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… Cancer Support: Managing Stress On this page: Overview 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 …
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… Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation On this page: … Getting Started These ideas can help you manage constipation caused by cancer or cancer … a bowel movement. Support your feet with a small step stool when you sit on the toilet. This helps flex your hips and …
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… Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Radiation therapy uses … therapy to treat prostate cancer can be done in two ways. When it's given from a machine outside the body, it's called …
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… Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer On this page: Overview Risks Overview Active surveillance is an option for some … is growing. Then it can be treated in the early stages, when treatment is most successful. Current as of: …
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… Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview The goal of surgery for … draining from your chest. The chest tubes will be removed when the drainage from your chest has stopped and no air is …
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… Excision of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Excision of non-melanoma … if the tissue is skin cancer and if all of it was removed. When you find out that you have cancer, you may feel many …
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… Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Done … that is invading or interfering with normal tissue, such as when a tumour presses on bones, nerves, or other organs. … or, in rare cases, with radiation to the whole body. Or you may be given a shot with a radioactive medicine. …
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… Colorectal Cancer Test Recommendations On this page: Overview Overview Your risk for colorectal cancer gets higher as you get older. If … to 74. footnote 1 Talk with your doctor about your risk and when to start and stop screening. You may have one of …
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… Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea On this page: Overview … can be caused by: Some medicines that damage the lining of your intestines. Radiation therapy aimed at your belly or … that affect your bowels. Severe constipation. Sometimes when you get really constipated, watery stool is the only …
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… Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue On this page: Getting … See if any of these ideas are helpful. Check to see if your pain is under control. Pain that isn't managed can make … do. Keep a list of the things that are less important for when you have help. Pace yourself. Plan important activities …
