Cancer Articles

• Caring for Someone Else When You Have Breast Cancer
  Because caregivers are prone to putting their own needs last, they are at greater risk of having undetected diseases like cancer.
  When the caregiver has breast cancer »
• An Overview of Lung Cancer
  Lung cancer kills more people than any other form of cancer.
  What is lung cancer? »
• What are Cancer Cells?
  Cancer begins in cells, the building blocks of our body. Any normal cell can turn into cancer.
  What makes cells turn cancerous? »
• Hospice for People with Terminal Cancer
  What services does hospice provided to someone who has cancer and is terminally ill?
  Hospice for people dying of cancer »
• Questions To Ask the Doctor After a Cancer Diagnosis
  When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer, the news is devastating and scary. To combat the fear, arm yourself with information. Here are some questions to ask the doctor about cancer and how it is treated.
  Cancer questions to ask »
• 10 Worst Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
  When fighting cancer, many of the most effective treatments can be accompanied by debilitating side effects. Here's what to expect if someone you love is going to receive cancer treatments.
  Fighting cancer treatment's side effects »
• Cancer Patients: Going Broke to Stay Alive
  The cost of cancer treatment is skyrocketing, and many patients who can't afford the treatment have to go without.
  The cost of cancer treatment »
• Clinical Trials for Cancer Research
  Cancer clinical trials help find treatments for all types of cancer, but should elders participate in these experimental treatments?
  Learn about cancer clinical trials »
• Chemotherapy: What is It and What Are The Side Effects?
  When cancer is the diagnosis, chemotherapy is often the recommended treatment, but the side effects can be severe.
  Facts about chemotherapy »
• Radiation Therapy for Cancer Treatment
  Radiation is a common treatment for many types of cancer. Is it the right choice for elders?
  Will radiation eliminate cancer cells? »
• Risk Factors That Make Elders More Susceptible to Lung Cancer
  Why do some people get lung cancer and others don't? Researchers have identified many risk factors, including age, that put people at greater risk of developing lung cancer.
  Lung cancer risk factors »
• Skin Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
  Skin cancer comes in many different forms. Some kinds, such as melanoma, are more dangerous than others.
  Read More »
• How Colon Cancer is Diagnosed and Treated
  Information about colon cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and cancer care.
  An overview of colon cancer »
• Breast Cancer: Signs, Symptoms and Treatments
  Get information about breast cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and caring for someone who has breast cancer.
  Information about breast cancer »
• Bladder Cancer: Signs, Symptoms and Treatments
  Information about bladder cancer treatment, causes, screening, clinical trials and research.
  Get the facts about bladder cancer »
• Treatments for Cancer
  The treatment plan for cancer in the elderly depends mainly on the type of cancer and the stage of the disease.
  What treatments are most effective? »
• An Overview of Cancer
  Facts about cancer, what the symptoms to look, how cancer is diagnosed and what treatments are used.
  Gets the facts about cancer »
• Screening Tests for Detecting Cancer
  The earlier a cancer is caught, the better the chances of success when treating it.
  Cancer screening tests »
• How Cancer Metastasizes
  When cancer cells spread and form a new tumor in a different organ, the new tumor is a metastatic tumor. The cells in the metastatic tumor come from the original tumor.
  Information on metastatic tumors »
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Cancer Treatment
  In addition to traditional cancer treatments, some people try alternative medicine, or complementary therapies.
  Types of CAM treatments »