Cancer Medical Reference

Learn what a nuclear medicine scan does, why you might get one, and what to expect if you do.

Find out when genetic counseling might help you understand your cancer risk and genetic testing results.

If your child has cancer, they'll likely get treated by a doctor who specializes in pediatric oncology. Find out about the types of cancer that are most common in children and how they get treated.

The cancers that children get, called "pediatric cancers," are usually not the same as those that turn up among adults. Learn more about the common types of childhood cancer and how they get treated.

Medical oncology is a field of medicine that focuses on treating cancer. Find out what it takes to become a medical oncologist, why you might need to see one, and what to expect when you do.

Pancreatic cancer that has spread outside the pancreas may not be removable with surgery. Learn which treatments are available if your cancer is inoperable.

Learn how interventional radiology can diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery.

Nuclear medicine can help diagnose and treat different health conditions, including some forms of cancer. Learn what it's all about.

Chemotherapy and radiation are among the most common treatments for cancer. Learn how these two therapies share treatment goals but work in different ways.

GcMAF, a type of immunotherapy, isn't approved to treat cancer, but some scientists are investigating to see if it might help.

What's Proton Therapy?

Age is the biggest risk factor for cancer. The older you get, the more likely you are to get the disease. Find out the median age at diagnosis for different types of cancer.

Angiogenesis inhibitors attack a tumor’s blood supply and starve it of nutrients. Learn more about this unique and powerful cancer-fighting tool.

When cancer cells are in, or could get to, the fluid around your brain, intrathecal chemotherapy is the way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs right to the area. Find out how it works and what you can expect.

Tailbone pain, or coccydynia, can be a dull ache or a sharp pain at the bottom of your spine. Causes range from injury to sitting too long to certain types of cancer. Learn what might be causing your tailbone pain and what you can do about it.

You may have heard that turmeric is a natural way to fight cancer. But what do we really know?

Get the facts on peritoneal carcinomatosis, a rare cancer in the abdomen.

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, or PIPAC, is a new treatment technique that gives chemotherapy in the form of a pressurized aerosol, or spray. Learn about its uses, what happens when you get it, and what to expect afterward.

A ketogenic diet is a very high-fat diet that forces your body to burn fat, not carbs, for most of its fuel. Researchers are trying to learn if it may also help starve cancer cells.

When your doctor says you need chemotherapy, you'll have lots of questions about the treatment, but you might also have concerns about the cost. The expenses you face depend a lot on the kind of chemo you get and your health insurance plan. Learn what to expect.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are medicines that help your body fight cancer. Find out how they take the brakes off the immune system -- your body's defense against germs -- so it can attack cancer cells at full force.

Brachytherapy, or internal radiation, is a type of cancer treatment in which your doctor places a radioactive implant in your body. Learn how it works and what to expect when you have it.

What to know about this cancer treatment, including its benefits and side effects.

Monoclonal antibodies are created in a lab to work like the natural antibodies your body makes to fight illness. Learn more about how they're used to treat cancer.

Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is a very targeted dose of radiation that you get during surgery for cancer. Learn more about this type of cancer treatment.