Hospice or Palliative Care: Management

Hospice is made up of a team of caregivers who specialize in end-of-life care. This team often includes doctors, nurses, social workers, counselors, home health aides, and trained volunteers. Here are some details to help with end-of-life care.

Learning to Speak Again After Laryngeal Surgery

Speech therapy usually begins before you leave the hospital. Once the doctor gives approval, the SLP will begin speech lessons with you. To speak, you may need esophageal speech, an artificial larynx, or a transesophageal puncture (TEP). Each is described here.

Using Investigational Medicines

Investigational medicines may be used if you are seriously ill but you're not enrolled in a clinical trial. These medicines are being studied but have not yet been approved as safe and effective by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read on to learn more.

Neutropenia: A Vulnerable Time for Infections

Neutropenia is a condition in which the body has a very low number of white blood cells. Because white blood cells attack harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi, neutropenia increases the risk for infections.

Easy Ways to Show Someone You Care

Whether you are a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or friend of a cancer patient, it is important that you never stop expressing your love. Showing how much you care is not only important on holidays and special occasions. It should be done every day of the year.

Eye Cancer: Introduction

Cancer is when cells in the body change and grow out of control. Learn about the different types of eye cancer.

Adrenal Cancer: Newly Diagnosed

Being told you have adrenal cancer can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your health care team to help.