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Cancer Queries
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HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a type of bile duct cancer that occurs in the bile ducts that lead out of the liver (hepatic ducts) and join with the gallbladder. Hilar cholangiocarcinomas are also known as Klatskin tumors. Diagnosis Tests and procedures used to diagnose hilar cholangiocarcinoma include: Treatment Which treatment is best for you will depend…
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BILE DUCT CANCER
Cholangiocarcinoma is a type of cancer that forms in the slender tubes (bile ducts) that carry the digestive fluid bile. Bile ducts connect your liver to your gallbladder and to your small intestine. Cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer, occurs mostly in people older than age 50, though it can occur at any age.…
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THYMUS GLAND TUMORS
Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare cancers that form on a gland called your thymus. Usually, they don’t cause symptoms at first. When symptoms are present, they may include chest pressure or pain. Treatments range from surgery to clinical trials. What are thymoma and thymic carcinoma? Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are forms of cancer that start in…
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MENTAL HEALTH AND CANCER
Cancer does not just affect your body, it can also affect your mind and many people will experience significant changes to their emotional health. Finding out you have cancer can have a big impact on a person and their loved ones; and feelings of depression, anxiety and fear are common. But it is important to…
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CANCER CELLS
Our bodies are made up of trillions of cells grouped to form tissues and organs. Genes inside the nucleus of each cell tell it when to grow, work, divide and die. Normally, our cells follow these instructions and we stay healthy. But when there is a change in our DNA or damage to it, a gene can mutate.…
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NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS
Neuroendocrine tumors are cancers that begin in specialized cells called neuroendocrine cells. Neuroendocrine cells have traits similar to those of nerve cells and hormone-producing cells. Neuroendocrine tumors are rare and can occur anywhere in the body. Most neuroendocrine tumors occur in the lungs, appendix, small intestine, rectum and pancreas. There are many types of neuroendocrine…
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CANCER AND MENTAL HEALTH
Cancer does not just affect your body, it can also affect your mind and many people will experience significant changes to their emotional health. Finding out you have cancer can have a big impact on a person and their loved ones; and feelings of depression, anxiety and fear are common. But it is important to…
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AGE AND CANCER
Researchers aren’t sure why this is so. It could be that the passing decades give your cells more time to turn faulty, or mutate, and grow into cancer. Or older age simply means you’ve been exposed to sunlight, cigarette smoke, chemicals, and other cancer-causing agents for longer. It’s likely a combination of time and exposure…
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RARE CANCERS
What is a rare cancer? Rare cancers affect a small number of people. Doctors might also call a cancer rare if it starts in an unusual place in the body. Or if the cancer is an unusual type and needs special treatment. What makes a cancer rare? There are more than 200 different types of…
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ANAL CANCER
Overview Anal cancer is an uncommon type of cancer that occurs in the anal canal. The anal canal is a short tube at the end of your rectum through which stool leaves your body. Anal cancer can cause signs and symptoms such as rectal bleeding and anal pain. Most people with anal cancer are treated…
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