...Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2013:chap 27. National Cancer Institute. Radiation therapy and you: support for people who have cancer. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/radiation-therapy-and-you. Accessed May 29, 2014. /trp_language] [trp_language language=”ar”][/trp_language]...
...travel up to the lungs and cause pulmonary embolism Liver failure References: American College of Surgeons National Cancer Institute International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer United States National Library of Medicine...
...cancer Mesothelioma Esophageal cancer Malignant pleural effusion Sarcoma Lymphoma Thymoma Metastatic cancer that has spread to the lungs or chest wall Chest wall deformities, both congenital and acquired Chest wall...
...detected. * **Cervical cancer:** The presence of cancerous cells indicates a need for further treatment. * **Other conditions:** Infections or other non-cancerous conditions may be identified. **Keywords:** Normal Results, Precancerous...
...Clegg L, Eisner MP, Reichman M, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005/, based on November 2007 SEER data submission, posted to the...
...wall When there are multiple tumors affecting different parts of the breast Recurrent breast cancers Cancer that has spread to other locations When the patient has had previous rounds of...
...Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/radiation-therapy /trp_language] [trp_language language=”ar”][/trp_language] [trp_language language=”fr_FR”][/trp_language] **What is Brachytherapy? An Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results** **Introduction** Brachytherapy is an advanced radiation therapy technique that involves placing radioactive sources...
...killing the cancerous tissue and preventing cancer from spreading to nearby organs. This treatment applies to patients with small tumors or with early stages of cancer. Adjuvant treatment means that...
...and signs of disease. This test is most commonly done to diagnose cancer or to assess a woman’s risk for cervical cancer. This is, however, not a purely diagnostic procedure...
...is referred to a skin cancer specialist. In this way, a lesion removal procedure plays a role in the diagnosis of skin cancer. If a lesion is diagnosed as cancerous...
