Cancer Center Ads Focus on Emotions More Than Facts, Study Finds
Researchers say it's not clear whether this sways patients when making treatment decisions
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Coping, QoL, Depression, and Hopelessness in Cancer Patients
How do the coping strategies of patients with cancer differ between curative and palliative treatment arms?
Tony Snow
Learn more about Tony Snow's battle with cancer in this tribute to celebrities that we have lost to cancer.
Keeping Up Your Strength While Dealing With Cancer Treatment
There are certain cancers that can affect the ability to eat, especially to swallow. In addition, some cancers in the stomach or other parts of the digestive system may leave you feeling full, even when you haven't been eating anything at all. Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiatio
Brain Cancer Directories
Find all medical reference articles on Brain Cancer at WebMD.
The Basics on Endometrial Cancer
An overview of endometrial cancer, including risk factors.
How to Reduce the Risk of Getting Radiation Burns From Radiotherapy
Radiation therapy is important in treating a wide variety of cancer types, as well as other illnesses. Unfortunately, the radiation affects so much more than just cancer cells. Depending on how long you are treated with radiation, you may experience what can be quite severe burns. To avoid this pain
Hyperthermia - An Effective Alternative Therapy for Cancer
Hyperthermia is an alternative cancer therapy that is designed to kill cancerous tumor cells by exposing them to temperatures higher than what is normal in the human body. Because of the abnormal characteristics of tumors and cancer cells, they tend to be more easily destroyed when exposed to heat,
Food to Fight Cancer
Diet can improve cancer outcomes, lessen side effects, and empower patients, prompting leading nutritionists to say that food should be recognized by clinicians as serious medicine.
Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Cancer
Eight popular complementary interventions in cancer care are assessed on the basis of the scientific literature and what experts in the field say about their safety and effectiveness.
Peritoneal Mesothelioma -- The Cancer Of Abdominal Lining
In Peritoneal Mesothelioma the cancerous cells attack the lining of the abdomen called Peritoneum.
Colon Cancer: Aspirin May Improve Survival in Some
One of the oldest and cheapest drugs around may be highly effective against colon cancer, a new study shows.
Pink Ribbon Merchandise by the Komen Foundation
The pink ribbon campaign is a unifying bond between consumers and manufactures of some of the most popular products in stores for the support of the Susan G, Komen foundation for the cure. The campaign places the widely recognized pink ribbon logo on the labels, tags and stickers of many products so
Clinical Trial Options For Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is an incredibly deadly cancer, with only 8% of people with the disease living to five years after their initial diagnosis. While many people do turn to traditional cancer treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, clinical trials typically have a higher success rate than the
Male Breast Cancer Overview
Men are not exempt from developing breast cancer. It is much more rare in men, but since both males and females carry some breast tissue, men need to be aware of their own risk of breast cancer, and the most common types of male breast cancer.
Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-Advanc
Refer to the Treatment Option Overview section of this summary for a more detailed discussion of the roles of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.Regional lymph node involvement by soft tissue sarcomas of adulthood is very infrequent. However, sarcoma types that more commonly spread to ...
Sequencing Systemic Therapies in Metastatic CRPC
Find out what improvements have been made in survival rates using novel therapeutic agents with diverse mechanisms of action.
Oil and Sand Pollution
PBS NewsHour reports that more than 210,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico every day after the Deepwater Horizon ruptured in 2010. A lot of this oil made it to the shores of many beaches surrounding the gulf. National Geographic reported that despite massive cleanup efforts, tar ball
What is PET Scanning?
Positron Emission Tomography, or PET scans are a very valuable tool in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in medicine today. It is extremely helpful in patients with cancer as a way to evaluate the effectiveness of chemotheraphy and radiation therapy.
Idelalisib Raises Eyebrows in Lymphoma
No blockbuster studies in lymphoma from ASH 2013, but real progress was made toward chemo-free regimens, as discussed by Drs. Gilles Salles and Bruce Cheson.