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Chemotherapy is the use of medicine to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the medicines enter the bloodstream...
More » - Most stem cells are in your bone marrow. You also have some in your blood that circulate from your bone marrow. Bone marrow stem cells turn into red b...
More » - Clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors and researchers find ways to improve health care. Each study tries to answer scienti...
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The evidence-based, multidisciplinary team approach to patient care at Providence Cancer Center is creating hope and changing lives for many people ...
More » - Oncology social workers assess the needs of cancer patients. They can facilitate communication with the health care team, provide emotional support an...
More » - Radiation oncologists use image-guided radiation therapy, or IGRT, to help better deliver the radiation to the cancer since tumors can move between tr...
More » - Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is a specialized form of 3D-CRT that allows radiation to be more exactly shaped to fit the tumor. With IMRT, the...
More » - External beam radiation therapy treatment, also called x-ray therapy, is directed at the tumor from a machine located away from your body, usually a l...
More » - Tumors are not regular; they come in different shapes and sizes. Three-dimensional conformal radiation thetapy, or 3D-CRT, uses computers and special ...
More » - High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy involves the remote placement of a tiny, very highly radioactive source, which is housed in a lead lined device cal...
More » - LDR involves the longer placement of the temporary (several days) or permanent radiation source into the tumor area such as prostate seed implant or p...
More » - Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy that uses a rigid head frame attached to the skull to aim high-dose radiation beams directly ...
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