The terminal, or last stage, of cancer is also referred to as stage four. This criteria suggests that the cancer is no longer a local tumor, and that cancer cells have spread, or metastasized, to other areas in the body. The National Cancer...
Radiation therapy is a commonly-used therapy in cancer treatment. The National Cancer Institute states that radiation therapy involves the use of high-energy radiation to reduce the size of tumors and kill cancer cells. The delivery system for...
One of the more rapidly growing options for breast cancer treatment is radiation therapy--more specifically, external radiation therapy. Radiation therapy is the use of ionizing radiation to treat malignant tumors in the body, and it is used to...
There are two main types of esophageal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Less common forms of cancer of the esophagus include leiomyosarcoma, which is a cancer of the smooth muscle of the esophagus, metastatic cancer, which is...
Cancer, in any form, is a devastating illness that is often treated with toxic treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These treatments are often so toxic and harmful to the body that they lead to hair loss, extreme fatigue and...
Radiation treatments for cancer include external beam radiation therapy and internal radiation therapy treatments. When patients receive external beam radiation treatments, they are not radioactive and no precautions for the family are necessary....
Black cohosh originated from North American Indians. It is an herb or dietary supplement generally used for medicinal purposes. Black cohosh is known by many names but is more commonly known as cimicifuga racemosa, snake root, rattleroot, richweed...
Rapid and uncontrolled growth is the defining difference between cancer cells and normal cells. Left unchecked, these fast-growing cells form tumors and can spread throughout the body. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are treatments offered to...
Baldness is something that society usually associates with aging, especially in men. For various reasons relating to both physical and emotional health, children can become bald too. Children who are afraid of standing out, and don't want to be...
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...
Trilogy is a radiation machine that offers multi-treatment functionality and image-guided technology in one machine. According to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, the Trilogy system allows radiation oncologists to track the movement of a...
Radiation therapy remains a mainstay of treatment for many forms of cancer. Treatment involves the application of high-energy radiation to lethally damage cancer cells. As a powerful anticancer therapy, radiation treatments are associated with...
Burns require classification from a medical doctor. Although burns may be classified as minor by a medical doctor, they can still cause discomfort to the person experiencing them. There are specific charts that are used to analyze the types of...
Lymphoma is a cancer occurring in the lymph nodes and other lymph tissues of the immune system. A common treatment for lymphoma is radiation therapy directed at the lymph nodes. Radiation therapy may be used as the primary treatment, or may be...
Radiation therapy is a common type of cancer treatment that uses various types of high-energy radiation -- gamma rays, x-rays, charged particles -- to shrink or eliminate your tumors and cancer cells. The National Cancer Institute reports that...
Radiation therapy, also known as radiotherapy, is commonly used to help destroy cancer cells. According to BreastCancer.org, radiation therapy can stop breast cancer from recurring about 70 percent of the time. In most cases, radiation therapy is...
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate gland, a small structure that is part of a man's reproductive organs. Radiation therapy--beams of energy used to kill cancer cells--is one form of treatment for prostate cancer.
Cancer is caused by the unregulated abnormal growth of cells, which may spread---or metastasize---throughout the body. If you are diagnosed with cancer, you may have a number of treatment options available. Though alternative cancer treatments are...
Radiation therapy is mainly used to treat multiple forms of cancer. In most cases, radiation therapy only produces short-term side effects, lasting for days or weeks or months following the radiation treatment. Common side effects include hair...
Calendula cream is made from the petal-like florets of the calendula flowers. The florets are used fresh or dried and powdered. According to the U. S. National Library of Medicine, topical calendula creams and ointments contain 2 to 5 percent...
Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a common cancer treatment that uses high-energy X-rays to destroy cancer cells. MayoClinic.com states that radiation therapy is used for several different cancer-related purposes, including before surgery to...
Cancer is a medical condition caused by the abnormal growth of cancerous cells in a specific region of the body, such as the lungs, breasts or liver. Though a cancer diagnosis can be emotionally overwhelming, there are a number of treatment...
Radiation treatments, also known as radiation therapy, are used commonly to help shrink tumors and destroy cancer cells. The therapy uses X-rays, gamma rays or charged particles to help treat your cancer. Radiation therapy may be a stand-alone...
Bone cancer is a rare condition that occurs due to the abnormal growth of a cancerous tumor within healthy bone tissue. The National Cancer Institute reports that the most common forms of bone cancer include osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma, which...
Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer that is related to asbestos exposure, in which cancer cells form in the lining of the lung cavity or abdomen, according to the National Cancer Institute. Chemotherapy is a commonly used treatment for this kind of...
Radiation therapy (also known as radiotherapy) is a standard type of cancer treatment. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says the most common form of radiation therapy is called external beam radiation. It points high-powered x-rays straight...
Radiation therapy is a treatment used to treat cancer. The goal of the therapy is to eliminate cancer in the body without damaging the healthy tissues of the body, according to Cancer.Net. Though effective, radiation therapy or radiotherapy, does...
Often patients with breast cancer will receive radiation therapy treatment following the surgical removal of breast cancer. Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to treat malignant tumors in the body, and treats many different types of cancer....
Evidence doesn’t suggest that l-arginine affects testosterone. In fact, this amino acid doesn’t appear to have much of an impact on hormones levels at all. The confusion likely lies in its use for treating erectile dysfunction. But the...
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