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Patient Guide to TREATING EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER
Breast cancer is the most common, and second deadliest, cancer in
women in the United States. Although the overall incidence of breast
cancer has been on the rise, improved screening and better therapy
have contributed to a decline in deaths from the disease.
FEBRUARY, 2009 |
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Patient Guide to Treating CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common adult leukemia in the
United States and accounts for more than 20% of all leukemias. About 10,000
new cases of CLL were diagnosed in the United States in 2006. CLL is much
more common in older adults.
DECEMBER, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a group of diseases that start in the body’s
lymphatic system. Nearly one-fourth of the cases of NHL are follicular
lymphoma. Most cases occur in adults. In recent years, a number of new
treatments for NHL have been developed.
DECEMBER, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of diseases that affect
the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Most cases develop from
no known cause and occur mainly in patients over 60 years of age.
In patients with MDS, the bone marrow produces too few red blood cells,
white blood cells, and/or platelets, or produces blood cells that don’t work
properly. The blood cells often die in the bone marrow before they become
fully mature and enter the blood. There may also be an accumulation of
very immature marrow cells.
DECEMBER, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to MULTIPLE MYELOMA
Myeloma is a type of cancer that starts in the marrow. The marrow—the
spongy tissue found in the center of the bone—is the part of the body that
makes red and white blood cells. In myeloma, one type of white blood cell,
called a plasma cell, grows continuously to form a mass, or tumor, in the marrow.
The cause of myeloma is not known, and most people with myeloma are aged
50 years and older. The most common form of myeloma (about 90% of cases)
involves many sites in the body and is called multiple myeloma.
DECEMBER, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to Treating NON–SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
In 2008, it is estimated that there will be 215,020 new cases of lung cancer.
Of these, 85% will be non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Surgery offers the
best chance of long-term survival and is the only cure, but it is only effective in
patients whose lung cancer has been caught early, before it has spread (stage I
or II lung cancer). Unfor tunately, only one-third of patients with NSCLC are diagnosed
when they have early-stage disease that has not spread. But in the past
few years, scientists have made advances in the treatment of patients with more
advanced NSCLC. Many new drugs, alone and in combination, are being studied
and hold great promise for the treatment of NSCLC.
DECEMBER, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is one of four
kinds of leukemia. It is diagnosed in nearly 5,000
people in the United States each year. CML occurs in
children and adults, but most CML patients are adults.
AUGUST, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER
Metastatic colorectal cancer is cancer that started in the colon or rectum and
has spread beyond nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body. Some
patients may have metastatic colorectal cancer at the time of their diagnosis.
JULY, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to Treating Advanced Breast Cancer
It was estimated that in 2007, approximately 178,480 new cases of invasive
breast cancer were diagnosed among women in the United States. For women
with advanced breast cancer, the goal of treatment is to help them maintain a
good quality of life and reduce cancer-related symptoms.
MAY, 2008 |
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Information for Patients at Risk for Developing Mucositis
Mucositis results from a breakdown of tissues along the digestive tract, especially
in the mouth, in patients with cancer who have undergone chemotherapy and/
or radiation therapy. After treatment, these tissues are vulnerable to infection
and heal slowly.
MAY, 2008 |
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Patient Guide to METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
We know you really don't want to be reading about breast cancer recurrence or metastasis.
The possibility of recurrence and spread of breast cancer stays with you. You
may be here because you fear this possibility. Or you may be here because it's already
happened.
DECEMBER, 2007 |
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