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Whether you are newly diagnosed with cancer or facing choices based on new or additional treatment advice, it's important to understand the coverage provided by your manage care plan. Learn what to look for, what questions to ask, and more.

The female hormones estrogen and progesterone promote the growth of some breast tumors. Hormonal therapy may be given to block these hormones from stimulating tumor growth.

Questions to ask your doctor if you are having radiation therapy.

Here are some questions to ask your doctor about hormonal therapy.

Once your healthcare provider knows you have breast cancer, the next step is to find out more about your cancer cells. This includes the stage of the cancer, the exact type you have, and other factors.

Chemotherapy may be able to cure breast cancer. If a cure isn't possible, chemotherapy may help keep the cancer from growing or spreading. Or it may help ease symptoms caused by cancer and improve your quality of life.

Cancer treatment can cause many changes that may affect your sexuality. It can also change the physical or emotional closeness you share with another person. Different treatments can cause different physical and psychological changes that can affect how you feel, look, and function.

Being told you have lung cancer can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your healthcare team to help.

Chemotherapy (chemo) uses anticancer medicines to kill cancer cells. Learn how this type of treatment is used for bladder cancer.