AC cancer therapy is a combination chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer which involves the drugs doxorubicin, formerly known as adriamycin, and cyclophosphamide, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. This treatment is usually administered on...
Chemotherapy destroys cancer cells via drugs administered orally or by injection. Chemotherapy drugs affect the entire body as they move from bloodstream. Risks associated with chemotherapy include nausea, anemia, hair loss, fatigue, infection and...
Cancer is defined as cured when "all cancer cells have been eradicated," according to Drs. Jim E. Riviere and Mark G. Papich. Chemotherapy, an "application of drugs to kill or inhibit the growth of viruses or foreign cells in the body," is used to...
Non-small cell lung cancer in stage IIIB involves cancer of any size that has spread to lymph nodes above the collar bone or the opposite side of the chest and/or to any of the other structures in the chest cavity like the heart, major blood...
Colon cancer begins in the tissues of the colon, the longest area of the large intestine. There are various types of treatment for colon cancer, including chemotherapy, which uses drugs to interfere with and kill cancer cells.
The American Cancer Society, ACS, reports that the number of deaths from breast cancer has been declining in the U.S. since 1990. This decline is said to be due to improved screening methods and awareness, as well as advances in treatment...
According to the American Cancer Society, chemotherapy is the use of drugs in the treatment of cancer. Chemotherapy agents are often combined to enhance their therapeutic effects. According to "Clinical Oncology," combination chemotherapy has been...
According to the National Institutes of Health, bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States. The treatment options for bladder cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy, or "chemo," involves using...
Abdominal, or stomach, cancer occurs when malignant cancer cells grow and spread within the abdomen. Signs and symptoms may include stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, abdominal bloating and difficulty swallowing. The treatment for abdominal cancer...
Breast cancer is a result of the cells in the breast developing genetic mutations that cause them to grow abnormally quickly. Although breast cancer predominantly affects women, some men can get this form of cancer as well. Chemotherapy is one...
Inflammatory breast cancer, or IBC, is a type of breast cancer that is very different than what is typically thought of with the disease. There may not be a lump with IBC. Instead, there may be a warmness to the breast when you touch it, breast...
The term "throat cancer" describes cancers that arise from any of the structures in the throat, mainly the pharynx, the larynx or voice box and the epiglottis. The American Cancer Society lists radiotherapy or radiation therapy as one of...
According to Macmillan Cancer Support, the bile ducts are a system of tubes connecting the gallbladder and liver to the small intestine. Bile, which is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, aids in the digestion of fats. Bile duct...
Esophageal cancer, cancer arising in the tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach, killed about 15,000 people in the United States in 2009, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). During that time, more than 16,000 new cases were...
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and breast cancer incidence and death rates increase with age. According to the Society, 89 percent of women are alive five years after diagnosis, 82...
Doctors perform various surgical procedures to treat mesothelioma. A wide local excision performed to excise the cancer as well as the surrounding tissue. A more complex surgical procedure, known as a pleurectomy, involves removal of the exterior...
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is going to surpass heart disease as the number one killer in the world. The most common cancer types include lung cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer....
Gallbladder cancer, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is rare. It is usually found in late stages, making it difficult to treat. The Mayo Clinic explains that the choice of treatment depends on the stage of the cancer, the...
The Mayo Clinic says breast cancer is the most common female cancer in the United States. Breast cancers refers to an abnormal clump of fast-growing cells. These cells form breast tumors and can spread to other organs in your body. A breast lump,...
Breast cancer is the result of genetic mutations (which can be inherited or acquired) accumulating in breast cells, causing them to grow unusually quickly. Some breast cancers grow and spread more quickly than others; these are termed aggressive...
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), cancer treatments have become more specialized. It now requires a team of doctors, nurses and other specialists for standard treatment. The team is usually led by a medical...
Women with breast cancer have an increased risk of breast cancer recurrence. To reduce recurrence risk, patients receive adjuvant therapy -- treatments given after primary therapy to improve the chance of long-term survival. One side effect of...
