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BONE

Diseases & Conditions • Bone cancer


BRAIN

Diseases & Conditions • Acoustic neuroma • Brain tumor Features • Radiosurgery: Operating on the brain without a scalpel • Thalidomide: Research advances in cancer and other conditions • MRI: Viewing your brain and other soft tissues


BREAST

Diseases & Conditions • Breast cancer • Inflammatory breast cancer • Male breast cancer • Paget's disease of the breast Features • Genetic testing for breast cancer: What the results mean • Herceptin: Adjuvant therapy for HER2-positive invasive breast cancer • Breast cancer prevention drug raises fatal stroke risk • Genetic testing for breast cancer: Who's it for? • Types of breast cancer • Support groups: Find information, encouragement and camaraderie • Breast biopsy: Interpreting your risk of breast cancer • Breast cancer prevention: Lifestyle choices and more • Breast reconstruction after mastectomy • Breast reconstruction with breast implants: Saving grace for an active woman • Breast self-exams: One way to detect breast cancer • Chemoprevention: Drugs that can reduce breast cancer risk • Mammography: X-ray exam to detect breast cancer • Mastectomy: Surgery to treat or prevent breast cancer • Prophylactic mastectomy: An option for breast cancer prevention • Prophylactic oophorectomy: Removing your ovaries to reduce your risk of breast and ovarian cancer • TRAM flap breast reconstruction: Surgery after mastectomy gives one woman new outlook on life


DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

Features • Bone scan: Using nuclear medicine to find bone abnormalities • Positron emission tomography (PET) scan • CT scan • X-ray • Chest X-rays: Helping detect heart and lung conditions • Coronary angiography and other heart catheterization procedures • Coronary calcium scans: Heart scans mired in controversy • Echocardiogram: Sound imaging of the heart • Ultrasound • MRI: Viewing your brain and other soft tissues • Bone density test: Measure your risk of osteoporosis • Mammography: X-ray exam to detect breast cancer


GASTROINTESTINAL

Diseases & Conditions • Esophageal cancer • Gallbladder cancer • Liver cancer • Pancreatic cancer • Stomach cancer Features • MRI: Viewing your brain and other soft tissues


GENERAL CANCER

Features • Adjuvant therapy: Extra treatment to keep cancer from returning • Angiogenesis inhibitors: New cancer drugs stop tumor growth • Cancer and loss of libido: How treatment affects desire • Cancer basics: What is cancer and what causes cancer? • Cancer pain: Relief is possible • Cancer prevention: 7 steps to reduce your risk • Cancer recurrence: What it means and how to cope • Cancer risk: What the numbers mean • Cancer surgery: Physically removing cancer • Cancer survival rate: A tool to understand your prognosis • Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment • Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment • Cancer survivors: Relationships with family and friends after treatment • Cancer survivors: Take care of your body after treatment • Cancer survivors: What to expect with follow-up care • Cancer treatment: Get involved in your cancer treatment decisions • Carcinogens in the environment: A major cause of cancer? • Chemobrain: When cancer treatment disrupts your thinking and memory • Chemotherapy: Using chemicals to treat cancer • Chemotherapy and hair loss: What to expect during treatment • Diagnosing cancer: Common tests, biopsies and examinations • Diarrhea: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Fatigue: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Gene therapy: Cancer research topic proves challenging, but promising • Hormone therapy: Cancer treatment for certain hormone-sensitive cancers • Low blood cell counts: Side effect of cancer treatment • Metronomic chemotherapy: Low-dose chemotherapy for advanced cancers • Mouth sores: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Nausea and vomiting: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Radiation therapy: Using radioactivity to kill cancer cells • Stopping cancer treatment: Deciding when the time is right • Complementary and alternative cancer treatment: Get the facts • Debunking cancer myths: An interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist • Coping with a cancer diagnosis: Action plan • No appetite? How to get the nutrition you need • On the job with cancer: Managing common workplace challenges • What to do when nothing tastes right • You've been diagnosed with cancer: What happens next • Acupuncture: Sharp answers to pointed questions • Sexuality after cancer treatment: What men can expect • Sexuality after cancer treatment: What women can expect


GYNECOLOGIC

Diseases & Conditions • Cervical cancer • Endometrial cancer • Ovarian cancer • Vaginal cancer Features • Cervical cancer vaccine recommended for girls • Ovarian cancer: Abdominal chemotherapy offers new hope • Genetic testing for breast cancer: Who's it for? • Pap smear: Screening test for cervical cancer • Cervical cancer vaccine recommended for girls 11 to 12 • Colposcopy: A follow-up to abnormal Pap test results • HPV update: Condoms offer protection from HPV infection • Prophylactic oophorectomy: Removing your ovaries to reduce your risk of breast and ovarian cancer


HEAD OR NECK

Diseases & Conditions • Oral and throat cancer


LEUKEMIA

Diseases & Conditions • Acute lymphocytic leukemia • Acute myelogenous leukemia • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia • Chronic myelogenous leukemia • Hairy cell leukemia • Leukemia Features • Stem cells: Sorting through the hype and hope • Stem cell transplant • FDA approves new leukemia treatment dasatinib (Sprycel)


LUNG

Diseases & Conditions • Lung cancer


LYMPHOMA

Diseases & Conditions • Hodgkin's disease • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Features • Stem cell transplant


SKIN

Diseases & Conditions • Melanoma • Merkel cell carcinoma • Skin cancer Features • Sun damage: The true price of tanning • Thalidomide: Research advances in cancer and other conditions • New sunscreen, Anthelios, offers better cancer protection • Skin care: Top 5 habits for healthy skin • Sunless tanning: A safe alternative to sunbathing


URINARY TRACT

Diseases & Conditions • Bladder cancer • Kidney cancer • Wilms' tumor Features • Thalidomide: Research advances in cancer and other conditions

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