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Chemotherapy is sometimes used to treat advanced melanomas. But it isn't used as often as it was in the past.

Radiation uses high-energy beams from X-rays or particles to kill cancer cells. Learn how it's used for soft tissue sarcoma.

The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. It's one of the most important things to know when deciding how to treat the cancer. Here's what you need to know about the stages of nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Surgery is the most common way to treat nonmelanoma skin cancer. There are many methods of surgery than can be used to remove the cancer. The goal is to completely remove the cancer while trying to limit harm to healthy tissue. This is especially important when the cancer is on the face.

Knowing the stage of your cancer is vital when deciding how to treat it. This helpful guide explains the 4 stages of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and what they mean.

If your healthcare provider thinks you might have thyroid cancer, you will need certain exams and tests to be sure. Read on to learn more.

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.

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

Kidney cancer often causes no symptoms in its early stages. Here are some of the symptoms you can expect as the cancer grows.