ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about these diseases and the parts of the body they may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to HIV/AIDS-Related Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find basic information about this group of diseases and the parts of the body they may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a cancer’s growth or spread. This is called the stage and grade. Use the menu to see other pages.
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ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They do tests to learn whether cancer has spread to a different part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Uterine Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in the pelvis between the bladder and rectum. It is the largest organ of the female reproductive system. The uterus is also called the womb or endometrium. It is where a baby grows during pregnancy. The uterus has 3 sections:
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
Some tests can help find cancer before signs or symptoms appear. This is called cancer screening.
The main goals of cancer screening are:
Reduce the number of people who die from the disease
Prevent cancer deaths altogether
Reduce the number of people who develop the disease
Even if you do not smoke, you may be exposed to secondhand smoke. This type of smoke can come from:
Someone breathing out smoke while smoking
A burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe
You may also hear secondhand smoke called passive or involuntary smoke, tobacco smoke pollution, or environmental tobacco smoke.
There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Even brief moments around secondhand smoke can harm a person’s health. And the risk of health problems is greater with more exposure.
Cancer during pregnancy is uncommon. Cancer itself rarely affects the growing fetus (unborn baby). When it does happen, cancer during pregnancy can be more complex to diagnose and treat. This is because tests to diagnose cancer and treatments can affect the fetus, so each step in your medical care will be done carefully. It is important to work with a health care team that has experience treating cancer in pregnancy. Learn more about finding an oncologist.
