Kidney Cancer: Risk Factors

These things may raise your risk for kidney cancer: advancing age, smoking, and contact with certain chemicals.

Oral Cancer- Stages

The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. The stage of a cancer is one of the most important things to know when deciding how to treat the cancer.

Oral Cancer: Prevention

Tobacco and alcohol use, sun exposure, and other factors can increase your risk for oral cancer.

Melanoma: Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is sometimes used to treat advanced melanomas. But it isn't used as often as it was in the past.

Melanoma: Stages

Healthcare providers use different systems to measure the thickness of a melanoma and to stage the disease. These systems summarize the extent of your cancer.

Melanoma: Symptoms

The first symptom of melanoma is often a change in a mole, or the appearance of a new mole. Read on to learn what exactly you should look for.

Melanoma: Risk Factors

Knowing the risk factors for melanoma can help you make choices that might lower your risk. For example, sun exposure is a risk factor, and you can protect yourself from the sun.

Cervical Cancer: Surgery

Surgery for cervical cancer is done to remove the tumor and not leave any cancer cells behind. here's what you need to know about types of surgery and what to expect.