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… Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … Surgery Overview The goal of surgery for lung cancer is to remove all of the cancer and a border of normal … in your chest. Ongoing pain in your chest wall. Risks from general anesthesia . Citations National …
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… Excision of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect How … Surgery Overview Excision of non-melanoma skin cancer is a treatment to remove, or excise, basal cell and … In LA Goldman et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine , 8th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1294–1303. New York: …
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… Cancer Support: Managing Stress On this page: Overview … There's a lot you can do to lower your stress when you have cancer. The key is to find one or two ways of coping with … to talk to someone who isn't directly affected by your cancer. A cancer support group helps you connect with other …
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… Urinary Problems and Prostate Cancer On this page: Overview Overview Both prostate cancer and its treatment may cause urinary problems. Urinary problems caused by prostate cancer The urethra—the tube that carries urine from your …
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… Cancer: Home Treatment for Pain On this page: Overview … Information Overview Home treatment may help to reduce cancer pain and improve your physical and mental well-being. … cold treatments can help with mild to moderate pain from cancer. Talk to your doctor before trying either heat or …
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… Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … Surgery Overview Mohs surgery removes a skin cancer one layer at a time. The doctor checks each layer for … In LA Goldman et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine , 8th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1283–1294. New York: …
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… Laser Surgery for Skin Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … This high-intensity light is used to shrink or destroy skin cancers or precancers (actinic keratosis). With lasers, … In LA Goldman et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine , 8th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1261–1283. New York: …
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… Does Aspirin Prevent Cancer? On this page: Overview Overview … to show that daily aspirin use helps prevent some types of cancer, such as colon cancer. But daily aspirin use increases the risk of bleeding …
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… Indirect Coombs Test On this page: Overview Overview An indirect Coombs test can be used to determine whether there are antibodies … antibodies against the fetus's blood. A negative Coombs test indicates that the fetus is not presently in danger …
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… Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea On this page: Overview … caused by: Some medicines that damage the lining of your intestines. Radiation therapy aimed at your belly or pelvis. … Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine Kenneth Bark MD - General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery Current as of: …
