Category: Cancer

Radiotherapy

Radiation therapy is a common treatment for many different forms of cancer. The treatment can be used to remove a cancerous tumor, to slow down the disease or relieve symptoms. It does not hurt to get radiotherapy but it can cause side effects.

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Practical support for cancer

Cancer and the treatment for the disease can make you tired or have other problems for short or longer periods. Then you may need practical help or some help to cope with everyday life.

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Contact Nurse – your support in cancer care

You can get the support of a contact nurse if you are being investigated or treated for cancer. This is to make you feel safe in your care. The contact nurse is responsible for making a care plan together with you. Relatives can also be supported by the contact

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What is Cancer?

Cancer is a collective name for many different diseases that can occur in different parts of the body. Cancer diseases have different symptoms, different prognoses, and are treated in different ways. They have one thing in common: They arise because one or more cells change and develop into cancer cells.

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Frequently asked questions about cancer

There are about 200 cancers. Some have early and clear symptoms. Others are not detected until the cancer disease has developed and spread in the body. Maybe you have symptoms that usually have nothing to do with cancer, but that can have it.

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Tumors and other growths

Tumor means lump. Tumors can sometimes be caused by cancer, but most tumors are not cancerous. There are also many other types of growths that can be obtained on the body and in the body. Most people can have and still feel good.

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Hereditary cancer

Some people have an inherited increased risk of getting cancer. This means that the risk is innate. It is unusual, and everyone who has an inherited risk does not get sick. An investigation can show if there is a risk of hereditary cancer. Then it is often possible to get help to reduce that risk.

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Melanoma Eye

Eye melanoma is cancer of the eye. Most often the disease is treated with radiation.

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Ovarian Cancer

There are different types of ovarian cancer. This is because the ovaries are made up of many different types of cells and tissues. Most people who get ovarian cancer are 60 to 70 years old. The risk of contracting the disease is greater if a genetic relative has had it.

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Vulvar Cancer

Tumor cancer means that a cancerous tumor has formed somewhere in the vulva, which are the outer parts of the female genital tract.

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Bladder cancer

Urinary bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers. Treatment can vary widely between people, depending on how the disease develops. Sometimes a larger operation is needed that affects you more. Then, among other things, the bladder is removed. However, most people can continue to live about as usual.

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Small Intestine Cancer

There are several different types of cancer tumors that you can get in the small intestine. Many people who get a cancer tumor in the small intestine get rid of it, or can receive treatment that makes it possible to live a good life despite the disease. Small bowel cancer is unusual. Most people who get the disease are around 60 years of age.

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Colon cancer and rectal cancer

Cancer of the colon or rectum is one of the most common cancers in many countries. Most people who get the disease are over 60, but some are younger. The chance of getting rid of the cancer is greater the sooner it is discovered.

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Testicular Cancer

Testicular cancer is an uncommon cancer disease. Most people get rid of the disease after treatment, even though the disease has spread.

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Thyroid cancer

The thyroid gland sits on the front of the throat and produces hormones that control metabolism, among other things. The most common sign of thyroid cancer is a lump on the front of the neck. The chance to recover after treatment is very good for most people.

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Disc epithelial cancer – skin cancer

Disc epithelial cancer is a form of skin cancer that is usually due to the fact that you have been in the sun a lot, without having to burn yourself. Disc epithelial cancer is becoming more common, but most people who get the disease get rid of it after treatment.

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Sarcoma

Sarcoma is the collective name for about 50 different cancers. Common to the diseases is that they occur somewhere in the support tissues of the body. Examples of supporting tissues are fat, connective tissue, muscles, vessels and skeletons. Sarcoma is a fairly rare disease.

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Prostate cancer

The prostate is a gland that, among other things, forms transport fluid for the sperm at the time of ejaculation.

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Penis Cancer

Penile cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer that men can get in the genitals or the urinary tract. Most people who get penis cancer are over 60 years old. Penile cancer does not infect and is not hereditary.

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Kidney cancer

Kidney cancer is a serious illness, but knowledge about the disease has increased and treatments have improved in recent years.

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Neuroendocrine Tumors, NET

Neuroendocrine tumors are cancerous tumors that may be present in the gastrointestinal tract or in the lungs. Many people who get a neuroendocrine tumor get rid of it, or can live a good life long despite the disease. Most people who get neuroendocrine tumors are about 60 years old. The disease is unusual.

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