Rash and Diarrhea on Targeted Therapy: Why They Happen and When to Contact the Team
Rash and diarrhea are common side effects of targeted cancer therapy because the molecular switches these drugs block, such as EGFR, also keep skin…
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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.
Who May Be a Candidate for SBRT for Early-Stage Lung Cancer When Surgery Is Not Planned
SBRT for early-stage lung cancer is usually considered for people with a small non-small cell lung cancer that has not spread to lymph nodes…
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Why a PSMA PET Scan Comes Before Lutetium-177 PSMA Therapy and What It Has to Show
A PSMA PET scan comes before lutetium-177 PSMA therapy because the treatment only works on cancer cells that display the PSMA protein, and the…
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Eating After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery: Enzyme Replacement, Blood Sugar and Small Meals
After pancreatic cancer surgery, many people need enzyme replacement because the remaining pancreas cannot release enough digestive enzymes; the capsules are taken with food…
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Infection Prevention During Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment: Vaccines, Habits, Warning Signs
CLL infection prevention during treatment rests on four layers: non-live vaccines timed around therapy (ideally before B-cell-depleting drugs, then again once the immune system…
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Why Chemotherapy Often Surrounds Stomach Cancer Surgery: Perioperative Treatment Explained
Chemotherapy is often given both before and after stomach cancer surgery because gastric tumors are frequently found at a locally advanced stage, when cancer…
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Bladder Removal or Bladder Preservation? How Specialists Compare the Two Approaches
For muscle-invasive bladder cancer, specialists compare radical cystectomy (removing the bladder, usually after chemotherapy) with bladder preservation, most often trimodality therapy combining tumor resection,…
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Induction Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: What the First Hospital Weeks Involve
AML induction chemotherapy is an intensive first treatment given in hospital, usually as a continuous course lasting about a week, followed by several weeks…
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Surgical Oncology Explained: How a Cancer Operation Is Planned Within a Multidisciplinary Team
Cancer surgery is planned by a multidisciplinary team rather than a single surgeon. Pathologists confirm the diagnosis from a biopsy, radiologists stage the cancer…
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Speech and Swallowing Therapy After Head Cancer Treatment: How Rehabilitation Works
Swallowing therapy after head and neck cancer is a rehabilitation program led by a speech-language pathologist. It combines a formal swallow assessment, targeted exercises…
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Preparing a Child for Wilms Tumor Surgery: Comfort, Explanations and the Day Before
Preparing a child for Wilms tumor surgery works best when explanations are short, honest and matched to the child's age, when familiar comfort items…
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Life After Endometrial Cancer Treatment: Surgical Menopause, Energy and Long-Term Care
Menopause after endometrial cancer surgery happens when both ovaries are removed along with the uterus, so estrogen falls within days rather than over years.…
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When Does a Parotid Gland Tumor Need Parotidectomy Surgery Rather Than Monitoring?
A parotid gland tumor usually needs parotidectomy surgery when biopsy or imaging suggests cancer, when a benign tumor such as a pleomorphic adenoma is…
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Limb-Sparing Surgery for Sarcoma: How the Tumor Is Removed and Function Is Preserved
Limb-sparing surgery for sarcoma removes a bone or soft-tissue tumor together with a rim of healthy tissue around it, then rebuilds what was taken…
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Follow-Up After Kidney Cancer Treatment: Why Imaging and Lab Tests Continue
Follow-up after kidney cancer treatment continues because the disease can return in the kidney bed, the remaining kidney, the lungs, bones or elsewhere, usually…
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Swallowing Trouble During Esophageal Cancer Treatment: What to Report and When
Swallowing problems during esophageal cancer treatment are common and usually come from the tumor narrowing the esophagus, from radiation-related soreness and swelling, or from…
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Immunotherapy Infusion Day: Blood Work, the Infusion and the Monitoring Afterward
On an immunotherapy infusion day, most people have blood drawn first, then wait while the team reviews results and the pharmacy prepares the drug.…
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How Targeted Therapy Is Given: Daily Tablets, Infusions and the Routine Between Visits
Targeted therapy is given in one of several ways, depending on the medicine: as daily tablets or capsules taken at home, as infusions through…
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