Fact Sheets

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Cancer-Related Fatigue
It’s important to know that fatigue comes with having cancer and is also a side effect of treatments.
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Smoking and Cancer
Stopping smoking makes cancer treatments more effective, lessens treatment complications, and decreases the chances of cancer returning.
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Cancer
Whether for screenings, diagnosis, or treatment for yourself or someone you care about, Yale Cancer Center offers multidisciplinary care.
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Nuclear Medicine for Prostate Cancer
Nuclear medicine can be used to diagnose prostate cancer as well as to treat the disease, helping doctors see how patients respond to treatment.
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Hypofractionated Radiation for Breast Cancer
Hypofractionated radiation therapy is a treatment for patients who have had breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer.
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Pancreatic Surgery
Pancreatic surgery can treat many conditions, including pancreatic cancer, cysts, benign tumors, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer.
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Bleeding Disorders
Blood tests are used to diagnose bleeding disorders, which make an individual more likely to bleed spontaneously and after surgery or injury.
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Brachytherapy
With internal radiation therapy, the doctor places a source of high-energy, radioactive rays (such as seed implants) inside the body close to cancer cells.
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Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is discomfort that persists for three months or longer. It can originate from tissue or joint damage, or a wide variety of other causes.
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Neoplasm (Tumor)
Neoplasms or tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous and can grow in any part of the body.