Learn about cancer treatments, supportive care and the approaches described by clinics. Each guide gives you a clearer starting point and practical questions to take into a conversation.
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Multidisciplinary care for cancer-associated weight and muscle loss
Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome involving loss of weight and muscle that can occur with cancer, particularly advanced disease. It is more than simply not eating enough and cannot usually be reversed by calories alone. Support involves the oncology…
Read the guideAssessment and practical treatment of persistent cancer-related tiredness
Cancer-related fatigue can feel more intense than ordinary tiredness and may not improve fully with sleep. Management starts with understanding its pattern and checking for contributing problems such as anemia, pain, poor sleep, reduced intake or emotional distress. A plan…
Read the guideIndividualized assessment and relief of cancer-related pain
Cancer pain management begins by identifying where pain comes from and how it affects sleep, movement and daily life. Pain may arise from cancer, treatment or a separate condition, and different causes need different approaches. A plan can combine medicines,…
Read the guideRestore or maintain function during and after cancer care
Cancer rehabilitation helps people regain or preserve abilities affected by cancer and its treatment. Goals may include walking safely, using an arm after surgery, managing weakness, returning to work or completing everyday tasks with less difficulty. A rehabilitation clinician assesses…
Read the guideEstablished cancer treatment
Cancer surgery removes a tumor or other tissue to treat disease, reduce its burden, or ease a problem caused by it. It is often central to care for a solid tumor in a defined area. An operation may be paired…
Read the guideLimited established applications; many personalized vaccines remain investigational
Cancer treatment vaccines aim to train an immune response against features of an existing cancer. They differ from preventive vaccines, such as HPV vaccination, which reduce the risk of certain cancers before they develop. An established treatment example is sipuleucel-T…
Read the guideSelected symptom-management uses; cancer-control benefit is unproven
Cannabis contains compounds called cannabinoids, including THC and CBD. People with cancer may ask about them for nausea, pain, appetite or sleep, but the evidence differs by symptom and product. Certain prescription cannabinoid medicines have a role in treating chemotherapy-related…
Read the guideEstablished cellular immunotherapy for selected leukemias, lymphomas and multiple myeloma
CAR T-cell therapy is a personalized cellular immunotherapy. A treatment center collects a patient’s T cells, a laboratory adds a chimeric antigen receptor that recognizes a target on cancer cells, the engineered cells are expanded, and the center returns them…
Read the guideEstablished for specific metal disorders; general anticancer detoxification is unproven
Chelation uses medicines that bind certain metals so the body can remove them. It has legitimate medical uses for specific, documented metal-related conditions under specialist supervision. Products marketed for home use and broad disease claims can be particularly misleading. Before…
Read the guideEstablished arterial treatment for selected tumors
Embolization uses a catheter to place material in blood vessels supplying a tumor, reducing its blood flow. In chemoembolization, chemotherapy is delivered with the embolizing treatment. These procedures are used in selected cancer settings, particularly liver tumors, and may have…
Read the guideEstablished cancer treatment
Chemotherapy uses medicines to kill cancer cells or slow their growth. Its purpose can be to cure a cancer, lower the chance of recurrence, control advanced disease, or relieve symptoms. The drugs, schedule, and expected benefit depend on the diagnosis…
Read the guideUnproven practice with documented serious harms
Coffee enemas introduce coffee into the rectum and are promoted in some alternative cancer or detoxification programs. They are not established cancer treatments, and the claim that they remove cancer-related toxins or improve liver function lacks supporting clinical evidence. A…
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