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Results 1 - 10 of 2,958 for Treatment
  1. Deciding about treatments that prolong life 
    ... alive when these organs stop working well. The treatments may extend your life, but do not cure your illness. These are called life-sustaining treatments.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000468.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Radiation therapy 
    Radiation therapy uses high-powered radiation (such as x-rays or gamma rays), particles, or radioactive seeds to kill ... is most harmful to quickly growing cells, radiation therapy damages cancer cells more than normal cells. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001918.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Oral mucositis - self-care 
    ... tissue swelling and irritation in the mouth. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy may cause mucositis. Follow your health ... 2 to 4 weeks. Mucositis caused by radiation therapy usually lasts 6 to 8 weeks, depending on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000047.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Hormone therapy for breast cancer 
    Hormone therapy to treat breast cancer uses drugs or treatments to lower levels or block the action of female ... slow the growth of many breast cancers. Hormone therapy makes cancer less likely to return after breast ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000909.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Proton therapy 
    Proton therapy is a kind of radiation used to treat cancer. Like other types of radiation, proton therapy kills cancer cells and stops them from growing.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007281.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Types of hormone therapy 
    Hormone therapy (HT) uses one or more hormones to treat symptoms of menopause . HT uses estrogen, progestin (a type ... suggest one of the following schedules: Cyclic hormone therapy is often recommended when you start menopause. You ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000695.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Oxygen therapy in infants 
    ... normal levels of oxygen in their blood. Oxygen therapy provides babies with extra oxygen. ... to use the first three types of oxygen therapy described below. An oxygen hood or head box ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007242.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. IV treatment at home 
    ... health care provider has prescribed medicines or other treatments that you or your child need to take ... a vein just below your skin) Home IV treatment is a way for you or your child ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000496.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Deciding about hormone therapy 
    Hormone therapy (HT) uses one or more hormones to treat symptoms of menopause . ... to remove the ovaries, chemotherapy, or certain hormone treatments for breast cancer. Menopause symptoms may last 5 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000694.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Thrombolytic therapy 
    Thrombolytic therapy is the use of drugs to break up or dissolve blood clots, which are the main cause ... Thrombolytic medicines are approved for the emergency treatment of ... is tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), but other drugs can do ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007089.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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