Nursing Symptoms in family caregivers of patients undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIASAN FRANCISCO Christine Miaskowski Swore FletcherBarbara AChanges in the US health care system have resulted in increased numbers of patients with cancer being cared for at home by ...
Treatment Radiation Chemo/Other Therapies Life Expectancy Prevention What is lung cancer? Cancer of the lung, like all cancers, results from an abnormality in the body's basic unit of life, the cell. Normally, the body maintains a system of checks and balances on cell growth so that...
The lung also is a very common site for metastasis from malignant tumors in other parts of the body. The same types of cells as the original (primary) tumor make up tumor metastases. For example, ifprostate cancerspreads via the bloodstream to the lungs, it is metastatic prostate cancerin ...
The lung also is a very common site for metastasis from malignant tumors in other parts of the body. The same types of cells as the original (primary) tumor make up tumor metastases. For example, ifprostate cancerspreads via the bloodstream to the lungs, it is metastatic prostate cancerin ...
Radiation treatmentsfor cancer Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis People with interstitial lung disease usually go to the doctor because of shortness of breath or acough. Your doctor will probably use imaging tests of your lungs to find out the problem. ...
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. ...
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...
Since one name is widely used to refer to these diseases it is not uncommon for people to assume it’s the same disease. Sure, colon and rectal cancers are similar but they do have their differences. Before we move on to causes, symptoms, and treatment options for colon cancer, it’s ...
Many other types of cancers are also treated with chemotherapy. The goal may be to control the cancer, rather than cure it. Other treatments for cancer may include: Radiation therapy.Radiation kills most cancer cells. The area of the body exposed to radiation is carefully planned to avoid dama...
Low red blood cell count: Some chemotherapy or radiation treatment may lower red blood cell count (anemia). Low red blood cell count could also be caused by the cancer bleeding into the stomach, which occurs in stomach cancer. Varying amount of white blood cells: Highly abnormal lymphocytes or...