Discharge Instructions After Surgery for Cancer of the Thyroid
The most common treatment for thyroid cancer is surgery to remove the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy). Here is information on how to care for yourself after surgery.
The most common treatment for thyroid cancer is surgery to remove the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy). Here is information on how to care for yourself after surgery.
You have been diagnosed with testicular cancer, the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the testicles. Surgery is the most common treatment for testicular cancer. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplant are also choices. This sheet helps you remember how to care for yourself after surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
You have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the pancreas. Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these three. This sheet helps you remember how to care for yourself after treatment.
Surgery is the most common treatment for ovarian cancer. This is followed by chemotherapy. This sheet will help you remember how to care for yourself after surgery and chemotherapy.
You've been diagnosed with lung cancer, the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the lung. Treatment for lung cancer may include surgery, chemotherapy (or other medicines), radiation therapy, or a combination of these. This sheet helps you remember how to care for yourself after treatment.
When you're being treated for kidney cancer, you'll need to take good care of yourself at home after treatment. Read on for helpful tips.
There are different surgeries for treating cancer of the gallbladder. Your surgery may have been fairly simple or quite involved. Your recovery will depend on many factors.
Here is what to expect after a hysterectomy.
You have been diagnosed with cancer of the colon and rectum (also called colorectal cancer). This is the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the colon and rectum. The surgical removal of part or all of the colon (colectomy) is the primary treatment for most colorectal cancers. This sheet will help you remember how to care for yourself after surgery.
There are several different procedures for treating cervical cancer. Some are simple procedures while others are quite involved. Your recovery will vary depending on several factors.