Anal Cancer
Cancer.Net Feature: Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) - What to Expect Cancer.Net Feature: Find Information and Support Resources for Rare Cancers Anal cancer is found in or on the anus, which is part of the gastrointestinal tract and is the opening at ... [... more]
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ASCO Patient Guide: Epoetin and Darbepoetin Treatment
ASCO Patient Guide: Epoetin and Darbepoetin Treatment Special Announcement (Updated May 1, 2008): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced revisions to erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) product labels on November 8, 2007, when ... [... more]
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Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
Ask the Expert Transcript: Q & A; Transcript: Preventing, Screening, and Treating Colon Cancer, 3/06 Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is a hereditary condition that is characterized by the presence of hamartomatous polyps in the digestive tract. ... [... more]
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Arteriogram (also called angiogram).
Ask the Expert Transcript: Cancer in Children, Teens, and Young Adults, 7/06 Cancer.Net Feature Article: Camps/Retreats for Families and Children Touched by Cancer Osteosarcoma is a cancer of the bone that destroys tissue and weakens the bone. It ... [... more]
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Ewings Family of Tumors- Childhood
Ewing's family of tumors (EFT) is a group of cancers that affect the bones or nearby soft tissue. Cancer occurs when cells in the body become abnormal and multiply without control or order. The cells form a growth of tissue, called a tumor. The ... [... more]
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Breast - Metaplastic Cancer
Cancer.Net Feature: ASCO Expert Corner: 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium Cancer.Net Feature: ASCO Expert Corner: Race and Breast Cancer Metaplastic breast cancer is a rare type of breast cancer that is very different from the typical ductal or ... [... more]
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Pregnancy and Cancer
Cancer during pregnancy is fortunately rare. Little research is available to guide patients and doctors. It is known that in some cases a pregnant woman with cancer is capable of giving birth to a healthy baby and that certain cancer treatments ... [... more]
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Find an Oncologist
In the form below, fill in at least one piece of information in order to search ASCO's database of oncologists: Finding Quality Care Questions to Ask Your Doctor Health Disparities and Cancer Being Your Own Advocate Find an Oncologist ... [... more]
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Nausea and Vomiting
In 1999, ASCO published clinical practice guidelines for the use of antiemetics (drugs that prevent nausea and vomiting). These guidelines were updated in 2006 to reflect the addition of new medications. The recommendations in this patient guide ... [... more]
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Germ Cell Tumors - Childhood
Germ cells are special cells in a developing embryo (fetus) that become the testicles in boys and the ovaries in girls. Rarely, during development of the embryo, these cells travel to other areas of the body and become cancerous. Cancer occurs ... [... more]
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Carcinoid Tumor
A carcinoid tumor starts in the hormone-producing cells of various organs, primarily the gastrointestinal tract (such as the stomach and intestines) and lungs, but also the pancreas, testicles (in males) or ovaries (in females). Multiple ... [... more]
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Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioma - Childhood
Cancer.Net Guide to Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioma - Childhood Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) is a rare type of childhood brain tumor. A tumor occurs when cells in the body become abnormal and multiply without control or order. DIG ... [... more]
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