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Oral Cancer Screening

Detecting Oral Cancer: A Guide for Health Care Professionals Incidence and Survival Oral cancer accounts for roughly two percent of all cancers diagnosed annually in the United States. Approximately 36,500 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer each year and about...

Oral Cancer Diagnosis

Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Screening KEY POINTS Tests are used to screen for different types of cancer. There is no standard or routine screening test for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer. Tests are used to screen for different types of cancer....

Non-hodgkin lymphoma Staging

Stage Information for Adult NHL Stage is important in selecting a treatment for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Chest and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans are usually part of the staging evaluation for all lymphoma patients. The staging system is...

Non-hodgkin lymphoma Diagnosis

General Information About Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma KEY POINTS Adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system. The major types of lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can be...

Neuroendocrine Tumor Staging

KEY POINTS The plan for cancer treatment depends on where the NET is found in the pancreas and whether it has spread. There are three ways that cancer spreads in the body. Cancer may spread from where it began to other parts of the body. The plan for cancer treatment...