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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.

Treatment options for Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors include surgery (nephrectomy), chemotherapy, radiation, and kidney transplantation. Get detailed information about the treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent Wilms and other kidney tumors in this summary for clinicians.

Treatment for children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) generally involves combination chemotherapy for most patients. The use of radiation therapy is limited in children with NHL. Get detailed treatment information for childhood NHL in this summary for clinicians.

A fact sheet that summarizes the studies on the health effects of exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke.

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (islet cell tumors) treatments include surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and supportive care. Learn more about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cervical cancer screening tests (e.g., the Papanicolaou (Pap) Test, HPV DNA, Thin-prep) reduce mortality from cervical cancer. Get detailed information about the evidence behind, and the potential benefits and harms of cervical cancer screening in this summary for clinicians.

A fact sheet that describes the increased risk of certain types of cancer by people infected with HIV.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca de la fatiga, una afección caracterizada por extremo cansancio e incapacidad para funcionar por la falta de energía, que a menudo se observa como una complicación del cáncer y su tratamiento.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca de las causas y el tratamiento de los problemas de nutrición que se presentan en pacientes de cáncer.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca del delirium como una complicación del cáncer o su tratamiento. Se discuten los abordajes de los cuidados médicos de apoyo, así como farmacológicos para el manejo del delirium.