Smoking tobacco is the leading risk factor for small cell lung cancer, responsible for 98 percent of all cases.
Chemotherapy uses drugs that kill cancer cells or stop them from multiplying. Learn more about this treatment.
Doctors may decide to interfere with hormone production in order to stop cancer from spreading, slow it down or decrease the odds it will come back.
Throat cancer is a cancer found in the pharynx or larynx, linked to tobacco and/or alcohol use, and certain viruses. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
More than 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer are cured, and chemotherapy is an effective treatment for childhood cancer.
Pharyngeal cancer affects the back of the throat (pharynx), and oropharyngeal cancer affects the back of the tongue, tonsils, soft palate, and part of the throat.
Any problem that affects your healthy tissue and organs and arises as a result of cancer treatment is called a cancer treatment side effect.
E-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury, or EVALI, is the term for the lung disease that can develop due to vaping. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Fatigue is a common side effect of treatment for cancer. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.
Cancers that develop in the throat, larynx, mouth, nose, and sinuses.