Cancer

Learn about cancer

Facing cancer can be scary, and most people have lots of questions. Our cancer topics cover many types of cancer, including breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and many more. Whether you just found out you have cancer or have been living with it for a while, you'll find useful information such as treatment options and tips for living with cancer.

Get the information you need in our cancer and related topics such as:

Cancer: Controlling Nausea and Vomiting From Chemotherapy.
Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue.
Cancer Pain.
Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?

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Actinic Keratosis
Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Anal Cancer
Asbestos and Lung Cancer
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Basal Cell Skin Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Body Image After Cancer Treatment
Bowel Resection
Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer in Men (Male Breast Cancer)
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Types
Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Breast Lumps
Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy) for Breast Cancer
Cancer During Pregnancy
Cancer Pain
Cancer Staging and Grading
Cancer Support: Being an Active Patient
Cancer Support: Coping With Cancer Treatments
Cancer Support: Dealing With Emotions and Fears
Cancer Support: Family, Friends, and Relationships
Cancer Support: Finding Out That You Have Cancer
Cancer Support: Life After Treatment
Cancer Support: Managing Stress
Cancer Support: When Your Cancer Comes Back or Gets Worse
Cancer Treatment and Infertility
Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation
Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea
Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue
Cancer: Home Treatment for Mouth Sores
Cancer: Home Treatment for Nausea or Vomiting
Cancer: Home Treatment for Pain
Cancer: Home Treatment for Sleep Problems
Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Central Vascular Access Device (CVAD)
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical Cell Changes on a Pap Test
Chemo Brain
Choosing a Prosthesis After Breast Cancer Surgery
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Colon Polyps
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Genetic Testing
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Colostomy
Cryosurgery for Prostate Cancer
Cryotherapy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Cryotherapy for Skin Lesions
Curettage and Electrosurgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Cystectomy
Does Aspirin Prevent Cancer?
Eating Well During Cancer Treatment
Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer
Excision of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Excisional Biopsy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Family History and the Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening
Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
Hormone Treatment for Breast Cancer
Immunotherapy for Cancer
Indoor Tanning: Is It Safe?
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Cancer Risk
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laser Treatment for Skin Lesions
Leukemia
Lifestyle Changes That May Help Prevent Cancer
Liver Resection
Living With More Than One Health Problem
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer and Other Lung Problems From Smoking
Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer
Lymph Node Removal (Lymphadenectomy) for Melanoma
Lymph Node Removal Surgery (Lymphadenectomy) for Endometrial Cancer
Lymphedema
Mastectomy (Removal of the Breast) for Breast Cancer
Medical Marijuana
Melanoma Excision Surgery
Metastatic Melanoma
Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer
Nephrectomy
Nerve Block for Chronic Pain
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Oral Cancer
Orchiectomy
Ovarian Cancer
Pain Control at the End of Life
Pain Management
Pain Management Clinic
Pain Management: Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Screening
Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic
Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
Radiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain
Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Radical Prostatectomy
Radioactive Iodine Treatment
Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive
Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular Cancer
Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Skin Cancer Screening
Skin Cancer, Melanoma
Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma
Skin Changes
Squamous Cell Skin Cancer
Stem Cell Donation
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Testicular Cancer
Testicular Cancer Screening
Thinking About Bilateral Mastectomy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Surgery
Tissue Flap Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Transurethral Resection of the Bladder
Tumor Markers
Types of Thyroid Cancer
Urinary Problems and Prostate Cancer
Watchful Waiting (Surveillance) for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Test
Bone Biopsy
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
Bone Scan
Breast Biopsy
Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test
Breast Exam
Breast Self-Awareness
Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125) Test
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Test
Colonoscopy
Colposcopy
Digital Rectal Examination
Endometrial Biopsy
Gallium Scan
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Test
Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LDH) Test
Laparoscopy
Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose Spiral CT Scan
Lymph Node Biopsy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
Mammogram
Pap Test
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Progesterone Test
Prostate Biopsy
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy)
Skin Biopsy
Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer
Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination
Testicular Ultrasound
Thoracentesis
Thyroid Biopsy
Thyroid Scan
Virtual Colonoscopy

Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Should I Have Surgery?
Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
Colorectal Cancer: Which Screening Test Should I Have?
HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine?
Lung Cancer: Should I Have Screening?
Ovarian Cancer: Should I Have My Ovaries Removed to Prevent Ovarian Cancer?
Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?
Prostate Cancer: Should I Choose Active Surveillance?
Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer?

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Current as of: October 25, 2023

Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff

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