Urethral Cancer: Treatment Choices
Learn about your treatment choices for urethral cancer.
Learn about your treatment choices for urethral cancer.
Urethral cancer is staged based on the part of the urethra that's affected. Learn what the stages mean.
Learn what tests you may have after being diagnosed with vulvar cancer.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. Learn how it's used to treat vulvar cancer.
Surgery is the most common treatment for vulvar cancer. The goal of surgery is to remove tumors or areas of cancer (cancerous lesions) from the vulva while trying to leave as much normal tissue as possible. Learn about the different types of surgery.
Studies suggest that MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging) may improve the early detection of breast cancer in women who are considered high risk.
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a collection of symptoms that usually occur in patients who have lung cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or other cancers. It also can occur from noncancer causes. This summary explains SVCS and its treatment in adults and children.
.Some people find that the powerful medicines used for chemotherapy treatment make them not able to think clearly or have a "fuzzy memory." If you've noticed this, it's not all in your head. It's real, something that people with cancer often call "chemobrain" or "chemo fog." Read on to learn more.
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Fatigue can come and go or stay constant for a while. Fatigue from chemotherapy tends to happen a few days after the treatment, peaks, and then gets better before the next treatment. Fatigue from radiation may not happen right away.