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Women struggling with a headache
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What do brain tumor headaches feel like?

Headaches are a very common ailment that most of the time are not a sign of something more serious. A lack of sleep, loud noise, brightness, even changing weather can cause a headache that, for the most part, can be cured with some rest or over-the-counter medicine.

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Patient receiving radiation therapy for lung cancer
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Skin care tips for radiation therapy patients

When radiation therapy is delivered from outside the body, it travels through the skin to the tumor, damaging healthy skin cells along the way. This can lead to radiation dermatitis (irritated skin), which can last several weeks after treatment ends.
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Rikki Cannioto in Rehab Center
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Study: Healthy Lifestyle Reduces Risk of Recurrence and Death in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients

High-risk breast cancer patients who most closely followed cancer-prevention guidelines published by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and American Cancer Society (ACS) before, during and after chemotherapy experienced a 37% reduced risk of disease recurrence and a 58% reduced risk of death, according to a study led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Researchers hope the information can be used to educate patients about ways they might improve their own outcomes even after diagnosis.
Scott Abrams
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Roswell Park Immunologists Identify Targetable Strategy for Reducing Solid-Tumor Cancer Metastasis

Metastasis, or the spread of cancer from one site in the body to another, remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Understanding how solid tumors spread is crucial to the effort to improve patient outcomes. A team of scientists led by Scott Abrams, PhD, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center uncovered a pathway associated with metastases to the lung, a common site for cancer spread. The work, just published in the journal JCI Insight, has potentially significant implications that may point the way to new cancer therapies.