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In many cases, early-stage prostate cancer will not spread or cause any problems or side effects for a long time, if ever. That's why your doctor may suggest active surveillance. This means that you and your doctor decide to watch prostate cancer closely, instead of treating it right away.

Learn the basics about stomach cancer.

Learn how radiation may be used to treat stomach cancer.

Once your healthcare provider knows you have cancer, the next step is to find out the grade and stage of the cancer. Staging and grading of cancer is important for deciding how to treat it, and how curable it is.

Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer that uses high-energy X-rays. A machine directs the rays of energy to the area of cancer. Radiation therapy is also called radiotherapy. Its goal is to kill or shrink cancer cells.

Being told you have acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your health care team to help.

If your doctor thinks you might have ALL, you will need certain exams and tests to confirm your diagnosis.

Read on to learn more about acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). This type of leukemia starts in very early or premature forms of white blood cells called lymphocytes. These immature cells are called lymphoblasts, or just blasts.

After a diagnosis of ALL, you will likely need more tests. These tests help your doctors learn more about the cancer and how to treat it.