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Results 1 - 10 of 18 for Advanced cancer
  1. Racing against lung cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... care doctor. The diagnosis? Stage 4 lung cancer—advanced cancer that had already spread to some other parts ... loss. "I was shocked to be diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at age 60," Ted says. "I'm an ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/racing-against-lung-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Quick facts on metastatic breast cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... 168,000 women in the U.S. live with advanced disease Metastatic breast cancer starts in the breast but then spreads to ... It's also referred to as stage 4 or advanced breast cancer. It is the most severe form of the ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...acts-on-metastatic-breast-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Using your own immune system to fight cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... of immunotherapies and gene therapies for patients with advanced cancers. These therapies use patients' own bodies to fight ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...wn-immune-system-to-fight-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Cheryll Plunkett never stops fighting | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved for advanced cancer use four months earlier. Within two weeks, my ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ll-plunkett-never-stops-fighting - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Improving outcomes for African American women with breast cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... understand whether 3D mammography is better at diagnosing advanced breast cancers than the current 2D technology. Why is this ... mammograms are better than 2D ones at finding advanced, life-threatening cancers over five years of screening. The trial will ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...merican-women-with-breast-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. HPV and cervical cancer: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Treatment for cervical cancer is based on how advanced the cancer is, but it can include chemotherapy, radiation, and ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...cal-cancer-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Could genetic screening help catch ovarian cancer earlier? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... the disease, and new ways of treating the cancer through advanced imaging and improved early detection. Here are a few other key areas scientists at NCI and beyond are studying: Scientists are researching new risk factors and causes of ovarian cancer, and new ways of treating it. Genetic risk ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...elp-catch-ovarian-cancer-earlier - MedlinePlus Magazine
  8. A clinical trial and your caring heart mean everything to Terran and her family | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... trial has been remarkable." Besides getting the most advanced care for her rare cancer at NIH, Terran is excited that her clinical ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...rything-to-terran-and-her-family - MedlinePlus Magazine
  9. Young woman fights melanoma and gives back | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... before starting her job, Heather was diagnosed with advanced stage melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers. "My dad was walking by my room one night ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...n-fights-melanoma-and-gives-back - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. 3 types of ovarian cancer, explained | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... 70% of women with this type of ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the advanced stages. Germ cell tumors: These make up less than 2% of all ovarian cancers. They begin in the reproductive cells that are ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ypes-of-ovarian-cancer-explained - MedlinePlus Magazine
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