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- Kidney cancer Kidney cancer — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of kidney cancer, including renal cell carcinoma.
- Breast cancer Breast cancer — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment of breast cancer in women.
- Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms and treatment of cancer of your plasma cells.
- Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) Hodgkin's lymphoma — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risk factors, treatment of this immune system cancer.
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of cancer of the thyroid gland.
Tests and diagnosis
- MRI MRI — Overview covers definition, preparation, results of this diagnostic test.
- CT scan CT scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging procedure.
- X-ray X-ray — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this diagnostic test.
- Bone scan Bone scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this diagnostic test.
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan Positron emission tomography (PET) scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging test.
Causes
- Cancer Cancer — Comprehensive overview covers cancer symptoms, causes and treatments.
- Prostate cancer Prostate cancer — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatments of this common cancer.
Treatments and drugs
- Radiation therapy Radiation therapy — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this cancer treatment.
- Chemotherapy Chemotherapy — Overview covers definition, risks, what to expect during cancer chemotherapy treatment.
- Hormone therapy for prostate cancer Hormone therapy for prostate cancer — Overview covers risks, what to expect and results.
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer Hormone therapy for breast cancer — Overview covers why it's done, risks and results.
Coping and support
- Cancer diagnosis: 11 tips for coping Cancer diagnosis — 11 ways to cope with this life-changing news.
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