When Targeted Therapy Stops Working: Resistance, Repeat Biopsies and the Next Options
When targeted therapy stops working, it usually means the cancer has found a way around the drug, a process called acquired resistance. The care…
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Cancer Care
Articles for patients and families facing cancer: how screening and diagnosis work, what staging means, how the main treatment types differ and how to prepare for appointments. General information; treatment decisions belong to your oncology team.
Why Cystoscopy Surveillance Continues for Years After Bladder Cancer Treatment
Cystoscopy surveillance after bladder cancer continues for years because the disease has one of the highest recurrence rates of any solid tumor, and new…
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Radiation Precautions After Radioiodine Treatment: Distance, Sleeping Alone and Hygiene
Radiation precautions after radioactive iodine usually mean keeping extra distance from other people, sleeping alone, and taking care with urine, saliva and sweat for…
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How Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment Runs in Phases, From Induction to Maintenance
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is treated in sequential phases rather than one course. Induction, usually about four weeks, aims to clear leukemia cells from the…
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What Sarcoma Follow-Up Involves: Scheduled Imaging, Wound Review and Function Checks
Sarcoma follow-up combines scheduled imaging, wound checks and function assessments. Guideline consensus suggests chest imaging by CT or X-ray, plus MRI or ultrasound of…
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Flying Home After Radioiodine Treatment: Airport Detectors, Timing and What to Carry
Flying after radioactive iodine treatment is usually possible once your treating team confirms your radiation level has fallen enough for close contact with other…
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After Colon Cancer Surgery: How Bowel Function Returns and What the First Weeks Feel Like
After colon cancer surgery, the bowel usually pauses for a day or two, then gas and loose, frequent stools return over the following days.…
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Surgery or Targeted Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: How the Choice Is Weighed
For early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, surgery to remove the affected lobe or segment is the standard first option for people who are fit…
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How Long Hormone Therapy Lasts for Breast Cancer and Why Plans Run for Years
Hormone therapy for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer is usually planned for at least five years after surgery, and some people are advised to continue…
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What Changes After a Mastectomy? Arm Care, Exercise, Clothing and Intimacy Questions Answered
Life after mastectomy usually means a few weeks of protected healing, then a gradual return to normal movement, work and exercise; NHS guidance puts…
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What a Melanoma Tumor Board Decides and Why Several Specialists Review Your Case
A melanoma tumor board is a scheduled meeting where dermatologists, surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists and radiologists review one patient's slides, scans and…
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How Doctors Check Whether CAR-T Is Working: Scans, Blood Tests and the Waiting Period
Doctors judge whether CAR-T has worked mainly with imaging and laboratory tests done on a schedule, not in the first days after infusion. For…
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Who Is a Candidate for CyberKnife? Tumor Size, Location and Prior Treatment Explained
A candidate for CyberKnife is usually someone with a small, well-defined tumor, benign or cancerous, that imaging can outline clearly, often sitting near sensitive…
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Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer: How Internal Radiation Sessions Are Delivered
Brachytherapy for cervical cancer delivers radiation from a sealed source placed inside the uterus and vagina through a hollow applicator. Each session usually involves…
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Selective, Modified or Radical Neck Dissection: How Each Approach Is Performed
Neck dissection removes lymph nodes when cancer has spread to the neck or is likely to. A radical neck dissection takes all node groups…
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What Happens on Bone Marrow Transplant Day: Why the Infusion Looks Like a Transfusion
On bone marrow transplant day, often called Day Zero, donated or previously collected blood-forming stem cells are given through a central line, much like…
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Acute vs Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: How Timing and Organs Involved Shape Treatment
Acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease are distinguished mainly by their clinical features, not just by timing. Acute GVHD usually appears within the first weeks…
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Who May Be a Candidate for Proton Therapy: Tumors Near Critical Organs and Younger Patients
People most often considered for proton therapy have a tumor sitting close to organs that tolerate radiation poorly, such as the brainstem, spinal cord,…
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