Cancer Medical Reference

Why it's important to learn all you can about chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and the next steps in your treatment journey.

Thanks to breakthroughs in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia, options go beyond chemotherapy and include targeted therapies and monoclonal antibodies.

There are many complementary therapies touted to treat CLL, like special diets, supplements like curcumin and green tea, and cannabis. Here’s what to know.

What should you expect from CLL treatment? Learn more about recurrence, next steps if treatment no longer works, the risk of second cancers, and more.

Slow-growing chronic lymphocytic leukemia may not need treatment right away. Learn what to expect from a CLL watchful waiting approach.

Find out what questions to ask your doctor if you need to know more about genomic testing for advanced cancer.

Lifestyle changes, emotional support, and a long-term care plan can help you live your best life with this rare type of cancer.

Besides the symptoms of the disease, mantle cell lymphoma and its treatments can cause other health complications.

With proper treatment, you can go into remission for mantle cell lymphoma. Here’s what that means and what to do if you relapse.

Learn more about what happens after you receive a diagnosis for mantle cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Learn how the late stage of diagnosis that is common with mantle cell lymphoma makes it harder to treat.

Find out what you need to know about esophagectomy and discover why the surgery is done while learning about the surgerical procedure, methods, recovery chances, and complications.

Pilocytic astrocytoma is a rare brain or spinal cord tumor that grows slowly. Learn about its causes, symptoms, types, and available treatment options.

Lymph nodes are a network of small cell structures that help fight infection. Discover how lymph node metastasis occurs and how it can be treated.

Learn what radiation enteritis is and how it is caused. Can it be chronic, or does it go away after a while? Find out here.

Oil spills can spread toxic chemicals into the surrounding water, air, and land. This can lead to many adverse health effects in humans and animals.

Learn more about secondary acute myeloid leukemia, including what to expect after diagnosis, how to take care of yourself, and how to find support.

Some cancer treatments can lead to problems controlling your bladder. Along with medications and other treatments, try these at-home tips to prevent leaks.

When you’re getting chemotherapy, be gentle with the delicate tissues inside your mouth. It’s a key part of managing mouth sores, a common chemo side effect.

When you go in for chemo treatment, it’s important to take a bag of supplies with you. Learn what you need to take today.

The Budwig diet consists of flaxseed oil, cottage cheese, and milk. Learn about the diet as well as its benefits and risks.

Find out what it means to be in remission when you have follicular lymphoma, and learn why checkups and maintenance therapy are important parts of your care plan.

Are you thinking of joining a clinical trial for relapsed follicular lymphoma? Find out what questions to ask, how to join, and what kinds of treatments are being studied.

Find out why your follicular lymphoma may return after a remission and what your treatment options are.

Learn about the latest treatment options for follicular lymphoma that doesn't respond to treatment or that comes back.