ERAS Cancer Care Guidelines: Esophagectomy
Surgery that removes part or all of your esophagus is called an esophagectomy.
Surgery that removes part or all of your esophagus is called an esophagectomy.
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Immunotherapy is designed to help a person’s own immune system fight cancer more effectively.
Ablation and embolization are minimally invasive procedures that can be used to destroy tumors.
People wear a cold cap before, during, and after chemotherapy. The cooling technology may help prevent hair loss (alopecia) linked with this cancer treatment.
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Immunotherapy is a new option for cancer treatment. . It helps your body’s natural immune system find and attack cancer cells.
Between 1 in 10 and 1 in 5 lung cancers each year are diagnosed in non-smokers.
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Side effects during cancer treatment can be difficult and frustrating. But there are things you can do to help minimize them.