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This video will teach patients what colorectal cancer is, its stages, and common treatments.

This video will teach patients what breast cancer is, its stages, and common treatments.

Transurethral resection of bladder tumor is done to help find the cause of a bladder problem, such as bladder cancer. During the procedure, small tissue samples are taken from the inside of your bladder. The samples are then tested in a lab. This sheet explains how the procedure is done.

Bladder cancer means that certain cells in the bladder have changed in ways that aren't normal.

Bone metastasis is when an area of bone has cancer that spread there from another part of the body. Breast, prostate, lung, kidneys, and thyroid cancers are more likely to spread to the bone.

A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells in the brain. They can cause serious damage, even if they are not cancer.

Read on to learn about types of brain tumors, how they're treated, and how to care for yourself at home.

Several surgical procedures are used to treat breast cancer. The goal of each is to remove the cancer. Based on medical factors and your own feelings, you and your surgeon will decide which approach may be best for you.

Having breast cancer means cells in the breast have changed (mutated) and are growing out of control. Read on to learn about the different types and stages of breast cancer.

Cancer starts when cells in the body change (mutate) and grow out of control. These cells can form lumps of tissue called tumors. Cancer that starts in the cells of the colon is called colon cancer. Cancer that starts in the cells that make up the rectum is called rectal cancer. These cancers are a lot alike, so they're sometimes just called colorectal cancer.

This sheet will help you remember how to care for yourself after surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

Excisional biopsy helps find the cause of an enlarged lymph node. During it, the entire enlarged lymph node is removed. It's then sent to a lab for testing.

Cancer that starts in a kidney is call kidney or renal cancer. Learn how this cancer forms and what the treatment options are.

Cancer happens when cells in the body begin changing in ways that aren't normal. Cancer that starts in blood cells is called leukemia.

Lung cancer treatment can be stressful. Knowing what to expect from surgery can help ease that stress.

Lung cancer treatment can be stressful. Knowing what to expect from radiation can help ease that stress.

Learn what the pancreas does, how pancreatic cancer forms, and what the treatment options are.

Watch this to learn answers to common concerns about skin cancer surgery.

Skin cancer is a serious disease that can affect anyone. It is the most common form of cancer. If caught early, skin cancer can often be treated with success. But in some cases, it is life-threatening. To play it safe, start doing monthly skin checkups. If you see any changes in your skin, contact your doctor right away.

A prostate biopsy is when a tiny sample of tissue is taken from the prostate gland and checked for cancer. Find out when you may need one, and how it's done.

You have many treatment choices for prostate cancer. This video discusses the various treatment choices.

You had a procedure called fine-needle thyroid biopsy. This biopsy was done to assess a nodule or cyst in your thyroid gland or enlargement of the thyroid. During the biopsy, a very thin needle is inserted through the skin into the gland. The needle is used to remove a small amount of tissue from the gland. (This may be done more than 1 time to be sure to get cells from all parts of the nodule.) Or the needle is used to drain fluid from a cyst. The tissue or fluid is then studied in a lab.