Cancer survivor Ruth Fein Revell shares what it was like being diagnosed with a rare cancer, the challenges she faced during treatment, how she learned to advocate for herself while navigating her care, and her advice for other people with cancer looking to do the same.
EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará información sobre la cantidad de personas a las que se les diagnostica cáncer de paratiroides cada año. También leerá información general sobre la supervivencia a la enfermedad. Recuerde que las tasas de supervivencia dependen de varios factores. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.
EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará información básica sobre esta enfermedad y las partes del cuerpo que puede afectar. Esta es la primera página de la Guía de tumores neuroendocrinos de Cancer.Net. Use el menú para ver otras páginas. Piense en ese menú como un mapa para recorrer la guía entera.
In this “Your Stories” podcast from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, Dr. Nizar Tannir and Dr. Pavlos Msaouel discuss filling the need for research on rare cancers.
In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira reflects on this year’s Advance of the Year and what it says about cancer research more broadly.
Annie Achee knew she had a choice: let worrying that her husband’s cancer may return take over her life or find a more productive path. Find out how becoming a cancer advocacy leader gave her control over the fear of an unknown future.
Vice President Biden’s “moonshot” to cure cancer will rely on better use of big data. CancerLinQ™ uses big data to help improve and monitor care for you and others with cancer.
When Josh Mailman was diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, he didn’t expect his life to be defined by two of Dr. Seuss’ books—Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? and Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Now as a patient advocate, his goal is to ensure that others diagnosed with rare cancers do not need to rely on luck and travel to get the best outcome.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find 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 Vaginal 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 some basic information about retinoblastoma and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Retinoblastoma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
Cancer begins when healthy cells change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor. A tumor can be cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor means the tumor can grow but will not spread.
