- 21. Vulvar cancer
- (Vulvar cancer)
- ... each type of surgery have? What are the drawbacks to each type of surgery? Will I need to wear an ostomy bag? What about radiation or chemotherapy? Are those options available to me? What kind ...
- 22. Vitiligo
- (Vitiligo)
- ... be associated with an increased risk of lymphoma and skin cancer. Topical psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA). This option, which is also called photochemotherapy, may be effective for you if less ...
- 23. Viral gastroenteritis
- (Viral gastroenteritis)
- ... passed along — and flourish. Anyone with a weakened immune system. If your resistance to infection is low — for instance, if your immune system is compromised by HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy or another ...
- 24. Pulmonary embolism
- (Pulmonary embolism)
- ... that help blood clot, and chemotherapy further increases the risk. Women with a history of breast cancer who are taking tamoxifen or raloxifene also are at higher risk of blood clots. Previous blood ...
- 25. Chickenpox
- (Chickenpox)
- ... impaired by medication, such as chemotherapy, or another disease People who are taking steroid medications for another disease or condition, such as children with asthma People with the skin condition ...
- 26. Valley fever
- (Valley fever)
- ... of serious complications. This includes people living with AIDS or those being treated with steroids, chemotherapy or anti-rejection drugs after transplant surgery. People with cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma ...
- 27. Vaginal dryness
- (Vaginal dryness)
- ... Effects on your ovaries from cancer therapy, including radiation therapy, hormone therapy and chemotherapy Surgical removal of your ovaries Immune disorders Cigarette smoking Medications Allergy ...
- 28. Vaginal cancer
- (Vaginal cancer)
- ... radiation's intensity and where it's aimed. Other options If surgery and radiation can't control your cancer, you may be offered other treatments, including: Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy ...
- 29. Questions about chemotherapy in Shanghai
- (Chemotherapy)
- Chemotherapy, or chemo, is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. It's often used along with surgery, radiation therapy, or biological therapy, and is administered in the hospital, ...
- 30. Will I be able to work in Shanghai during Chemotherapy?
- (Chemotherapy)
- During chemotherapy in Shanghai, many people can keep doing the things they were doing, such as going to work or school. The side effects of chemo keep some people from their normal routines. Also, some ...
- 31. To know chemo side effects you may face in Shanghai?
- (Chemotherapy)
- No matter treat your cancer in Shanghai or oversea, Chemo drugs normally are very strong. They kill any cell that is growing fast, even if it’s not a cancer cell. So, some of the normal, healthy cells ...
- 32. I’m live in Shanghai with my family, will my chemo treatment affect them?
- (Chemotherapy)
- Cancer isn’t catching, so you can be close to family and friends in Shanghai. Having chemo won’t harm anybody else either. Depending on how your body reacts to the drugs, people may not notice you are ...
- 33. Endometrial cancer
- (Endometrial cancer)
- ... estrogen. Endometrial cancer cells that rely on estrogen to help them grow may die in response to these medications. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy uses chemicals to kill cancer cells. You may receive ...
- 34. Urine color
- (Urine color )
- ... tract discomfort; some laxatives; and certain chemotherapy drugs. Medical conditions. In some cases, orange urine can indicate a problem with your liver or bile duct, especially if you also have light-colored ...
- 35. Cancer
- (Cancer)
- ... be managed. Fatigue associated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy treatments is common, but it's usually temporary. Difficulty breathing. Cancer or cancer treatment may cause a feeling of being short ...
- 36. Dry mouth
- (Dry mouth)
- ... Cancer therapy. Chemotherapy drugs can change the nature of saliva and the amount produced. Radiation treatments to your head and neck can damage salivary glands, causing a marked decrease in saliva ...
- 37. Shingles
- (Shingles)
- ... risk of shingles. Cancer treatments. Undergoing radiation or chemotherapy can lower your resistance to diseases and may trigger shingles. Medications. Drugs designed to prevent rejection ...
- 38. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)
- ... (radiofrequency ablation) Injecting drugs into the tumor to relieve cancer symptoms Using chemotherapy to try to slow tumor growth More radical surgical approaches, such as severing the nerves ...
- 39. Ovarian cancer
- (Ovarian cancer)
- ... the abdomen. Stage IV. Ovarian cancer has spread to organs beyond the abdomen, such as the liver or the lungs. Treatment of ovarian cancer usually involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. ...
- 40. Throat cancer
- (Throat cancer)
- ... therapy may be the only treatment necessary. For more advanced throat cancers, radiation therapy may be combined with chemotherapy or surgery. In very advanced throat cancers, radiation therapy may be ...
