cauterization, stating that the disease has no treatment. However, incidents of cancer were...
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Prevention includes stopping smoking and eating a healthy diet. Treatment is based on the cancer's stage and location, together with the person's general condition...
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Appendix cancer, also known as appendiceal cancer, is a very rare malignant tumor that forms in the vermiform appendix. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors...
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Kettering Cancer Center (MSK or MSKCC) is a cancer treatment and research institution in Manhattan in New York City. MSKCC is one of 72 National Cancer Institute–designated...
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for second cancers. Traditionally, oropharyngeal cancer has been managed through combination of surgery and radiotherapy. Other treatments have been developed...
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development and progress of cancer treatments, which includes time of discovery, progress, and approval of the treatments. Cancer was traditionally treated...
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and medical imaging. Endometrial cancer can often be cured while uterine sarcoma typically is harder to treat. Treatment may include a combination of surgery...
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