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2. Targeted Cancer Therapy: Benefits, Risks, and How It Works

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   The common side effects of targeted therapy are: diarrhea. liver problems such as hepatitis. skin issues such as an acne-like rash on your face, chest, and back that may itch or burn. The more ...

3. Targeted Therapy for Cancer: Types, Side Effects, and Costs

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   Nearly everyone on targeted therapy has it. Your skin may crack open, especially on your hands and feet, making it hard to use your hands or walk. Swollen, painful sores on your fingernails and ...

4. Cancer: Types, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Healthline

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   In general, the risk of developing cancer appears to increase until the age of 70 to 80 and then diminish, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). A 2020 review suggests this may be the ...

5. How Much Does Breast Cancer Treatment Cost? - WebMD

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   For women diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer (small, localized tumors), these medical costs totaled $48,477, on average, 6 months after diagnosis. The total rose to $71,909 after 2 years. For ...

6. Balancing Post-Cancer Treatment Options: Quality of Life Vs ...

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   Brain tumors like glioblastoma have an almost 100% chance of recurrence after treatment. Ovarian cancer has an 85% recurrence rate. About 50% of cancers affecting soft tissues like the breast ...

7. Cancer prevention - Wikipedia

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   Cancer prevention. Cancer prevention is the practice of taking active measures to decrease the incidence of cancer and mortality. [1] [2] The practice of prevention is dependent upon both individual efforts to improve lifestyle and seek preventive screening, and socioeconomic or public policy related to cancer prevention. [3]

8. Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention - WebMD

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   In a study of more than 13,000 women at high risk for breast cancer, scientists found that women who took tamoxifen for 5 years had fewer breast cancers than women who took a placebo. Newer ...

9. Breast Cancer: Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment ...

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   If you had treatment for cancers like Hodgkin's lymphoma before age 40, you have an increased risk of breast cancer. Diethylstilbestrol (DES). Doctors used this drug between 1940 and 1971 to ...