| Surgery removes cancer cells and surrounding tissue. It is often combined with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. After surgery, the body needs extra calories and protein for wound healing and recovery. At this time, many people experience pain and fatigue. In addition, they may be unable...
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| In radiation therapy, radiation is directed at parts of the body with cancer so the cells are unable to grow and divide. While all cells exposed to radiation are affected by it, most normal cells can usually recover. Usually, people with cancer receive radiation treatments 5 days...
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| Chemotherapy involves taking strong drugs designed to kill rapidly dividing cells. The drugs are most commonly taken by mouth or given by injection into the bloodstream. Chemotherapy drugs can damage both healthy cells and cancerous cells. Cells most likely to be injured include the...
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| Cancer and its treatment weaken the body's immune system by affecting the blood cells that protect us against disease and foreign organisms. As a result, your body cannot fight infection, foreign substances, and disease as well as a healthy person's body can....
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| People with advanced cancer may experience a number of nutrition-related problems...
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