Cancer & Chemotherapy: Treatments
Myelodysplastic and Myeloproliferative Diseases: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
08/01/08, HealthwiseMyelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases are a group of diseases in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells.
Autologous stem cell transplant
04/22/08, HealthwiseMost stem cells are in your bone marrow. You also have some in your blood that circulate from your bone marrow. Bone marrow stem cells turn into red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets to help your body stay healthy.
Radiation therapy for lymphoma and leukemia
04/22/08, HealthwiseRadiation therapy is the use of high-dose X-rays to treat cancer cells that may remain after surgery, especially if all of the cancer cannot be removed. Radiation therapy is often used for the treatment of cancer, such as non-Hodgkin's ly
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Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer - Home Treatment
11/26/08, HealthwiseDuring medical treatment for any stage of endometrial cancer, you can use home treatment to help manage the side effects that may accompany endometrial cancer or cancer treatment. Home treatment may be all that is needed to manage the
Should I stop life-prolonging treatment?
07/14/08, HealthwiseHospice care is a comprehensive program that includes palliative care to help manage symptoms (such as pain) at the end of life. This kind of care focuses on improving quality of life when treatment to cure a serious illness or prolong yo
Lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer
11/26/08, HealthwiseLymphadenectomy is surgery to remove lymph nodes. A lymphadenectomy, also called lymph node dissection, may be done to examine certain lymph nodes for endometrial cancer cells. The removal and examination of the cancerous lymph nodes
Cancer: Controlling nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy
10/30/07, HealthwiseOf all the side effects of chemotherapy, nausea and vomiting are the most common and are among the most feared. But having chemotherapy does not mean that you have to suffer with nausea and vomiting.
Ependymoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
07/03/08, HealthwiseChildhood ependymoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord.
Pituitary tumors: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
07/03/08, HealthwiseWhat are pituitary tumors?
Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
07/03/08, HealthwiseCerebral astrocytoma is a type of malignant glioma.
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