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… Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why … therapy uses radiation, such as X-rays, to destroy cancer cells. The radiation damages the genetic material of … they can't grow. Radiation damages normal cells as well as cancer cells. But the normal cells can repair themselves and …
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… Basal Cell Skin Cancer On this page: Health Tools Lowering … Overview Self-Care What is basal cell skin cancer? Basal cell skin cancer is the most common type of skin cancer. It grows …
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… Squamous Cell Skin Cancer On this page: Health Tools Lowering … Self-Care What is squamous cell skin cancer? Squamous cell skin cancer is a common type of skin cancer. It's often caused by …
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… Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma On this page: Overview Overview Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common type of skin cancer. Skin cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the …
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… Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … stool test is one of many tests used to look for colorectal cancer . Colorectal cancer affects the large intestine ( colon ) and the rectum …
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… Colorectal Cancer Genetic Testing On this page: Overview What the … Genetic Counselling Overview Colorectal cancer genetic testing can tell you if you carry rare changed, or mutated, genes that can cause colorectal cancer. Although most people who get colorectal cancer do …
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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 squamous cell cancers (carcinomas) from your skin. Skin cancer is the …
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… Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer On this page: Overview Overview … . The damage that results increases the risk of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). If you have chronic HBV infection: You may develop liver cancer even if you do not have cirrhosis. But most people …
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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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… Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer On this page: Overview Risks Overview Active … is an option for some people who have slow-growing cancer that hasn't spread outside the prostate (localized). … and tests. You won't have treatment unless tests show the cancer is growing. Some people will never need treatment. It …
