...treat uterine, ovarian, and cervical cancers, while a hematologist-oncologist focuses on blood cancers. Some pediatric oncologists specialize in cancers common in children and teenagers. Education and Training As medical doctors, oncologists’ study of cancer and...
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...Treatment. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Date last modified July 20, 2012. Available at: http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/skin/HealthProfessional. Accessed August 19, 2013. Upjohn E, Taylor RS.Mohs surgery. Rigel: Cancer of the Skin. 2nd...
Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer is cancer that arises from the esophagus (the long tube that carries the food from the mouth through the throat to the stomach). Esophageal cancer doesn’t...
...the treatment of conditions involving damage to the colon or large intestine, such as: Ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease Diverticulitis Colorectal cancer The pouch is placed over the new opening that...
...Ulcerative colitis Anemia Heartburn Irritable bowel syndrome Celiac disease Cancers of the digestive system, i.e. colon cancer, gallbladder cancer, stomach cancer An endoscopy is used to look for signs or...
...lung cancer that has spread to the breast and forms metastatic tumour is metastatic lung cancer, not breast cancer. The spread of cancer cells is a complicated topic altogether. In...
...non-chemo-related cancer costs? Non-chemo-related cancer costs refer to the expenses associated with cancer treatment that do not involve chemotherapy. These may include surgery, radiation therapy, medication, hospital stays, diagnostic tests,...
...in which the number of skin cancer cases has increased over the last 30 years is faster than other cancers combined. There are two general types of skin cancer: non-melanoma...
...are benign (non-cancerous growths). It is estimated that only two to three out of 20 thyroid nodules are cancerous.[42] If a thyroid nodule is non-cancerous (benign) and not causing any...
