Cancer Health Center

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1. Your Treatment Options for Advanced Breast Cancer
   

   If you're facing advanced breast cancer, called metastatic or stage IV cancer, you probably have a lot of questions. That's understandable. "The goals of therapy are to prolong life, while at the same time maintaining a good quality of life," says Julie Gralow, MD, of the Seattle Cancer Care Allianc

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2. Remission During Chronic Phase CML: Watching for Relapse
   

   Learning that you have a cancer like leukemia can be devastating. So when Gail J. Roboz, MD, has to tell patients they have chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), she tries to emphasize the positive. "The bad news is you do have a type of leukemia, but the good news is if you have to pick a type of leu

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3. The Risks of Cancer Screening
   

   Routine cancer screening can save lives. It can also cause serious harm. This is the "double-edged sword" of cancer screening, says Otis Webb Brawley, MD, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society. "Many of these cancers we treat and cure never needed to be treated and cured," Brawley say

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4. Eating Well During Cancer Treatment
   

   Chemotherapy, radiation, and other cancer treatments can be hard on your body. Fortunately, making healthy food choices can help you feel better and speed your recovery. "When you're being treated for cancer, it's important to avoid extreme diets that may leave you short on key nutrients," says Vero

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5. Feeling Sick With CML: Coping With Later Phases
   

   If you were diagnosed during the chronic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), you may have felt fine most of the time and lived a fairly normal life. But if you've entered the CML accelerated phase or blast phase, things have likely changed. You may feel sick and weak and have a wide range o

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6. Your Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
   

   The outlook for men diagnosed with prostate cancer has never been brighter. Doctors now have a variety of ways to treat prostate cancer, including surgery, radiation, and drugs that slow the growth of cancer cells. Both the safety and effectiveness of prostate cancer treatments has been steadily imp

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7. Healthy Eating When You're Sick
   

   Eating healthy meals isn't easy when you don't feel well, especially if you have a serious or chronic illness. You may be too tired to prepare food for yourself. Medicines may make food taste strange or unpleasant. Mouth sores or swallowing problems can make eating difficult. Or nausea, which is a c

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8. Cancer and Nutrition: Can Food Save Your Life?
   

   It may seem like you're always reading about foods that can help protect you from cancer. But what if you already have cancer? Can any foods help you then? Everyone likely benefits from eating plant-based foods. To add more fruits and vegetables to your diet: Choose meatless meals, such as vegetaria

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9. 15 Cancer Symptoms Men Ignore
   

   Experts say that men could benefit greatly by being alert to certain cancer symptoms that require a trip to the doctor’s office sooner rather than later. But when it comes to scheduling doctor visits, men are notorious foot-draggers. In fact, some men, would never go to the doctor if it weren't for

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10. Overcoming Cancer-Related Fatigue
    

    When you have cancer, you're tired. Fatigue may be a symptom of the cancer or a side effect of treatment, such as chemotherapy or radiation. The stress of living with cancer can also leave you exhausted. "Fortunately, there's a lot that cancer patients can do to overcome fatigue," says Carmelita P.

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