Cancer

Provides links to info on cancer. Topics covered include breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cancer pain. Links to info that can help you make a decision on diagnostic or screening tests. Includes info on treatment choices.

Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125) Test

Discusses cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) test that can help show if some types of cancer are present. Covers its use to check how well treatment for ovarian cancer is working or to see if ovarian cancer has returned. Covers possible test results.

Cancer During Pregnancy

Sometimes cancer and pregnancy can happen at the same time. The type of cancer treatment used during pregnancy depends on a number of things, including: How far along the pregnancy is ( gestational age). The type and location of the cancer. How advanced the cancer is. How rapidly the cancer is developing. Whether there...

Cancer Fatigue: Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer fatigue is a condition caused by cancer or cancer treatment in which you feel exhausted or extremely tired. Some people with cancer have extreme fatigue most of the time and are unable to carry out day-to-day tasks. Others feel only very tired. Cancer fatigue may also be called cancer-related fatigue or cancer...

Cancer in the Colon

Photo credit: Jacqueline Littée, RN. All rights reserved. Signs of cancer may be found in the colon during a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy.

Cancer Pain

Discusses cancer pain management. Discusses causes such as tumor pressing on bones or nerves. Covers types of cancer pain. Discusses treatment with medicine, surgery, radiation, and other treatments.

Cancer Pain (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients and often has a negative impact on patients' functional status and quality of life (QOL). The goal of the following summary is to provide evidence-based, up-to-date, and practical information on the management of cancer pain. Effective pain management can...

Cancer Pain (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer, cancer treatment, or diagnostic tests may cause you pain. Pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients. Pain can be caused by cancer, cancer treatment, or a combination of factors. Tumors, surgery, intravenous chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, therapies such as bisphosphonates, and...

Cancer Prevention and Diet

Related Topics Vitamins & Minerals for Healthy People Chef Steve: Tasty Tricks to Eat More Fiber When it comes to cancer there are no guarantees. However, there are choices you can make to significantly reduce your risks. Focus on fiber —Eat foods rich in fiber, especially those made with whole grains, to help reduce...

Cancer Prevention Center

Participate in your care and prevention—Learn more about cancer and how you may be able to lower your risk. Select a topic: Breast Cancer Breast Cancer: Reduce Risk Cancer Prevention & Diet Colon Cancer Immune Function Lung Cancer Prostate Cancer

Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. In 2023, about 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States. In addition to the physical problems and emotional distress caused by cancer, the high costs of care are also a burden to patients, their families, and to the...

Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. Screening tests can help find cancer at an early stage, before symptoms appear. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat or cure. By the time symptoms appear, the cancer may have grown and spread. This can make the...

Cancer Staging and Grading

The stage of a cancer describes how much cancer is in the body and where it is located. If the cancer has spread, the stage also includes how far it has spread. The grade describes how tumor cells look under a microscope compared to cells from healthy tissue near the tumor. The tumor grade may help predict how quickly...

Cancer Support: Being an Active Patient

Doctors are experts on medical care. But you are the expert on yourself and your life. That's why it's important to be an active patient. When you're actively involved in decisions about your care, you can be sure that your choices reflect your values and beliefs. Here are some ways to become more active and involved in...

Cancer Support: Coping With Cancer Treatments

Finding out that you have cancer changes your life. Making decisions about your care and facing cancer treatment may feel overwhelming. This is a time to become informed, find the support you need, and focus on what gives you hope. Find the information you'll need. Doctors and others may offer you lots of information...

Cancer Support: Dealing With Emotions and Fears

When you have cancer, you may have a lot of different feelings, like anger, sadness, and fear. And your feelings can change from day to day, and even moment to moment. Most people who have cancer deal with feelings like this. Although it may be hard at first, look for things each day that help you find a new sense of...

Cancer Support: Family, Friends, and Relationships

Cancer can impact your family in many ways. Fear and other emotions can cause stress. Financial worries about how to pay medical expenses may strain relationships. And family roles and routines may change as you go through treatment and need more help from others. It helps to think about how and what you want to tell...

Cancer Support: Finding Out That You Have Cancer

Everyone reacts differently to being diagnosed with cancer. It's common to have many emotions, or none. And your feelings may change often, without warning. You may feel like your world has turned upside down and you've lost all control. Worry and distress may seem to be taking over your life. You may have anxious...

Cancer Support: Life After Treatment

Everyone who goes through cancer has a time of adjustment afterward. This is part of your recovery, and it may take longer than you expect. These tips may help. Give yourself time to make sense of it all. Surviving cancer is something to celebrate. But many people find that the time after treatment is different than...

Cancer Support: Managing Stress

There's a lot you can do to lower your stress when you have cancer. The key is to find one or two ways of coping with stress that work for you. Pick at least one you can do when your energy is low. Try different things until you find what works for you. For example, you could try relaxation exercises like progressive...

Cancer Support: When Your Cancer Comes Back or Gets Worse

When cancer comes back or spreads, you may find yourself looking for ways to cope with what is happening. Your past experience has taught you a lot about what helps you in tough situations. Think about how that can help you now. Use what you learned before. Every life has challenges, and you have learned things from all...

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