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Thailand Cancer Help was conceived to serve as an informative platform for all dealing with cancer be it Medical Professionals, Patients and those close to individuals struggling with cancer. It is constantly being updated with all the latest progress about cancer through support from both foreign and local cancer specialists and institutions.
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About Cancer

What Is Cancer

Cancer Statistics

Cancer Disparities

Cancer Prevention

Genetics

Risk Factors

Common Cancer Types

Bladder Cancer

Breast Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer

Leukemia

Liver Cancer

All Cancer Types

A to Z List of Cancers

Adolescent & Young Adult Cancers

Cancers by Body Location

Childhood Cancers

Metastatic Cancer

Recurrent Cancer

Advanced Cancer

Advanced Cancer & Caregivers

Choices For Care

Coping With Your Feelings

Planning for Advanced Cancer

Talking About Advanced Cancer

Cancer Screening

Symptoms

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Screening Tests

Questions to Ask About Cancer

Cancer Treatments

Types of Treatment

Cancer Drugs

Clinical Trials

Side Effects

Alternative Medicine

A to Z list of Cancer Types

Lean All cancer types we have covered along with their Causes, prevention, treatment and screening tests.
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A to Z list of Cancer Drugs

Lean All cancer types we have covered along with their Causes, prevention, treatment and screening tests.
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Managing Cancer Care

No matter what decisions you make about your cancer care, know that support is always available to help you manage your care. This section includes information about health care services, insurance options, advance directives, and using trusted resources when seeking print and online sources of health information.

Cancer latest News

Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The news comes from Cancer Statistics, 2020, the latest edition of the American Cancer...
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Through my eyes: Surviving cancer twice

“Helen, I’m so sorry to tell you that you have stage 4 ovarian cancer.” I will never forget hearing those words. Nothing could ever prepare you for hearing your doctor say you have cancer. My life flashed before my eyes. I was in disbelief. How could...
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Does talc powder cause ovarian cancer?

Does using powder in the genital area increase the risk of ovarian cancer? A new data analysis of over 250,000 women found no link, but the authors urge caution as the study may not be large enough. Some people use powder on their genitals to reduce moisture,...
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Why do some cancer treatments stop working?

Cancer treatments can work in lots of different ways, aiming to kill tumor cells or keep them under control. Ideally they cause tumors to shrink, but drugs can also be considered successful if they stop tumors growing. But unfortunately, the effects don’t always...
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Providing more testing choices does not increase colorectal cancer screening rates

Offering patients the choice between home screening or in-office colonoscopy does not increase participation in colorectal cancer screening, according to a new Penn Medicine study. However, the framing of choice did impact patient decision-making, as the proportion of...
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Mobile app gives cancer patients better quality of life

Although comprising only one eighth of the global population, Europe has a quarter of the total number of cancer cases worldwide. Each year, there are around 3.7 million new cancer cases on the continent, and this figure is expected to increase by at least 65 percent...
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New report shows overall cancer mortality on the decline

Overall mortality rates continue to decline, according to the most recent Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. Cancer mortality has declined, but certain demographic groups are more at risk than others. This report, which appears in the Journal of the...
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Cancer: New compound boosts chemo, prevents treatment resistance

Researchers may have found a way to stop cancer cells from defending themselves against chemotherapy. In a new mouse study, blocking a DNA repair pathway prevented cancer cells from surviving or becoming resistant to treatment. Researchers screened 10,000 drugs and...
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New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the US

A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among American adults. The analysis is one of the few to focus on the modifiable risk factors for...
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Precision drugs could unmask cancers to immune system and boost effects of immunotherapy

Precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors have a previously unknown ability to boost the immune system, and could help many more patients benefit from immunotherapy, a new study reveals. Scientists found that PARP inhibitors sparked a powerful immune response when...
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Cancer Research Articles

Whole- and Partial-Breast Radiation Effective at Preventing Breast Cancer from Returning

New results from two clinical trials suggest that either of two types of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery for women with early-stage breast cancer can reduce the risk of the cancer returning. In the randomized clinical trials, both whole-breast...
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Drug Combination May Target the Unique Metabolism of Leukemia Stem Cells

Two recent NCI-funded studies may explain why the combination of two cancer therapies is effective against acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The drugs work together to target cancer stem cells, a subset of cells that are thought to give rise to all other cancer cells....
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FDA Approves Lenvatinib for Radioactive Iodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lenvatinib (Lenvima) to treat some patients with the most common type of thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The approval is for patients with DTC whose disease has progressed following radioactive...
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After Rising for Decades, Thyroid Cancer Incidence Stabilizes

After rising steadily for decades, the incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States may have stabilized, according to a new study. Although still increasing, the number off new cases has risen at a much slower rate in recent years than in the past. The incidence...
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Patients Who Choose No Intervention for Small Thyroid Cancers Report Lack of Support

Patients who choose not to pursue immediate biopsy or treatment for small, asymptomatic thyroid cancers, or suspected cancers, may face unsupportive responses from doctors, friends, family, and others, a new study shows. Such responses may contribute to patients’...
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Drug Combination Shrinks Duodenal Polyps in People with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

In a small clinical trial of people with an inherited condition that greatly increases the risk of developing gastrointestinal cancers, a two-drug combination has been shown to shrink duodenal polyps, precursor lesions for cancer, raising the possibility that the...
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FDA Approves Apalutamide for Some Men with Prostate Cancer

On February 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved apalutamide (Erleada) for men with prostate cancer that has not spread (nonmetastatic) and is resistant to standard hormone therapy, also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Treatment with...
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Take with Food: Study Tests Lowering Dose of Prostate Cancer Drug

Findings from a new clinical trial suggest that a much smaller dose of the cancer drug abiraterone (Zytiga) taken with a low-fat breakfast may be as effective as the full dose taken on an empty stomach, as directed on the drug’s label. It’s unclear from the study...
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Aggressive Prostate Cancer Subtype More Common Than Expected

Nearly one-fifth of men with metastatic prostate cancer whose tumors were resistant to hormone therapy subsequently developed an aggressive prostate cancer subtype, a new study has shown. Men with this subtype, called treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine...
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Daratumumab Improves Progression-Free Survival for Patients with Multiple Myeloma

The addition of daratumumab (Darzalex®) to lenalidomide (Revlimid®) and dexamethasone increased progression-free survival among patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, compared with lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone, according to the results of a...
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Types of Cancer Treatment

There are many types of cancer treatment. The types of treatment that you receive will depend on the type of cancer you have and how advanced it is.

Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

Coping With Cancer

You may have just learned that you have cancer. Or you may be in treatment, finishing treatment, or have a friend or family member with cancer. Having cancer changes your life and the lives of those around you. The symptoms and side effects of the disease and its treatment may cause certain physical changes, but they can also affect the way you feel and how you live.