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People who don't have asthma may not know how it makes you feel. Try not to get angry with them. Instead, help them learn more about asthma. If you're afraid to speak up, ask your parents what words to say. Here are some things you can say to your family, friends, teachers, and other adults.

When you breathe, air travels through passages in your nose and throat. When these air passages are wide enough to let air flow freely, you breathe normally. Here are images of the nasal and throat passages.

Your health care provider will let you know what you should and shouldn't do after you get home. You may need to wear eye protection the first day.

After cataract surgery, it is important to have regular eye exams. This is the best way to check the health of your eyes. It will help you maintain good vision.

You and your care team will evaluate how well you can care for yourself at home. You may need friends, family, or a home health aide to help with chores and errands.

A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells in the brain. They can cause serious damage, even if they are not cancer.

Radiation therapy is a common cancer treatment. It uses beams of high-energy X-rays or particles to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing.

Cancer happens when cells in the body begin changing in ways that aren't normal. Cancer that starts in blood cells is called leukemia.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer. Learn about how it forms and treatment choices.