Cancer Medical Reference
- Complications of Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
Treatment for head and neck cancers can cause other health problems. Here’s what to expect and how you can manage these complications.
- The Most Common Cancers and How to Spot Them
Cancer doesn’t always have symptoms early on. But you’ll want to know what signs can happen with the most common cancers in adults.
- Types of Throat Cancer
“Throat cancer” can actually mean more than one kind of cancer, and each affects a different place in your throat. Learn about the different types, the signs of each one, and how each is treated.
- How to Handle a Cancer Misdiagnosis
Hearing you have cancer is difficult. Hearing that you’ve been misdiagnosed can be devastating. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.
- When Do Swollen Lymph Nodes Mean Cancer?
Swollen lymph nodes are much more likely to be caused by infections or a disease that affects your immune system. Find out when you should see a doctor and how cancer gets diagnosed.
- When Cancer Comes Back
Find out what the difference is between recurrence, progression, and new when your cancer returns, why it may happen, and what you can do about it.
- Common Carcinogens You Should Know
Find out how tobacco, radon, asbestos, and other things can cause cancer, and what you can to lower your risk.
- What Is Targeted Therapy for Cancer?
Targeted cancer therapies block specific proteins or genes that help cancers grow and spread. Find out about the types of targeted therapies, what cancers they work on, side effects of treatment, and more.
- How Drinking Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk
You might be surprised to know that drinking can raise your odds of cancer. Here’s how and which types of cancer are linked to alcohol.
- How to Hire a Cancer Caregiver
Home care for a person with cancer is a big job. Here’s how to hire outside help.
- Radiation Therapy for Cancer
If you've been diagnosed with cancer, your doctor may suggest you get radiation therapy. It's a common treatment that shrinks tumors and kills cancer cells. Learn about the types of radiation therapy, how they work, what kind of cancer they're used for, and side effects.
- Viruses That Can Lead to Cancer
Find out which viruses can lead to cancer and what you can do to keep yourself healthy and lower the chances of getting cancer.
- How to Eat After Gastric Cancer Surgery
Fighting gastric cancer can mean having part of your stomach removed. Learn what and when to eat after you’ve had stomach cancer surgery.
- How to Understand Your Cancer Pathology Results
Your pathology report gives important details about your cancer diagnosis, but it can be tricky to understand. Here’s how to read it.
- Remission for B-Cell Lymphoma
How to know whether your lymphoma has gone into remission and what your doctor will do if your cancer comes back.
- What Is CAR T-Cell Therapy?
CAR T-cell therapy is often called the next big breakthrough in cancer treatment. Find out who it may work for, how it's done, possible side effects, and what you can expect.
- What to Know About the Budwig Diet
The Budwig diet consists of flaxseed oil, cottage cheese, and milk. Learn about the diet as well as its benefits and risks.
- How Do You Know If Your Cancer Treatment Is Working?
Learn which tests your doctor will do to make sure you're on the right treatment for your cancer.
- What Is Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment?
Learn how hyperthermia is used to treat cancer, including how it supplements other cancer treatments, has fewer side effects, and more.
- What Are Indolent Lymphomas?
Learn about indolent lymphomas, how they are different from other non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and how they are diagnosed and treated.
- Traditional vs. Precision Medicine: How They Differ
Traditional medicine focuses on treating disease in big groups of people. Learn how precision medicine uses genes, lifestyle habits, and other things to more accurately target treatment to each person.
- How Immunotherapy Works
See how this treatment works with your body's immune system to fight a disease.
- Types of Cancer Immunotherapy Can Treat
This treatment is used for several types of cancer, including lung, breast, and colon cancers.
- Immune Cell Gene Therapy Explained
Find out what immune cell gene therapy is, how it’s done, and when it may be used.
- What Is Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma?
Learn about this this rare type of esophageal cancer. Find out what causes it, what symptoms you might have, and how it's treated.
- What Is Chondrosarcoma?
Find out about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of chondrosarcoma, a type of bone cancer most common in your pelvis, thighbone, or upper arm.
- What Is Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma?
Find out about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common type of caner to affect your thyroid gland.
- What Can an AFP Tumor Marker Test Tell Me?
Higher levels of AFP in your blood can help doctors catch liver problems and some cancers. Find out what the results may mean.
- Your Sex Life After Cancer Treatment
It’s normal for your sex life to slow down during cancer treatment. Once treatment is over, here’s how to increase intimacy and feel good about your body again.
- How to Lift Your Cancer Brain Fog
After cancer treatment, many people feel they’re lost in a mental fog. If you’re having trouble with your memory and focus, here’s what can help.
- Why Is My White Blood Cell Count Low?
Find out what this test measures, what's "normal," common reasons results aren't that, what it could mean, and what you can do about it.
- What Is Angiosarcoma?
Angiosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that starts in the lining of your blood or lymph vessels. The earlier your doctor can catch and treat it, the better.
- What Is Choriocarcinoma?
Choriocarcinoma is a rare type of tumor that happens in women during pregnancy. After treatment with chemo, you can still get pregnant again.
- Respite Care: How Can I Plan It Better?
Respite care can help caregivers for people who are ill or disabled find time to handle their own needs. Learn about the different types of programs and how to choose the best one for you.
- How to Read a Vital Signs Monitor
What is that beeping? Find out how to read a vital signs monitor and understand when to ignore it and when be concerned.
- What Is Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer?
Find out the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this rare stomach cancer that you get because of genes that are passed to you from your family.
- Is Amygdalin a Safe Cancer Treatment?
Many websites have stories about personal successes using it, but the scientific proof isn't there. "Vitamin B17" can do more harm than good.
- How Oral Cancer Affects Your Life
You may eat, talk, look, and feel different during and after oral cancer treatment. Here’s what you can expect.
- Does Cancer Cause Night Sweats?
Some types of cancer may cause night sweats, but so do many other things. Here are ways to identify and cope with night sweats.
- What Is Synovial Sarcoma?
What is synovial sarcoma? Where does it happen in your body? Find out about its treatments, symptoms, and who's more likely to get it.
- What Is Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis?
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder that can look like some types of cancer. WebMD explains what you need to know.
- Could You Get Stomach Cancer?
There’s no one cause for stomach cancer. Learn what makes you more likely to have it -- and what you can do to stay healthy.
- What Is a Gastrectomy?
Sometimes the best treatment for stomach cancer is having your stomach removed. That may sound scary, but with a few careful diet changes, many people do just fine.
- Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: What to Expect
Learn how it spreads, how you’ll feel, and what you can do take care of yourself.
- When Renal Cell Carcinoma Spreads to Your Bones
Find out how your doctor will treat renal cell carcinoma that has spread to your bones.
- Treatments for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Your kidney cancer has spread. It can still be treated. Learn about the treatments, risks, and side effects.
- Life After Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
Basic lifestyle changes can help you get the most from treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
- Will Oral Cancer Come Back?
If your oral cancer comes back, or “recurs,” your doctor may consider these treatments.
- What Is Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma in the Bones?
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma in the bones is a very rare cancer. Learn more about it and how it’s treated.
- Myths and Facts about Cancer and Vitamin D
Scientists have looked at the role of vitamin D in cancer for years. We looked at the latest research findings to help you separate myth from fact.