Cancer Types
Plain-language explanations of specific cancers.
Articles about Cancer Types
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): What to Know
A plain-language guide to ALL, including diagnosis, risk features, treatment phases, and questions to ask.
5 min read · Beginner
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): What to Know
A plain-language guide to AML: what it is, why it often moves quickly, and which test results guide treatment.
4 min read · Beginner
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Acute vs. Chronic Leukemia: What's the Difference?
Acute leukemia develops quickly and usually needs prompt treatment; chronic leukemia grows slowly and may be watched for a while before treatment begins.
4 min read · Beginner
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Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to adrenocortical carcinoma, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
5 min read · Beginner
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Adult Bone Cancer: Patient Guide
Adult Bone Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Advanced Brain tumors: What to Ask
What to ask when a glioma has grown back: the molecular results that steer treatment, repeat surgery and repeat radiation, bevacizumab, and the drugs used at recurrence.
7 min read · Beginner
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Advanced Eye Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about advanced eye cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
7 min read · Beginner
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ALL Risk Groups: How Outlook Is Predicted
How ALL is risk-stratified using age, white blood cell count, chromosome changes, and treatment response.
5 min read · Beginner
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ALL Symptoms and Emergency Warning Signs
A plain-language guide to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) symptoms in adults, from low blood counts to the emergency called superior vena cava syndrome.
4 min read · Beginner
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AML Risk Groups: Favorable to Adverse Risk
How AML is risk-stratified by chromosome and gene changes into favorable, intermediate, and adverse risk groups.
7 min read · Beginner
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AML Symptoms and Emergency Warning Signs
A plain-language guide to AML symptoms, from fatigue and infections to leukostasis, a rare blood cancer emergency.
4 min read · Beginner
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Anal Cancer Risk Factors and the HPV Vaccine
Anal cancer risk factors including HPV, HIV, and immune suppression, and how the HPV vaccine helps prevent it.
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Anal Cancer Stages: From Stage I to Stage IV
How anal cancer is staged, from stage I to IV, based on tumor size, nearby organs, lymph nodes, and spread.
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Anal Cancer Symptoms and Why They're Often Missed
Anal cancer symptoms, why they're often mistaken for hemorrhoids, and why delaying care out of embarrassment can cost time.
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Anal Cancer Treatment: Chemoradiation and Beyond
How anal cancer is treated, why chemoradiation is the standard approach, and when surgery is used.
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Anal Cancer: A Plain-Language Overview
Anal cancer is uncommon and often linked to HPV. Here is what it is, its symptoms, and how it is treated. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Appendiceal Cancer: A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to appendiceal cancer, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
6 min read · Beginner
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Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer: Patient Guide
Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Explained
Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare cancer of the tubes that carry bile. Here is what to know. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Bile Duct Cancer Stages: Location, TNM, and Resectability
How bile duct cancer is staged by location and TNM factors, and why resectable vs. unresectable often matters most.
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Bile Duct Cancer Symptoms and When Jaundice Is an Emergency
Bile duct cancer symptoms like jaundice and itching, and why fever with jaundice can be a medical emergency.
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Bile Duct Cancer Treatment: Surgery to Targeted Therapy
How bile duct cancer is treated, from surgery and chemotherapy to targeted therapy for specific gene changes.
8 min read · Beginner
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Bladder Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of bladder cancer, especially smoking. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Bladder Cancer Stages: Does It Invade Muscle?
A plain-language explanation of how bladder cancer is staged, especially whether it has invaded the muscle. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Bladder Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on bladder cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Bladder Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of bladder cancer treatments, from removing early tumors to surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.
4 min read · Beginner
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Bladder Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of bladder cancer, most often blood in the urine. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Blood Cancer & 'Watch and Wait' (Active Surveillance)
In CLL and follicular lymphoma, treating earlier does not improve survival. What watch and wait involves, and what triggers treatment.
5 min read · Beginner
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Brain Tumor Grades and Diagnosis
A plain-language explanation of how brain tumors are diagnosed and graded, and why the grade matters. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Brain Tumor Risk Factors: What Is and Is Not Known
What is and is not known about brain tumor risk factors, including inherited syndromes. Based on the NCI.
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Brain Tumor Seizures, Memory & Mood Management
Brain tumor seizures explained: anti-seizure medication, driving rules that vary by jurisdiction, and why personality changes are a symptom, not a choice.
6 min read · Beginner
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Brain Tumor Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on malignant brain tumor survival means, and doesn't mean, for patients.
7 min read · Beginner
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Brain Tumor Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of the main treatments for brain tumors — surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy — and how the plan is chosen.
4 min read · Beginner
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Brain Tumors: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of brain tumors, which depend on where the tumor is. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer in Japan: Rising Rates
Breast cancer rates are rising in Japan. Learn about reproductive patterns, screening, weight, alcohol, and aging — explained clearly and without blame.
5 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer in Men: What to Know
A plain-language guide to breast cancer in men, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Based on National Cancer Institute resources.
5 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors: What Raises and Lowers Risk
What raises and lowers breast cancer risk, and which factors you can and cannot change. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms and Other Tests
A guide to breast cancer screening: mammograms, MRI, and the benefits and harms. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer Stages: From Stage 0 to IV
A plain-language explanation of how breast cancer is staged, from stage 0 to stage IV, and why staging matters. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on breast cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of the main breast cancer treatments — surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and targeted therapy.
4 min read · Beginner
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Breast Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of breast cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Burkitt Lymphoma: Patient Guide
Burkitt Lymphoma: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
6 min read · Beginner
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Carcinoid Syndrome and Carcinoid Crisis Explained
What carcinoid syndrome is, its symptoms, and why carcinoid crisis is a medical emergency needing immediate care.
4 min read · Beginner
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Cervical Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of cervical cancer, centered on HPV. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Cervical Cancer Stages: From I to IV
A plain-language explanation of how cervical cancer is staged, from I to IV. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Cervical Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on cervical cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Cervical Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of cervical cancer treatments — surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and more. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Cervical Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of cervical cancer and why screening finds it early. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): What to Know
A plain-language guide to CLL, including watchful waiting, symptoms, biomarkers, and treatment choices.
6 min read · Beginner
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): What to Know
A plain-language guide to CML, the Philadelphia chromosome, BCR-ABL testing, and targeted therapy.
5 min read · Beginner
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CLL Staging: The Rai and Binet Systems Explained
A plain-language explanation of the Rai and Binet staging systems for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), based on blood counts and physical exam findings.
5 min read · Beginner
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CLL Symptoms: Common Signs, and Why Many People Have None
A plain-language guide to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) symptoms, why many people have none at diagnosis, and which symptoms need urgent attention.
7 min read · Beginner
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CML Phases: Chronic, Accelerated, and Blast Phase Explained
A plain-language explanation of the three phases of CML — chronic, accelerated, and blast — and related risk scores.
5 min read · Beginner
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CML Symptoms: Common Signs, and Why Many People Have None
A plain-language guide to chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) symptoms, why many people have none at diagnosis, and which symptoms need urgent attention.
8 min read · Beginner
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Colorectal Cancer in Japan: Why It's Common
Colorectal cancer is common in Japan despite its healthy image. Learn how diet changes, aging, alcohol, weight, activity, and screening all play a part.
4 min read · Beginner
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Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of colon and rectal cancer, including factors you can and cannot change.
4 min read · Beginner
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Colorectal Cancer Stages: From 0 to IV
A plain-language explanation of how colon and rectal cancer is staged, from stage 0 to stage IV, and why it matters. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Colorectal Cancer Survival Rates Explained
What NCI's SEER data on colorectal cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Colorectal Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of the main treatments for colon and rectal cancer — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
4 min read · Beginner
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Colorectal Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of colon and rectal cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Patient Guide
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): What to Know
A plain-language guide to DLBCL, the most common aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
6 min read · Beginner
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DLBCL Symptoms: Signs of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
A plain-language guide to symptoms of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a fast-growing lymphoma, and the warning signs that need same-day care.
5 min read · Beginner
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS): Treatment & Decisions
DCIS is stage 0 breast cancer held inside a milk duct. What it is, how it is treated, and why the overtreatment debate is still unresolved.
8 min read · Beginner
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Endometrial Cancer: A Plain-Language Overview
Endometrial cancer starts in the lining of the uterus. Learn how it is found, staged, and discussed with a care team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Esophageal Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of esophageal cancer, including tobacco, alcohol, and chronic acid reflux.
6 min read · Beginner
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Esophageal Cancer Stages: From Stage 0 to IV
How esophageal cancer is staged, from stage 0 to IV, for squamous cell and adenocarcinoma. Based on the NCI.
3 min read · Beginner
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Esophageal Cancer Survival Rates Explained
What NCI's SEER data on esophageal cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of the main treatments for esophageal cancer — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and other therapies.
5 min read · Beginner
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Esophageal Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of esophageal cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Ewing Sarcoma: Symptoms, Stages, and Treatment
A plain-language guide to Ewing sarcoma, a bone and soft tissue cancer in teens and young adults, and its treatment.
8 min read · Beginner
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Eye Cancer: A Plain-Language Overview
Eye cancers are uncommon and include melanoma and childhood retinoblastoma. Learn what to ask after an eye tumor is found.
7 min read · Beginner
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Practical, source-based guidance on familial adenomatous polyposis (fap), including planning steps, questions, safety limits, and care-team support.
8 min read · Beginner
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Follicular Lymphoma Symptoms Explained
A plain-language guide to follicular lymphoma symptoms and why it is often found before symptoms appear.
4 min read · Beginner
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Follicular Lymphoma: What to Know
A plain-language guide to follicular lymphoma, a common slow-growing non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
5 min read · Beginner
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Gallbladder Cancer: A Plain-Language Overview
Gallbladder cancer is uncommon and often found late because early symptoms are vague. Here is what to know. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to gestational trophoblastic disease, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
8 min read · Beginner
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Glioblastoma: What It Is and What to Expect
A plain-language guide to glioblastoma, the fast-growing brain tumor: symptoms, emergency warning signs, and treatment.
4 min read · Beginner
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Hairy Cell Leukemia: Patient Guide
Hairy Cell Leukemia: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
6 min read · Beginner
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Head and Neck Cancer Risk Factors: Tobacco, Alcohol, and HPV
What raises head and neck cancer risk: tobacco, alcohol, and HPV infection. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Head and Neck Cancer Stages, Including the HPV Split
How head and neck cancers are staged, and why HPV status changes oropharyngeal staging. Based on the NCI.
3 min read · Beginner
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Head and Neck Cancer Survival Rates Explained
What NCI's SEER data on head and neck cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
7 min read · Beginner
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Head and Neck Cancer Symptoms to Know
Common head and neck cancer symptoms, and when to get help right away. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Targeted Therapies
HER2-positive breast cancer: trastuzumab, pertuzumab, T-DM1 and trastuzumab deruxtecan, why heart scans are needed, and how the outlook changed.
5 min read · Beginner
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Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer
Practical, source-based guidance on hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, including planning steps, questions, safety limits, and care-team support.
6 min read · Beginner
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Hodgkin Lymphoma Symptoms: Common Signs and When to Get Help
A plain-language guide to Hodgkin lymphoma symptoms, including swollen lymph nodes, B symptoms, itching, and the warning signs that need emergency care.
4 min read · Beginner
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Hodgkin vs Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: What's the Difference?
Lymphoma comes in two main groups — Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin. Here is how they differ in cells, behavior, and treatment. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Kaposi Sarcoma: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment
A plain-language, non-judgmental guide to Kaposi sarcoma: its four forms, the link to HHV-8 and HIV, symptoms, and treatment.
9 min read · Beginner
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Kidney Cancer (RCC) Post-Surgery Surveillance
What follow-up after kidney cancer surgery involves, how the schedule is built from your pathology, and why surveillance continues past five years.
6 min read · Beginner
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Kidney Cancer Risk Factors: What Raises Your Risk
What raises kidney cancer risk, including smoking, weight, blood pressure, and genetic conditions. Based on the NCI.
4 min read · Beginner
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Kidney Cancer Stages: From Stage I to IV
A plain-language explanation of how kidney cancer is staged, from stage I to IV. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Kidney Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on kidney cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Kidney Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of kidney cancer treatments — surgery, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Kidney Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of kidney cancer, which often causes no symptoms early on. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Leukemia Risk Factors: What Raises the Chance
A plain-language look at what raises leukemia risk, including radiation, chemicals, and genetic conditions.
5 min read · Beginner
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Leukemia Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on leukemia survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
5 min read · Beginner
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Leukemia Symptoms: What to Watch For and When to Get Help
A plain-language guide to leukemia symptoms across AML, ALL, CLL, and CML, including which symptoms mean you should get emergency care right away.
6 min read · Beginner
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Leukemia Treatment Isolation & Neutropenic Safety
Leukemia treatment often means weeks of isolation. What neutropenia is, which precautions matter, transplant timelines, and what actually helps.
6 min read · Beginner
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Leukemia: Relapsed or Refractory Questions
Questions to ask about relapsed or refractory leukemia, including goals, options, trials, side effects, and support.
7 min read · Beginner
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Explained
Practical, source-based guidance on li-fraumeni syndrome explained, including planning steps, questions, safety limits, and care-team support.
8 min read · Beginner
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Lip Cancer: Signs, Risk Factors, and When to Get Checked
Lip cancer signs and risk factors: how sun and tobacco raise risk, how a lip sore differs from a cold sore, and when a sore that will not heal needs a check.
6 min read · Beginner
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Liver Cancer in Japan: Hepatitis, Alcohol, and Prevention
Liver cancer in Japan is closely tied to hepatitis B and C. Learn how vaccines, antivirals, alcohol, fatty liver, and screening shape risk and prevention.
4 min read · Beginner
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Liver Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of liver cancer, including hepatitis and cirrhosis. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Liver Cancer Stages: How It's Staged
A plain-language explanation of how liver cancer is staged, considering the tumor and liver function. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Liver Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on liver cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Liver Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of liver cancer treatments — surgery, transplant, local treatments, and drug therapies. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Liver Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of liver cancer, which often appear only as it grows. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Lung Cancer in People Who Never Smoked: Causes
Lung cancer in people who never smoked: how common it is, the role of radon, secondhand smoke, and air pollution, and why biomarker testing matters so much.
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Lung Cancer Risk Factors: Smoking and Beyond
What raises lung cancer risk, including smoking, radon, and workplace exposures, and why non-smokers can get it too. Based on the NCI.
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Lung Cancer Stages: How It's Staged
A plain-language explanation of how lung cancer is staged and why it matters. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Lung Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on lung cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Lung Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of lung cancer treatments — surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
4 min read · Beginner
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Lung Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of lung cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Lymphoma Risk Factors Explained
A plain-language look at risk factors for both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including age, immune suppression, infections, and family history.
4 min read · Beginner
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Lymphoma Stages: The Ann Arbor and Lugano Systems Explained
A plain-language explanation of how lymphoma is staged using the Ann Arbor system and its modern update, the Lugano classification, from stage I to stage IV.
5 min read · Beginner
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Lymphoma Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on lymphoma survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Lymphoma Symptoms: Common Signs and Emergency Warning Signs
A plain-language guide to lymphoma symptoms, including swollen lymph nodes, B symptoms, itching, and the warning signs that need emergency medical care.
5 min read · Beginner
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma: What to Know
A plain-language guide to mantle cell lymphoma, including diagnosis, treatment categories, and relapse options.
4 min read · Beginner
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Melanoma Risk Factors: UV Exposure and Beyond
What raises melanoma risk, including UV exposure, skin type, and moles. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Melanoma Stages: From Stage 0 to IV
How melanoma is staged, from stage 0 to stage IV, based on thickness, ulceration, and spread. Based on the NCI.
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Melanoma Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on melanoma survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
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Melanoma Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of melanoma treatments — surgery, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and more. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
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Melanoma: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the warning signs of melanoma, the most serious skin cancer, using the ABCDE rule. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Meningioma: A Plain-Language Guide
What a meningioma is, its grades, symptoms, emergency warning signs, and treatment — including active surveillance.
7 min read · Beginner
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to Merkel cell carcinoma, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
6 min read · Beginner
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Mesothelioma Stages: How Pleural Mesothelioma Is Staged
How pleural mesothelioma is staged from I to IV, and why peritoneal mesothelioma is staged differently.
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Mesothelioma Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What SEER-based data on mesothelioma survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Mesothelioma Symptoms by Type: Pleural and Peritoneal
Symptoms of pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, and why they often appear decades after asbestos exposure.
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Mesothelioma Treatment: Surgery, Chemo, and Immunotherapy
How mesothelioma is treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, and a note on legal and compensation routes.
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Mesothelioma: A Plain-Language Overview
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the lining around the lungs or abdomen, strongly linked to asbestos. Here is what to know.
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Metastatic Anal Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic anal cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Cervical Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic cervical cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Endometrial Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic endometrial cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Esophageal Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic esophageal cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
7 min read · Beginner
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Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic gallbladder cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic head and neck cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Liver Cancer: What to Ask
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: how Child-Pugh class limits the options, why varices are checked before bevacizumab, what the first-line trials showed, and what comes second.
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Metastatic Penile Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic penile cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma: What to Ask
Questions for stage IV soft tissue sarcoma: why subtype matters more than stage, why the lungs are the site that counts, and which subtypes have a drug of their own.
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Metastatic Stomach Cancer: What to Ask
The four biomarker results that decide first-line treatment in metastatic stomach cancer, what each branch looks like, and the second- and third-line options after it.
8 min read · Beginner
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Metastatic Testicular Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic testicular cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
8 min read · Beginner
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Metastatic Thyroid Cancer: What to Ask
In metastatic thyroid cancer the subtype and the molecular result decide almost everything. Radioiodine, RET, BRAF, and the drugs each of those answers unlocks.
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Metastatic Uterine Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic uterine cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
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Metastatic Vulvar Cancer: What to Ask
Questions to ask about metastatic vulvar cancer, including treatment goals, symptoms, trials, and support.
8 min read · Beginner
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
MEN1, MEN2A, MEN2B and MEN4 explained: which glands each affects, the MEN1 and RET genes, risk-reducing thyroid surgery, and lifelong surveillance.
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Multiple Myeloma Risk Factors: What Raises the Chance
A plain-language look at risk factors for multiple myeloma, including age, race, family history, body weight, and precursor conditions like MGUS.
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Multiple Myeloma Staging: The R-ISS System
A plain-language explanation of the Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) for multiple myeloma.
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Multiple Myeloma Survival Rates Explained
What NCI's SEER data on multiple myeloma survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
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Multiple Myeloma Symptoms: CRAB Explained
A plain-language guide to multiple myeloma symptoms, explained through the CRAB features and emergency warning signs.
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Multiple myeloma: Relapsed or Refractory Questions
Questions to ask about relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, including goals, options, trials, side effects, and support.
6 min read · Beginner
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS): A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to myelodysplastic syndromes, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
6 min read · Beginner
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Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs): A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to myeloproliferative neoplasms, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
4 min read · Beginner
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Nasal and Sinus Cancer: Patient Guide
Nasal and Sinus Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Neuroendocrine Tumor Symptoms and Delayed Diagnosis
Symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors, why they mimic common conditions, and why diagnosis is so often delayed.
8 min read · Beginner
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Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment Options Explained
How neuroendocrine tumors are treated, from surgery and hormone-blocking drugs to targeted and radioactive therapies.
5 min read · Beginner
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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs): A Plain-Language Overview
Neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon growths from hormone-making cells, often slow-growing. Here is what to know. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Osteosarcoma: Symptoms, Stages, and Treatment
A plain-language guide to osteosarcoma, a bone cancer most common in teens and young adults, and how it is treated.
4 min read · Beginner
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Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of ovarian cancer, including family history and inherited genes. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Ovarian Cancer Stages: From I to IV
A plain-language explanation of how ovarian cancer is staged, from I to IV. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on ovarian cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Ovarian Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of ovarian cancer treatments — surgery, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Ovarian Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the often-vague signs of ovarian cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Pancreatic Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of pancreatic cancer, including smoking, diabetes, and family history.
3 min read · Beginner
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Pancreatic Cancer Stages and Why They Matter
A plain-language explanation of how pancreatic cancer is staged and why the stage strongly affects treatment. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rates Explained
What NCI's SEER data on pancreatic cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of pancreatic cancer treatments — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and supportive care. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Pancreatic Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Pancreatic Cancer: Treatment Advances & Support
Pancreatic cancer explained honestly: resectability categories, surgery and chemotherapy, what survival statistics don't say, palliative care and trials.
6 min read · Beginner
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Parathyroid Cancer: Patient Guide
Parathyroid Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Penile Cancer: A Plain-Language Overview
Penile cancer is rare. Learn how symptoms, biopsy, stage, and lymph node evaluation shape next steps.
6 min read · Beginner
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Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Patient Guide
Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Pituitary Tumors: Patient Guide
Pituitary Tumors: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Primary CNS Lymphoma: Patient Guide
Primary CNS Lymphoma: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
9 min read · Beginner
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Primary Peritoneal Cancer: Patient Guide
Primary Peritoneal Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
6 min read · Beginner
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Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of prostate cancer, including age, family history, and race. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Prostate Cancer Stages and Grade
A plain-language explanation of how prostate cancer is staged and graded, including the Gleason score. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Prostate Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on prostate cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of prostate cancer treatments, from active surveillance to surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy.
5 min read · Beginner
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Prostate Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the possible signs and symptoms of prostate cancer and when to see a doctor. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Salivary Gland Cancer: Patient Guide
Salivary Gland Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
6 min read · Beginner
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Sarcoma Stages: How Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Are Staged
How sarcoma stage is determined, why grade matters as much as size, and what stages I through IV mean for treatment.
5 min read · Beginner
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Sarcoma Symptoms: Bone and Soft Tissue Warning Signs
The symptoms of bone and soft tissue sarcoma, why they are often mistaken for injuries, and which signs are an emergency.
5 min read · Beginner
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Sarcoma: A Plain-Language Overview
Sarcoma is a group of cancers that start in bone or soft tissues. Learn why subtype and specialist review matter.
8 min read · Beginner
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Small-Intestine Cancer: Patient Guide
Small-Intestine Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
6 min read · Beginner
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Smoldering Myeloma and MGUS: What's the Difference?
How MGUS and smoldering myeloma differ from active multiple myeloma, and what monitoring usually watches for.
5 min read · Beginner
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Plain-Language Overview
Soft tissue sarcomas are rare cancers of muscle, fat, and connective tissue. Here is what they are and how they are treated.
4 min read · Beginner
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Stage 4 Cancer at Thirty-Two
Metastatic cancer in your twenties or thirties: fertility windows, insurance and career disruption, dating, and AYA services worth asking for by name.
6 min read · Beginner
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Stomach Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of stomach cancer, including H. pylori infection. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Stomach Cancer Stages: From 0 to IV
A plain-language explanation of how stomach cancer is staged, from 0 to IV. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Stomach Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on stomach cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Stomach Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of stomach cancer treatments — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and targeted therapy. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Stomach Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of stomach cancer, which often appear only as it grows. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer Risk Factors: What to Know
What raises testicular cancer risk, including undescended testicle and family history. Based on the NCI.
3 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer Stages: From I to III
A plain-language explanation of how testicular cancer is staged, from I to III. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer Surveillance & Scanxiety
Testicular cancer survival is around 95%. What surveillance involves — AFP, hCG, LDH and CT schedules — and why scanxiety is real, named and predictable.
6 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on testicular cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
6 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of testicular cancer treatments — surgery, surveillance, chemotherapy, and radiation. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer: A Plain-Language Guide
A calm, plain-language overview of testicular cancer — what it is, who it affects, and its outlook — based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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Testicular Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of testicular cancer, most often a painless lump. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma: A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to thymoma and thymic carcinoma, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
4 min read · Beginner
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Thyroid Cancer Risk Factors: Age, Sex, and Radiation
What raises thyroid cancer risk, including radiation exposure, family history, and genetic syndromes. Based on the NCI.
3 min read · Beginner
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Thyroid Cancer Stages: Why Age Matters
A plain-language explanation of how thyroid cancer is staged, which unusually depends on age. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Thyroid Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What SEER-based data on thyroid cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for someone newly diagnosed.
7 min read · Beginner
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Thyroid Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of thyroid cancer treatments — surgery, radioactive iodine, and more. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Thyroid Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of thyroid cancer, most often a lump in the neck. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Thyroid Cancer: Why the 'Good Cancer' Label Hurts
Why calling thyroid cancer the good cancer harms people: lifelong hormone replacement, ongoing surveillance, surgical risks, and real anxiety.
5 min read · Beginner
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Care & Recurrence
Triple-negative breast cancer recurrence risk peaks in the first three years and falls sharply after five. That fact is real and rarely stated.
6 min read · Beginner
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Types and Stages of Melanoma
A plain-language explanation of melanoma types and how melanoma is staged, including how deep it has grown. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
5 min read · Beginner
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Types of Bladder Cancer and Why They Matter
Types of bladder cancer, from common urothelial carcinoma to rare subtypes. Based on the ACS.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Brain Tumors: Gliomas and More
A plain-language explanation of the main kinds of brain tumors — including gliomas and meningiomas
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Breast Cancer: Receptors and HER2
A plain-language explanation of the main types and subtypes of breast cancer, including hormone receptor and HER2 status.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Cervical Cancer and Why They Matter
Types of cervical cancer, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, and why type matters. Based on the ACS.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Colorectal Cancer and Why They Matter
Types of colorectal cancer, from common adenocarcinoma to rare subtypes like GIST. Based on the ACS.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Esophageal Cancer
A plain-language explanation of the two main types of esophageal cancer — squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma — and how they differ.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Head and Neck Cancer, by Location
Types of head and neck cancer by location, and the HPV-positive vs. negative split. Based on the NCI.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Kidney Cancer: Renal Cell and More
A plain-language explanation of the main types of kidney cancer, especially renal cell carcinoma. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Lung Cancer: Small vs. Non-Small Cell
A plain-language explanation of the two main types of lung cancer — non-small cell and small cell — and how they differ. Based on the American Cancer Society.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Mesothelioma: Location and Cell Type
The types of mesothelioma by location — pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, testicular — and by cell type.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Neuroendocrine Tumors and Why Grade Matters
The main types of neuroendocrine tumors by location and by hormone activity, and why grade matters more than stage.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Ovarian Cancer: Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Stromal
Epithelial, germ cell, and stromal ovarian tumors, and why the type matters. Based on the ACS.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Pancreatic Cancer: Exocrine vs. Neuroendocrine
Exocrine vs. neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer, and why the distinction matters. Based on the NCI.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Prostate Cancer and Why They Matter
Types of prostate cancer, from common adenocarcinoma to rare subtypes, and why type matters. Based on the ACS.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Sarcoma: Bone and Soft Tissue Subtypes
An overview of the main types of sarcoma, from bone cancers like osteosarcoma to soft tissue subtypes like liposarcoma.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Stomach Cancer and Why They Matter
Types of stomach cancer, from common adenocarcinoma to GIST and lymphoma. Based on the ACS.
3 min read · Beginner
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Types of Testicular Cancer
A plain-language explanation of the two main types of testicular cancer, seminoma and non-seminoma. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Thyroid Cancer: Mostly Treatable
A plain-language explanation of the main types of thyroid cancer, most of which are highly treatable. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Types of Uterine Cancer and Why They Matter
Types of uterine cancer, including endometrioid, serous, clear cell carcinoma, and sarcoma. Based on the ACS.
3 min read · Beginner
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Understanding Cancer Survival Statistics
How to read NCI SEER five-year relative survival numbers: what they measure, what they miss, and how to use them well.
7 min read · Beginner
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Uterine Cancer Risk Factors
A plain-language explanation of what raises the risk of uterine (endometrial) cancer, including hormones and obesity. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Uterine Cancer Stages: From I to IV
A plain-language explanation of how uterine (endometrial) cancer is staged, from I to IV. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Uterine Cancer Survival Rates and What They Really Mean
What NCI's SEER data on uterine (endometrial) cancer survival means, and doesn't mean, for patients.
6 min read · Beginner
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Uterine Cancer Treatment Options
A plain-language overview of uterine (endometrial) cancer treatments — surgery, radiation, and more. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Uterine Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
A plain-language guide to the signs of uterine (endometrial) cancer, most often abnormal bleeding. Based on the National Cancer Institute.
4 min read · Beginner
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Vaginal Cancer: Patient Guide
Vaginal Cancer: what it is, diagnosis and staging, treatment options, and questions to ask your cancer team.
7 min read · Beginner
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Vulvar Cancer: A Plain-Language Overview
Vulvar cancer is uncommon and can cause itching, pain, skin changes, or a lump. Learn what to ask after diagnosis.
7 min read · Beginner
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: A Plain-Language Guide
A source-based introduction to Waldenström macroglobulinemia, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and questions to ask.
8 min read · Beginner
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What Are Brain Tumors? Benign and Malignant
A plain-language overview of brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) tumors, including the difference between benign and malignant
5 min read · Beginner
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What Is Bladder Cancer? Types and Signs
A plain-language overview of bladder cancer, where it starts, its main types, and how it is found and treated, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Breast Cancer? Where It Starts
A plain-language overview of breast cancer, where it starts, and how it is found and treated, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Cervical Cancer? Types and Signs
A plain-language overview of cervical cancer, where it starts, its main types, and how it is found, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
5 min read · Beginner
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What Is Colorectal Cancer?
A plain-language explanation of colorectal cancer, how it often starts as a polyp, and why removing polyps can help
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Esophageal Cancer?
A plain-language overview of esophageal cancer, where it starts, and its two most common types, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Head and Neck Cancer?
A plain-language overview of head and neck cancers, where they form, their common causes, and typical symptoms, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
6 min read · Beginner
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What Is Kidney Cancer? Types and Signs
A plain-language overview of kidney cancer, where it starts, its main types, and how it is found, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Leukemia? Blood Cancer Explained
A plain-language explanation of leukemia, a group of blood cell cancers, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
5 min read · Beginner
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What Is Liver Cancer? Signs and Types
A plain-language overview of liver cancer, where it starts, its signs and symptoms, and the main types, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Lung Cancer? Types and Causes
A plain-language overview of lung cancer, its two main types, and its main cause, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Lymphoma? Cancer of the Lymph System
A plain-language explanation of lymphoma, a cancer that begins in the lymph system, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Melanoma? The Serious Skin Cancer
A plain-language explanation of melanoma, how it differs from other skin cancers, and how UV radiation can lead to skin cancer
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Multiple Myeloma?
A plain-language overview of multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Ovarian Cancer? Where It Starts
A plain-language overview of ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer, where it starts, and how it is found
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Pancreatic Cancer?
A plain-language explanation of pancreatic cancer and the two kinds of cells it can start in, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Prostate Cancer? Growth and Screening
A plain-language look at prostate cancer, why it often grows slowly, and what screening involves, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read · Beginner
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What Is Stomach Cancer? Where It Starts
A plain-language overview of stomach (gastric) cancer, where it starts in the stomach, and the main types, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Thyroid Cancer? Types and Signs
A plain-language overview of thyroid cancer, where it starts, its main types, and how it is found, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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What Is Uterine Cancer? Endometrial Cancer
A plain-language overview of uterine cancer, focusing on endometrial cancer, where it starts, and how it is found, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
4 min read · Beginner
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Why Stomach Cancer Is More Common in Japan
Stomach cancer is Japan's big exception. Learn how H. pylori infection, salt-preserved foods, smoking, and screening shape the risk — in plain language.
5 min read · Beginner
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