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Cancer treatment information
Alternative Names Cancer warning signs Information The goals of cancer treatment are to: - Kill or remove cancer cells
- Prevent or delay the cancer from coming back
- Treat cancer symptoms (if the cancer can not be cured)
The types of treatment depend on the specific type of cancer, but may include: - Chemotherapy
- Radiation
- Surgery
You may receive more than one type of treatment. This is called combined therapy. Cancer warning signs include: - A change in bowel or bladder habits
- A sore that does not heal
- Unusual bleeding or drainage
- Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere
- Indigestion or swallowing difficulty
- A change in a wart or mole
- Persistent cough or hoarseness
It is important to note that these symptoms may also be due to conditions other than cancer. The following articles offer more detailed information: - Breast cancer
- Brain cancer - adults
- Brain cancer - children
- Cancer - general overview
- Cervical cancer
- Colon cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Oral cancer (includes mouth cancer)
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Penis cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Skin cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Uterine cancer (endometrial cancer)
- Vaginal cancer
- Vulvar cancer
For information on cancer-related organizations, please see Cancer - support groups. Review date: 10/31/2006 Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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