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How to Help Your Child Thrive After Cancer
Children often face long-term complications as a result of cancer or the treatments they received. Here are some strategies to help them thrive.
Research: High Blood Sugar Makes Chemotherapy More Effective
The findings reveal a new way to treat cancer that would be low cost and could be easily tested in other patients with cancer.
Radiation Therapy Offers Targeted Treatment, Fewer Side Effects
Many patients require fewer treatments, with greater precision to kill cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue.
Should You Get Cancer Screenings Earlier?
Cancer research provides the basis for when and how often to screen to save the most lives, while minimizing risks.
How Does Family History Affect Your Cancer Risk?
The more information you have about your family history of cancer, the better your doctor can help you understand, manage and reduce your cancer risk.
The Link Between Drinking Alcohol and Cancer Risk
Drinking alcohol of any kind—liquor, beer or wine—is a leading risk factor for developing cancer, but few are aware of the risk.
Talking to Your Loved One About Cancer
Knowing how to react when a loved one tells you they have cancer can be difficult. Here are some helpful suggestions for knowing what to say or do in order to be the most caring we can be.
Can At-Home Screening Tests Replace a Colonoscopy?
Some people like the idea of taking an at-home colorectal cancer screening test over getting a colonoscopy. But are the at-home tests just as good?