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Several kinds of medicine are commonly prescribed for high blood pressure. Here are some of the main types.

A blood transfusion puts donated blood into the body. During a blood transfusion, you receive donated blood through one of your blood vessels. Read on to learn details about this procedure.

Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices are used to help prevent blood clots in the deep veins of the legs. The devices use cuffs around the legs that fill with air and squeeze your legs. This increases blood flow through the veins of your legs and helps prevent blood clots.

Breast augmentation surgery increases the size or the fullness of the breasts using sacs filled with fluid or gel. These sacs are called breast implants. Learn what to expect before, during, and after this surgery.

Cancer vaccines can help prevent cancer or they may be part of treatment for cancer.

If you’re a cancer patient who struggles at mealtime, you’re not alone. It’s normal to feel too tired to cook or too sick to eat.

Immunotherapy is a new option for cancer treatment. . It helps your body’s natural immune system find and attack cancer cells.

This testing may be a good fit for someone who has a family history of breast or ovarian cancer.

When your loved one has cancer, a time might come when it can no longer be controlled. In that case, your loved one will stop testing and treatment. The focus will turn to giving your loved one comfort and emotional support, and planning what comes next.