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Cancer Treatment

From chemotherapy to immunotherapy, navigating treatment for cancer starts with understanding your options. Arm yourself with the information you need to make informed decisions regarding your care.

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Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy and Cancer

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD

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What is Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment?

By Lynne Eldridge, MD

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Advances and Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What Is a Cancer Vaccine?

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD

Explore Treatment

All Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Radiation

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What Is Oral Chemotherapy?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

An Oncology Patient Rests While Receiving Intravenous Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy Side Effects: What to Expect

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

An ethnic senior woman battling cancer sits with her daughter on the couch

What is Adenocarcinoma?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Is Cancer Remission the Same as a Cure?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) may be a complementary cancer treatment

Can Baking Soda Be a Complementary Cancer Treatment?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What Are Proteasome Inhibitors?

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD

woman holding different cancer ribbons to illustrate how tumor agnostic treatment works for many types of cancer

What Is Tumor Agnostic Treatment for Cancer?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

hands holding different cancer ribbons for different areas of oncology

What Is Oncology?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What to Know About CSF1R Inhibitors

By Mark Gurarie

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What to Know About Imbruvica (Ibrutinib)

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

osteonecrosis of the jaw may cause pain in cancer patients

What Is Osteonecrosis of the Jaw?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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CBD in Treating Cancer and Cancer-Related Symptoms

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM, LAc

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What You Need to Know About Lynparza for Cancer

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD

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How are Tumor Treating Fields used to Treat Cancer?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Will Cancer Ever Be Cured?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

older female cancer patient holding a mug

Delaying Cancer Treatment (or Not) Due to COVID-19

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH

AMBULATORY CHEMOTHERAPY

An Overview of Cancer Treatments

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

gloved hand drawing up a chemotherapy drug used as a first-line treatment for cancer

What to Ask Your Doctor About First-Line Treatment

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD

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How Pet Therapy Helps Cancer Patients

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Should You Take Vitamins and Minerals During Cancer Treatment?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Mains de femme âgée malade

How Does Cancer Treatment Affect Fingernails and Toenails?

Medically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MD

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What Is Precision Medicine?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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How Does Larotrectinib Treat Cancer?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Discover the Many Ways That RNAi Therapy Is Used

Medically reviewed by Chris Vincent, MD

Stem cell transplant

What to Expect from a Stem Cell Transplant

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What is the Abscopal Effect in Cancer Treatment

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD

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Overview of Second-Line Treatment for Cancer

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Drugs That Treat Cancer That Has Spread to Bones

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What to Do When Tarceva Causes a Rash on Your Scalp

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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How Common Is Spontaneous Remission of Cancer?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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How to Crush Pills Safely and Correctly

Medically reviewed by Violetta Shamilova, PharmD

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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT) Overview

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Dog shaking hand

Can Your Pet Be a Companion During Treatment?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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How Vitamin D Can Reduce Cancer Risk

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

A cannula placed into a patient's arm to collect blood for a stem cell donation transfusion

Different Risks and Side Effects of Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donation

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Anorexia nervosa patient with a food tray in hospital ward

What Can You Do About Loss of Appetite With Cancer?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Woman having chemotherapy

Effects of Chemotherapy on the Digestive Tract

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Need Help Getting to Treatment? These Organizations Finance Flights for Cancer Patients

Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig

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A Look at the Different Risks and Side Effects of Donating Bone Marrow

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Top 10 Items You Need During Cancer Treatment

Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig

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How to Find Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs

Fact checked by Ashley Hall

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Discover 6 Easy Ways to Better Manage Your Medication for Your Safety

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What are Phase 1 Clinical Trials?

Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS

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Here Are Tips on How to Properly Throw out Prescription Drugs

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Bald female cancer patient reading label on prescription medication bottle in clinic examination room

How Can Steroids Help Treat Cancer?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Center in Houston, Texas

The Top 10 Hospitals for Cancer Treatment in the US

Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig

Examining How Vaccines Can Be Used to Fight Existing Cancer

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Chemist Marie Curie in Her Laboratory

Marie Curie and the Progress of Cancer Treatment

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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What is the Purpose of Clinical Trials?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

immune checkpoint inhibitor agents

Targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 to Help Fight Cancer

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

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Tarceva Cancer Drug Uses and Side Effects

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Can Megace Treat HIV Wasting?

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD

Man receiving radiation therapy for cancer treatment

Learn How Palliative Radiation Therapy Is Used for Cancer

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Hearing Loss After Cancer

Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD

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Heart Cancer: Understanding Cardiac Tumors and Cancers

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD

Tumor Lysis Syndrome Is a Cancer Emergency

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Getting an infusion

Kyprolis: Uses, Side Effects, Dosages, & Precautions

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

A woman doing chemotherapy and scalp cooling

Scalp Cooling: Preventing Hair Loss From Chemotherapy

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

Young woman receiving chemotherapy, elevated view

Ways to Reduce Infection Risk During Chemotherapy

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD

test tube with blood evaluating bone marrow suppression due to chemotherapy

What Does it Mean if You Have Bone Marrow Suppression?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD