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Rectal cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemoradiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, ablation, and surveillance. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent rectal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Gastrointestinal complications (e.g., constipation, bowel obstruction, diarrhea) can be tumor or treatment related and are common in cancer patients. Get detailed information about gastrointestinal complications and ways to manage them in this clinician summary.

Depression, secondary to stress and emotional upset, can occur in adults and children with cancer. Get comprehensive information about assessing depression in patients, interventions, and more in this summary for clinicians.

Hot flashes and night sweats can be cancer or treatment related and occur commonly in both women and men. Get information on hormonal and nonhormonal agents, cognitive and behavioral methods, and integrative medicine treatment options in this clinician summary.

Skin cancer screening may be done by visual inspection, either by oneself or a clinician, but has not been shown to reduce mortality from skin cancer. Get detailed information about skin cancer risk factors and the benefits and harms of screening for it in this summary for clinicians.

Breast cancer screening most often includes mammography but can also include ultrasound, MRI, and other tests. Get detailed information about the potential benefits and harms of the tests used to screen for breast cancer in this summary for clinicians.

For testicular cancer, there is no standard or routine screening test. Review the limited evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for testicular cancer using ultrasound, physical examination, and self-examination in this expert-reviewed summary.

Pruritus (itching of the skin) can be a complication of cancer or its treatment. Get detailed information about the etiology, assessment, and interventions for pruritus in this summary for clinicians.

Parathyroid cancer is very rare and is usually treated with surgery. Learn about the diagnosis, risk and genetic factors, staging, treatment, and management of parathyroid cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cancer-related post-traumatic stress (PTS) can occur any time from diagnosis until the end of treatment; treatment used in PTSD can be useful in reducing distress. Get comprehensive information on PTS in this summary for clinicians.