It can be a treatment option in leukemia. A type of radiation therapy is 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. A test to assess a cancerous tissue's response and vulnerability to chemotherapy drugs. This test can help predict a patient's response to treatment and suggest which drugs may be useful. 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.