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Radiation

• Article - Radiation Therapy: A Beginner's Guide

  Help your parent understand cancer treatment options with this guide to radiation therapy -- what's available and how the different therapies work.

• Article - Cancer and Mouth Sores

  Mouth sores are one of the most common side effects of cancer and chemotherapy. Learn how to prevent, treat and reduce the pain of chemo mouth sores.

• Article - Radiation Therapy: A Guide to Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and the Latest Technology

  Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) offers new cancer treatments. A guide to different IMRTs, how they work, and what each does best.

• Checklist - 15 Questions to Ask About Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

  These fifteen questions about radiation therapy for breast cancer will help you make good decisions about your parent's treatment.

• Article - Managing Treatment for Low Platelets

  Find out how to protect your parent from the dangers of uncontrolled bleeding caused by a low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia).

• Article - Cancer Treatment: A Beginner's Guide

  Learn about the basic types of cancer treatments, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Call Us Cancer "Carepartners"

  When you're helping someone you love battle cancer, you're right there on the front lines with them.

• Blog Post - Kennedy's Cancer Has Everyone Talking About Brain Tumors

  The announcement about Senator Edward Kennedy's brain tumor has the world talking about gliomas.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Is it normal to be burned severely during chemo and radiation?

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• Question - Why does my mother need treatment planning for radiation therapy for lung cancer?

  Learn how treatment planning before radiation therapy helps doctors more accurately target a cancerous tumor while avoiding healthy tissue.

• Question - What is biological treatment planning for radiation therapy?

  Biological treatment planning is a new area of radiation therapy. Learn why it holds promise for treating cancers whose tumors grow unevenly.

• Question - How can I get my parent to eat without nagging?

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• Question - How can I overcome my father's refusal to ask for help with his cancer care?

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• Question - Are there portable chemo methods?

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• Question - What can we do for kidney pain during chemo and radiation?

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• Question - Are thre supplements to rejuvenate white blood counts during chemo?

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• Question - Is chemo effective in treating squarmous cell cancer of the vulva?

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• Question - My father has colon cancer. What's the best way to deal with his angry outbursts?

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• Question - What options are there if your white blood count is too low for chemo?

  When your white blood cell count (wbc) is low, can you get chemo? Or will your doctor refuse to give chemo because of your low white blood cell count?

• Question - Are there any long term effects due to M.O.P.P. chemotherapy...

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• Question - Can cancer be treated as aggressively if you have COPD?

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• Question - Can breast cancer that has metasized to the spine spread to the brain?

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• Question - Can low hemoglobin be causing my father's fatigue, and, if so, what can I do to help him feel better?

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• Question - If I stop chemo, my doctor says my colon cancer will return. When?

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• Question - Does chemo change your voice?

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Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Cut the Pain of Mouth Sores With Antacid Solutions

  Antacids can help reduce mouth sore pain as a result of chemotherapy or radiation. Learn how to alleviate mouth sore pain by using common antacids.

• Tip - Suck on Zinc Lozenges to Combat a Bad Taste in the Mouth

  It's common among cancer patients to complain of a...

• Tip - Treat Radiation Burns With Healing Gel

  How to treat radiation burns. A radiation burn can cause red, raw skin. Heal the pain of burns with cooling gel sheets like Radiacare and RadiaDres.

• Tip - Crystal Light Helps Cancer Patients Drink Up

  Adding flavor to water can help cancer patients drink more, which helps cope with dry mouth, nausea, and other side effects of cancer treatment.

• Tip - Ear Tubes Can Relieve Earache After Brain Radiation

  One of the common side effects of radiation treatment...