It can be a treatment option in leukemia. A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive materials are placed in direct contact with the tissue being treated. The disease usually causes a rapidly growing tumor in the abdomen. A general term for more than 100 diseases that are characterized by uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells. Cancer cells usually invade and destroy normal cells.
Cancer cells can spread throughout the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts of the body.
It tends to spread into surrounding tissues. Each trial is designed to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to treat individuals with a specific disease. Many times cancer patients can receive new, experimental treatments by participating in a clinical trial. An X-ray procedure that uses a computer to produce a detailed picture of a cross section of the body. Also called a CT or CAT scan.