Fact Sheets

Source: CCM

Score: 8
Radiation Therapy
Half of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy. It is effective for treating almost all types of cancer in almost any part of the body.
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Cancer-Related Fatigue
Fatigue is a common side effect of treatment for cancer. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.
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Cancer Rehabilitation
Cancer treatments can cause a variety of short- and long-term physical side effects. Rehabilitation can treat the physical side effects of cancer treatment.
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Cancer Survivorship
Yale Medicine doctors at our Survivorship Clinic give each patient a roadmap for their treatment and life after cancer.
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Clinical Trials
New drugs and medical treatments need to go through a series tests called clinical trials. This is how new and better treatments are made possible.
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Smoking and Cancer
Stopping smoking makes cancer treatments more effective, lessens treatment complications, and decreases the chances of cancer returning.
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Dyspnea with Advanced Cancers
Dyspnea is a medical term that describes shortness of breath, and a feeling of starving for oxygen. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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Pediatric Chemotherapy
More than 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer are cured, and chemotherapy is an effective treatment for childhood cancer.
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Photoaging (Sun Damage)
Photoaging is when the sun prematurely—and sometimes dangerously—ages the skin. Learn about symptoms and treatment.