Cancer
Learn about cancer
Facing cancer can be scary, and most people have lots of questions. Our cancer topics cover many types of cancer, including breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and many more. Whether you just found out you have cancer or have been living with it for a while, you'll find useful information such as treatment options and tips for living with cancer.
Get the information you need in our cancer and related topics such as:
Health Topics
- Actinic Keratosis
- Allogeneic stem cell transplant
- Autologous stem cell transplant
- Bladder Cancer
- Body Image and Sexuality After Treatment for Cancer
- Bowel resection for colorectal cancer
- Breast and Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genetic Test
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer in Men (Male Breast Cancer)
- Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
- Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy or partial mastectomy) for breast cancer
- Cancer Pain
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Pain
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Sleep Problems
- Carbon dioxide laser surgery for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Care at the End of Life
- Central venous catheter
- Central Venous Catheters
- Cervical biopsy for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Cervical Cancer
- Clinical trials
- Colon Cancer Genetic Testing
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Test Recommendations
- Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
- Colostomy for colorectal cancer
- Cone biopsy (conization) for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Cryosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Cryotherapy for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Curettage and electrosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Cystectomy for bladder cancer
- Eating Well During Cancer Treatment
- Emotional Reactions to a Diagnosis of Cancer
- Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer
- Excision for nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Family History and the Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
- Fine-Needle Aspiration
- Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment
- Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
- Health Risks Related to Spit Tobacco (Chewing Tobacco or Snuff)
- Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
- Hysterectomy for endometrial cancer
- Hysterectomy for ovarian cancer
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver resection
- Living With More Than One Health Problem
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Lung Cancer
- Lung surgery (thoracotomy) for lung cancer
- Lymph node removal (lymphadenectomy) for melanoma
- Lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer
- Lymphedema
- Mohs micrographic surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Molar Pregnancy
- Nerve block for pain relief
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Oral Cancer
- Orchiectomy
- Ovarian Cancer
- Postoperative Problems
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic
- Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
- Radiation therapy for bladder cancer
- Radiation Therapy for Cancer
- Radiation therapy for cancer pain
- Radiation therapy for endometrial cancer
- Radiation therapy for lymphoma and leukemia
- Radiation therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Radiation therapy for prostate cancer
- Radiation therapy for testicular cancer
- Radiation treatment for melanoma
- Radical inguinal orchiectomy for testicular cancer
- Radical prostatectomy
- Radioactive iodine
- Removal of the breast (mastectomy) for breast cancer
- Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
- Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
- Side Effects of Chemotherapy
- Skin Cancer, Melanoma
- Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma
- Skin Changes
- Stress Management When You Have Cancer
- Sunburn and Skin Cancer
- Surgical excision of melanoma
- Swollen Lymph Nodes
- Testicular Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules and Cancer
- Thyroid surgery
- Transurethral resection (TUR) for bladder cancer
- Treating Nausea and Vomiting From Chemotherapy
- Urinary Problems and Prostate Cancer
- Watchful waiting (surveillance) for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Watchful waiting for prostate cancer
- Writing an Advance Directive
Medical Tests
- Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
- Bone Scan
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test
- Breast Self-Examination
- Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)
- Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
- Clinical Breast Examination
- Colonoscopy
- Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
- Gallium Scan
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
- Laparoscopy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
- Mammogram
- Mediastinoscopy
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Prostate Biopsy
- Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy)
- Skin Biopsy
- Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Scan
Medications
- Alemtuzumab
- Antiandrogens for prostate cancer
- Anticonvulsants for cancer pain
- Antidepressants for cancer pain
- Aprepitant
- Aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for bladder cancer
- Bevacizumab
- Bisphosphonates for metastatic cancer
- Bleomycin
- Busulfan
- Calcitonin
- Capecitabine
- Carboplatin
- Cetuximab
- Chlorambucil
- Cisplatin
- Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids) for cancer and cancer pain
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cytarabine
- Docetaxel
- Doxorubicin
- Epoetin
- Erlotinib
- Etoposide
- Fentanyl
- Fludarabine
- Fluorouracil
- Fluorouracil (5-FU) for nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Fulvestrant
- Gefitinib
- Gemcitabine
- Hematopoietic stimulants
- Hydroxyurea
- Idarubicin
- Ifosfamide
- Imatinib mesylate
- Imiquimod
- Interferon alfa
- Irinotecan
- Leucovorin
- LH-RH agonists/GnRH agonists for prostate cancer
- Megestrol acetate
- Mercaptopurine
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate for trophoblastic cancer
- Metoclopramide
- Mitomycin
- Mitoxantrone
- Narcotic painkillers
- Oxaliplatin
- Paclitaxel
- Pemetrexed
- Procarbazine
- Progestin hormone therapy for endometrial cancer
- Radiation therapy with monoclonal antibodies
- Raloxifene
- Rituximab
- Serotonin antagonists (5-HT3 receptor antagonists)
- Tamoxifen
- Topotecan
- Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
- Vincristine
- Vinorelbine tartrate
Make a Wise Decision
- Breast cancer risk: Should I have a BRCA gene test?
- Breast cancer: Should I have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy?
- Breast cancer: Should I have breast-conserving surgery or a mastectomy for early-stage cancer?
- Breast cancer: Should I have chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer?
- Breast cancer: What should I do if I'm at high risk?
- Colon cancer: Which screening test should I have?
- HPV: Should my daughter get the vaccine?
- Ovarian cancer: Should I have my ovaries removed to prevent ovarian cancer?
- Prostate cancer screening: Should I have a PSA test?
- Prostate cancer: Should I have radiation or surgery for localized prostate cancer?
- Quitting smoking: Should I use medicine?
- Testicular cancer: Which treatment should I have for stage I nonseminoma testicular cancer after my surgery?
- Testicular cancer: Which treatment should I have for stage I seminoma testicular cancer after my surgery?
Last Updated: October 8, 2009
Author: Bets Davis, MFA
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
