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  • Kaposi Sarcoma: Risk Factors

    Anyone can get Kaposi sarcoma. But there are some factors that can increase your risk.

  • Kidney Cancer: Risk Factors

    These things may raise your risk for kidney cancer: advancing age, smoking, and contact with certain chemicals.

  • Laryngeal Cancer: Radiation Therapy

    Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by focusing powerful X-rays at the tumor.

  • Laryngeal Cancer: Risk Factors

    Some risk factors, such as family history, may not be in your control. But others--such as smoking, alcohol use, and diet--may be things you can change.

  • Management of Ruptured Ovarian Cyst

    An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that forms on or inside an ovary. Sometimes the cyst can break open (rupture).

  • Medicine Rash

    A medicine rash is the body's reaction to a certain medicine. Learn more about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

  • Melanoma: Radiation Therapy

    Radiation therapy is not a common treatment for melanoma, but it can be helpful in some cases. It may be used on its own, or along with other types of treatment.

  • Melanoma: Risk Factors

    Knowing the risk factors for melanoma can help you make choices that might lower your risk. For example, sun exposure is a risk factor, and you can protect yourself from the sun.

  • Newborn Reflexes

    Ever wonder why your baby flings his arms out sideways when startled? This reaction--called the Moro reflex--is one of many natural reflexes your newborn should exhibit. Read on to learn about common newborn reflexes and what they mean.

  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Radioimmunotherapy (RIT)

    Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is a type of targeted radiation therapy. The radiation is given as a medicine injected into your blood. Learn more about this therapy and what you should expect.