Mammograms and Older Women: Is It Ever Safe to Stop?
Mammograms are a very important part of follow-up care in women with breast cancer. But what about older women? How long should they continue to receive mammograms?
Mammograms are a very important part of follow-up care in women with breast cancer. But what about older women? How long should they continue to receive mammograms?
“Even after I heard horror stories about the negative effects of indoor tanning, I knew they’d never happen to me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.” Ashley Drury shares her journey from tanning bed advocate to survivor of advanced melanoma.
In this blog post based on an article originally published in the ASCO Educational Book, doctors discuss the challenges of cancer control in low- and middle-income countries.
Did you know that scientists can use samples from our bodies to learn more about cancer and how to treat it? These samples are called biospecimens, and people can donate them to help make progress in cancer research regardless of whether they have cancer.
Watch the Cancer.Net Video: Cancer Clinical Trials as a Treatment Option, with Mary Lou Smith, JD, adapted from this content.
After learning you have cancer, you will need to decide on treatment. At this time, you will probably have many different emotions. You may be sad, anxious, angry, or afraid. You may believe you need to decide quickly. Learning medical words and statistics can also make things complicated.
In this Voices on Cancer post, patient advocate Gilliosa Spurrier Bernard shares her experience advocating for people with melanoma in France.
EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará más información sobre la detección para el cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas. También se le informará acerca de los riesgos y beneficios de la detección. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.
La detección se utiliza para detectar el cáncer antes de que los signos o síntomas aparezcan. Los científicos han desarrollado, y continúan desarrollando, pruebas que se pueden usar para detectar en una persona tipos específicos de cáncer. Los objetivos generales de la detección del cáncer son:
Is that medical “breakthrough” for real? Use these 8 questions to figure out if the latest cancer-related news is important, accurate, and relevant to you.
In this podcast, registered dietitians Annette Goldberg and Suzanne Dixon give their expert insights on what fasting is, its use during cancer treatment, who may benefit from fasting, and who should avoid fasting.
Cancer.Net Specialty Editor: Integrative Medicine
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX