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What should I avoid if I have neutropenia due to cancer treatment?
If you are neutropenic, this means that your white blood cells (WBC) are very low and your body... Full Answer12/31/1969
How can I maintain good personal hygiene following cancer treatment?
General personal hygiene instructions for oncology patients after discharge are: Wash your... Full Answer12/31/1969
What precautions should I take after a biopsy to detect breast cancer?
After a stereotactic/ultrasound guided breast biopsy: Wear a good supporting bra day and night.... Full Answer12/31/1969
How should I take care of my bone marrow biopsy site?
To take care of your bone marrow biopsy site: Leave the bandage on until the next morning or... Full Answer12/31/1969
What items can I bring to the hospital during ASCT and high-dose chemo?
Most patients are in the hospital for two to three weeks while they have treatment with... Full Answer12/31/1969
How is chemotherapy used in oncology?
Chemotherapy is usually used as an adjunct to surgery and radiation in the fight against cancer... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy refers to the use of medications or medical therapy to "treat" or fight cancers and... Full Answer12/31/1969
How can I eat healthy if I have a poor appetite due to cancer?
Cancers tend to lead to a loss of appetite despite the lack of mechanical reason one can't eat.... Full Answer12/31/1969
How can I tell if a cancer patient is depressed?
It is not uncommon for cancer patients to have a "reactive" depression in response to the diagnosis... Full Answer12/31/1969
How can radiation treat gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors?
Radiation typically has a very limited role in the treatment of GI carcinoid tumors and usually... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is liver cancer?
Liver cancer is a broad term that can refer to primary liver tumors such as hepatocellular cancer... Full Answer12/31/1969
Can cancer be prevented?
Well, to answer this question, cancer needs to be understood as a class of disease, similar to... Full Answer12/31/1969
What are primary and metastatic tumors?
The term primary tumor refers to where the tumor originated, i.e. colon or breast. The term... Full Answer12/31/1969
When is breast reconstruction surgery performed?
The most common scenario in which breast reconstruction is performed is following mastectomy... Full Answer12/31/1969
What are endocrine cancers?
Endocrine cancers is a broad term used to describe cancers that arise in cells that can produce... Full Answer12/31/1969
