Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Treatment Questions
Talking with health care providers about your cancer treatment can be overwhelming. Read on for some tips on how to get ready for your appointments and what questions you can ask.
Talking with health care providers about your cancer treatment can be overwhelming. Read on for some tips on how to get ready for your appointments and what questions you can ask.
Some risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma may not be in your control. Others might be things you can change. Knowing the risk factors can help you make choices that might lower your risk.
A guide to some of the tests you may have after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These tests can help show if the cancer has spread. They will also help your healthcare providers decide how best to treat your cancer.
Several types of treatment can be used for liver cancer. Learn about the different choices.
Being told you have liver cancer can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your healthcare team to help.
If your healthcare provider thinks you might have liver cancer, certain exams and tests will be done to know for sure. These may include blood tests, imaging tests, and a liver biopsy.
Not everyone with lung cancer needs chemotherapy. But it is part of the standard treatment for most people.
All lung cancers can be staged using the TNM system. This system is based on how large the cancer is and how far it has spread.
The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. Your healthcare provider uses exams and tests to find out the size of the cancer and where it is.
If your healthcare provider thinks you may have lung cancer, you will need certain exams and tests to be sure.