What is thyroid cancer? Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the thyroid gland. It happens when cells in the thyroid grow out of control and crowd out normal cells. Sometimes thyroid ...

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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can cause many different signs and symptoms. Most of these occur in all kinds of ALL, but some are more common with certain subtypes of ALL Overall, the signs and ...

Take an active role in your breast cancer care by asking questions about your cancer and its treatment. Here are a list of key questions.

Biopsy samples of cells or body tissues can be taken from almost any part of the body and used to help diagnose cancer. In fact, cancer is almost always diagnosed through a biopsy. How the samples are ...

Breast cancer cells taken out during a biopsy or surgery are tested to see if they have certain proteins that are estrogen or progesterone receptors. If your breast cancer cells have these receptors ...

Doctors use imaging tests to take pictures of the inside of your body. Imaging tests can be used to look for cancer, find out how far it has spread, and to help see if cancer treatment is working.

Cancers in children are often hard to recognize. Learn the signs and symptoms of childhood cancer and how it's diagnosed.

Several risk factors can affect a person’s chance of getting non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and some of these are linked only to certain types of lymphoma. Learn more.

Focus on including foods high in calories, protein, and nutrients into your loved one’s diet when they are experiencing ...