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Results 1 - 10 of 26 for cancer treatment oral health
  1. Cancer Chemotherapy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is cancer chemotherapy? Cancer chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment. It uses medicines to destroy cancer cells. Normally, the cells in your ...
  2. Living with HIV (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are HIV and AIDS? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It harms your immune system by destroying a type of white blood cell that helps your ...
  3. Oral Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is oral cancer? Oral cancer is cancer of the mouth. It is a type of head and neck cancer. Most oral cancers are squamous cell cancers. They begin ...
  4. Throat Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Throat cancer has different names, depending on which part of the throat is affected. The different parts of ...
  5. Dry Mouth (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is saliva? Saliva, or spit, is made by your salivary glands. It helps keep you and your mouth healthy. For example: It moistens and breaks down the ...
  6. Mouth Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your mouth is one of the most important parts of your body. It has many different functions. It allows you to: Take in food and drink Breathe in air Start ...
  7. HIV and Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Having HIV/AIDS weakens your body's immune system. It destroys the white blood cells that fight infection. This puts you at risk for opportunistic infections ( ...
  8. Breast Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in breast tissue. It happens when cells in the breast change and grow out of control. The ...
  9. Radiation Therapy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment. It uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and stop them from spreading. About half of all cancer ... history Whether you will have other types of cancer treatment Other factors, such as your age and other ...
  10. Ovarian Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the tumor. What are the treatments for ovarian cancer? Treatments for ovarian cancer may include: Surgery to remove ...
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