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

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. Learn about the different types of brain tumors.

Brain tumor symptoms depend on how big the tumor is and where it is in the brain. Learn what the symptoms of a brain tumor are.

Targeted therapy is the use of medicines that target the parts of cancer cells that make them unlike normal cells. Or the medicines can target other cells that help tumors grow.

Some risk factors for oral cancer, such as family history, may not be in your control. But others may be things you can change. Knowing the risk factors can help you make choices that might lower your risk.

Oral cancer is cancer that starts in the mouth or throat. Oral cancer is fairly common and very curable if found and treated at an early stage. A healthcare provider or dentist often finds oral cancer in its early stages because the mouth can be easily examined.

Read on for a detailed look at how chemotherapy is used to treat thyroid cancer.

In radiation therapy, strong, high-energy rays kill cancer cells or slow their growth. In external radiation therapy, the radiation is aimed at the cancer from a source outside the body. For thyroid cancer, radiation is aimed at the thryoid. Read on to learn more.

Hormone therapy uses pills to give your body the hormones that were made by the thyroid gland before cancer treatment. Read on to learn more.

Radioactive iodine therapy uses a form of iodine that sends out radiation to treat thyroid cancer. The goal of this treatment is to target and kill any remaining thyroid cells or thyroid cancer cells anywhere in your body.