What You Need To Know About - Cancer of the Esophagus ppt

... (extent) of the disease to help you choose the best treatment. Staging is a careful attempt to find out the following: • how deeply the cancer invades the wall of the esophagus • whether the cancer ... Institute What You Need To Know About TM Cancer of the Esophagus U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Healt...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 23:20

... your needs. National Cancer Institute What You Need To Know About TM Cancer of the Pancreas U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health 16 You may want to ask your ... shortness of breath. You may want to read the NCI fact sheet Targeted Cancer Therapies. 20 You may want to ask your doctor these questions about chemot...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... What You Need To Know About Server 2008 Core Edition 1-8 00-COURSES www.globalknowledge.com Expert Reference Series of White Papers Introduction Back in the days of Windows 3.1, you could ... activating these may reduce the overall security of the box. For example, to use Remote Desktop, you need to enable the Remote Desktop inbound rule in the firewal...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 14:15

... the size of the nodule, your age, and whether the cancer has spread. You and your doctor can work together to develop a treatment plan that meets your needs. 12 Your doctor may refer you to ... When? 10 Staging If the biopsy shows that you have cancer, your doctor will need to learn the extent (stage) of the disease to help you choose the best treatm...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 22:20

... cystectomy, the urethra needs time to heal. You ll have a catheter. A catheter is a tube put through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine. You ll have the catheter for 5 days to 3 weeks. Your nurse ... following: • The location of the tumor in the bladder • Whether the tumor has invaded the muscle layer or tissues outside the bladder • Whether the tumor...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... scan can show cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. 7 Questions you may want to ask your doctor about tests ■ What did the hormone receptor test show? ■ What did the HER2 test ... stage of breast cancer depends on the size of the breast tumor and whether it has spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Doctors describe the sta...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... spread to other parts of the body. Also called nonmalignant. Biological therapy (BY-oh-LAH-jih-kul THAYR-uh- pee): Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, ... outside the kidney • Whether the tumor has spread to other parts of the body • Your age and general health You may have a team of specialists to help plan your tre...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... microscope to check for cancer cells. A biopsy is the only sure way to know if the abnormal area is cancer. If you need a biopsy, you may want to ask the doctor or dentist some of the following questions: • ... is targeted therapy. The choice of treatment depends mainly on your general health, where in your mouth or throat the cancer began, the size of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... spread to other parts of the body. Biological therapy (by-oh-LAH-jih-kul THAYR- uh-pee): Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other ... treatment, your doctor needs to know the grade of the tumor (see page 8) and the extent (stage) of the disease. The stage is based on whether the tumor has inv...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... the brain tumor to lessen the damage to healthy tissue. —Proton beam radiation therapy: The source of radiation is protons rather than x-rays. The doctor aims the proton beam at the tumor. The ... health For some types of brain cancer, the doctor also needs to know whether cancer cells were found in the cerebrospinal fluid. 13 A person who needs a biopsy may...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20