What Are The Stages of Breast Cancer?
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, doctors determine the stage of the disease – which indicates how much cancer is in the body, whether it has spread beyond the breast, and, if so, how extensively.
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, doctors determine the stage of the disease – which indicates how much cancer is in the body, whether it has spread beyond the breast, and, if so, how extensively.
To mark National Nurses Week, Dana-Farber nurses share what drew them to oncology and what they enjoy most about it.
Recent headways in pediatric liver tumor treatment include more targeted therapies that aim to hone in on the cancer and destroy it — while reducing the toxic effects of treatment on the body, when possible.
Women who develop breast cancer when they’re relatively young – under age 45 – face a variety of issues unique to their stage of life.
CAR T-cell therapy uses specially altered T cells — which are part of the body’s immune system — to fight cancer.
Boston-based researchers hope to optimize CAR T-cell therapies to target DIPG, aggressive and difficult-to-treat brain tumors, and other tough-to-treat cancers.
Scientists’ main concern is that cell phones can increase the risk of brain tumors or other tumors in the head and neck area – and as of now, there doesn’t seem to be a clear answer.
Two years after being given six months to live, Mullan’s cancer is still at bay because of immunotherapy and targeted chemotherapy – and through it all, he achieved one of his dreams: graduating from Harvard Law School.
Colon and rectal cancers, which usually arise in the form of growths called polyps, affect the gastrointestinal tract.
How does cancer start? In general, how is it treated? Here’s the basics of what you need to know.
Testicular cancer occurs when abnormal cells in one or both of the testes begins to grow uncontrollably.
Depending on your type of cancer, your care team can include many providers, including five or more physicians. They each play a distinct but equally vital role.
In gynecologic cancers, immunotherapy is being used in all stages of treatment, and researchers are trying to enhance the effects of different immunotherapy approaches.
Addiction to drugs and other substances, including tobacco, can have far-reaching medical consequences, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancer.
Research shows that consuming nuts reduces the risk of colon cancer recurrence and death, but scientists are still examining why.
Common infections, such as those that cause the common cold, do not cause cancer or make cancer more likely to occur. However, infections with specific types of viruses, bacteria, or parasites can increase an individual’s risk for certain kinds of cancer.
Leukemia, which usually occurs because of a mutation — or DNA change — is the most common childhood cancer. Some genetic syndromes can create a predisposition to leukemia, as well as other blood disorders.
Gina Paglucia was a caregiver for her husband, who passed away in 2012, nine months after being diagnosed with stage IV bile duct cancer. “Know you are not alone,” she says.
Researchers have established some of the main factors that can increase or decrease your overall cancer risk.
Cancer chemotherapy is the most common cause of neutropenia, which can be treated depending on its cause and severity.