Cancer - Treatments

Cancer scientists are slowly but surely making potentially promising discoveries in stem cell research and the breakthroughs could be significant.

One chemo side effect is the potential to increase patients' risk for heart failure, particularly in those who already have heart disease. Here's what you should know and what you can do.

Did you know that basal cell carcinoma is the most common kind of cancer in America? It can ravage your skin and even cause disfiguration if not treated properly. Be sure you know how to detect and deal with signs of this skin cancer.

Newly uncovered connections between multiple myeloma and important molecular targets has already led to at least one new treatment strategy and shows promise in helping scientists develop other effective treatment options.

Could it be the smell of relief? Here's how to use essential oils to address pain and anxiety associated with cancer treatment and recovery.

What are the telltale signs of an insulinoma?

New, innovative tools are helping physicians predict, with greater accuracy, whose cancers are most likely to metastasize.

New advances may make lymph node removal more targeted and less the norm.

The standard of care for ovarian cancer treatment has changed over time. What's the latest in the battle against this hard-to-diagnose disease?

Almost a quarter of a million Americans are diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma every year, and the numbers are growing. But what are the causes and warning signs? And are you doing enough to protect yourself?

Cancer treatments are powerful medicines. Coping with side effects can be challenging, but treating and managing side effects is a key component of your treatment.

No cancer treatment is risk free and sometimes the side effects don't manifest until many years after treatment.

In fact, a new study found an inverse relationship over time between quitting smoking and a reduction in depressive symptoms.

Cancer treatment side effects can make it difficult for cancer patients to consume sufficient calories and adequate nutrition, but there are ways to make it easier to get the nutrition you need.

What are your options following the removal of a breast?

If you've lost access to insurance, you may be wondering how you'll survive. Is there a way to get good health care even if your finances are unstable?

As difficult as a cancer diagnosis is, you can cope with it. Here are a few of the things you should do first after learning you have cancer.

The Internet has made it possible for us to weigh in and share our opinions on just about everything. It makes sense then that we'd expect to also rate our healthcare providers.

Patients who participate in clinical trials receive the very best medical care and access to potential new treatments before they become widely available.

Preliminary studies using breath tests to identify patients with cancer may provide another option for doctors. So far, results show promise for detecting at least two types of cancers.

The goal of cancer treatment is to put the disease in remission. But cancer can recur in several different ways.

You may be familiar with hospice, which supports people with life-limiting illnesses. However, you may not be as familiar with palliative care, a related concept that is invaluable to people with cancer or other serious illnesses.

The National Cancer Institute predicts more than 44,000 people will develop thyroid cancer in 2010.

There is considerable anecdotal support of the value of Reiki for cancer patients. Scientific support for Reiki as an adjunct therapy for cancer and other serious diseases is also accumulating.

The National Cancer Institute predicts approximately 25,000 people will develop throat cancer in 2010.

New research shows an active, engaging social life may benefit people with cancer in specific ways.

If you've been diagnosed with cancer, you probably want to start -and complete -treatment as soon as possible. However, there are times when physicians will postpone chemotherapy.

Although the recommended testing procedure for prostate cancer is controversial, the truth is that prostate health should be of top priority for men ages 45 and older.

The oft-cited but confusing statistic that one out of eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime creates a lot of understandable anxiety among women. The fear of finding a lump, even if it's not cancerous, just adds to the stress. Here are a few of the common myths about breast lumps.

Yoga shows great promise for providing relief, which is great news for the millions of cancer survivors in the U.S.