Tips

What’s Happening in Your Blood? CML affects your bone marrow, where blood cells are made. When you have this cancer,

Where Tumors Occur: Carcinoids are slow-growing tumors. The tumors sometimes begin in the lungs and rarely occur in the ovaries, testicles,

What It Is: Metastasis is the spread of cancer to other parts of your body. In this type, the cancer

Treating Gastrointestinal Tumors: GISTs are different from more common types of GI tumors because of the type of tissue in

Hot and Cold Compresses: Allergies can make your little one feel miserable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it

Changes in Your Skin: A new spot on your skin or one that changes size, shape, or color could be

Trouble Swallowing: The common cold, acid reflux, or even some medicine can make it hard to swallow once in a

Enjoy Sugar-Free Gum and Mints: You can suck on lemon drops, mints, gum, crystallized ginger, and even fennel or caraway

Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate: Take small sips of cold water throughout the day. Work in some variety with clear fluids like

Chemotherapy (Chemo): This strong medication keeps cancer from spreading, makes it grow slower, or even kills cancer cells. It can

Precision Medicine: This new field, also called personalized medicine, uses your genetic makeup and other things to find out the

Where Do They Start? The moist surfaces inside your mouth, nose, and throat are the most common places for head

What Is Gastric Cancer? It’s when healthy cells in your stomach change and start to grow out of control. It

What Is It? Testicles — the male sex organs that hang in the scrotum, just below the penis — make

What Is It? It’s a cancerous tumor in your uterus, the pear-shaped organ also known as your womb. Most women

Eat Well: Fruits, veggies, lean proteins, and whole-grain foods give you more strength than junk food can. They can also