Multiple Myeloma: Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that affects your body's immune system. It's used to treat cancer. Immunotherapy medicines can work in a number of different ways.
Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that affects your body's immune system. It's used to treat cancer. Immunotherapy medicines can work in a number of different ways.
Surgery is the main treatment for uterine sarcoma. The goal is to remove all of the cancer. In most cases, this means removing the uterus (hysterectomy).
Oral cancer is often found during routine dental or medical exams. Your healthcare provider may check for signs of oral cancer during your regular exams. And you may need certain tests and exams to make a diagnosis.
Learn how chemotherapy is used for vulvar cancer.
Talking with healthcare providers about your cancer can be overwhelming. It helps to be prepared. Here are some helpful questions to ask during your appointments.
Gallbladder cancer is when cancer starts in cells that make up the gallbladder. It's not a common cancer.
Targeted therapy is a treatment that uses medicines to kill cancer cells or slow their growth. These medicines target certain parts of some cancer cells.
You may have questions and concerns about your treatment choices. You may also want to know how you'll feel and function during and after treatment, and if you'll have to change your normal activities.
After surgery for colorectal cancer, many people worry that cancer might come back. But research has shown that having chemotherapy after surgery, sometimes along with radiation therapy, may reduce the risk of cancer returning in some people. This is called adjuvant therapy.
Radiation proctitis occurs from having radiation treatment for cancer in the pelvic area. It can cause rectal pain, bleeding, and problems with pooping (bowel movements).