Radiation therapy for prostate cancer is a valuable treatment option for many patients. In counseling patients about radiation therapy it is important to understand the posttreatment course. There may be urinary side effects of radiation therapy, including lower urinary tract symptoms, hematuria, and ...
Radiation therapy:Cancer survivors who’ve had radiation therapy to their chest are at a slightly higher risk of lung cancer down the road. For instance, a woman’s risk of developing lung cancer after breast-cancer radiation is approximately 1 in 200. History of lung disease:People with chron...
Symptoms vary from person to person but generally include a visible lump and swelling, pain, and limited movement of the joint closest to the tumor. Treatment is usually with surgery to remove the tumor or radiation therapy if you aren't fit enough to have surgery. Bone Cancer Causes No mat...
A role for this modality in newly diagnosed brain metastases remains to be defined. Chest symptoms are common in patients with locally advanced lung cancer and are effectively palliated with one 1000 cGy or two 850 cGy one fraction doses of radiation to the thoracic inlet and mediastinum. ...
Phyllodes tumors of the breast.These rare tumors grow in a leaflike pattern. They grow quickly but rarely spread outside the breast. Angiosarcoma.This rare cancer begins in blood or lymph vessels in the breast tissue or in the skin of the breast. It can occur after radiation therapy to an...
In addition, people with genetic links to cancer may not develop it for similar reasons (lack of enough stimulus to make the genes function). In addition, some people may have a heightened immune response that controls or eliminates cells that are or potentially may become cancer cells. There...
The slow progression through numerous precancerous changes is very important because it provides opportunities for prevention and early detection (throughPap test) and treatment. These opportunities have caused a decline in the incidence of cervical cancer over the past decades in the United States. ...
However, living with cancer, especially during treatment, can be challenging. The NCI recommends eating ahealthy diet, getting plenty of sleep and staying as active as you can to help maintain strength of body and mind. Also consider mental health care, like counseling or support groups, to he...
Hepatitis B: This DNA virus is the most common cause of hepatocellular cancer worldwide, responsible for most cases of hepatoma in geographic areas where it is a very common cancer (Asia and sub-Saharan Africa). Many people in these parts of the world get infected with the virus at a youn...
These abnormal cells are termed cancer cells, malignant cells, or tumor cells. These cells can infiltrate normal body tissues. Many cancers and the abnormal cells that compose the cancer tissue are further identified by the name of the tissue that the abnormal cells originated from (for example,...