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A fact sheet that describes the effects of stress on the body, the results of research on the relationship between stress and cancer, and information about coping with stress.

A fact sheet that defines tumor markers and describes how they can be used to aid diagnosis and treatment.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment options include supportive care, drug therapy, and chemotherapy with allogeneic stem cell transplant. Learn more about newly diagnosed or recurrent MDS and its treatment in this expert-reviewed summary.

Ewing sarcoma treatment usually begins with chemotherapy and/or radiation followed by surgery to remove any remaining cancer. Treatment options for recurrent sarcoma include targeted therapy and high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

PC-SPES has undergone considerable research looking at the anticancer properties, but results are inconclusive due contamination of PC-SPES. PC-SPES is not legally available in the United States. Get detailed information about PC-SPES in this clinician summary.

Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors treatment usually includes surgery and may be followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Other treatments may include immunotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cartilage (bovine and shark) has been studied as a treatment for people with cancer and other conditions for more than 30 years. Results of human studies have been mixed. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

Coenzyme Q10 is naturally made by the body and can be taken as a pill or injection. Studies have shown it to help protect the heart from damaging side effects of doxorubicin and to stimulate the immune system in cancer patients. Read about the results of clinical trials in cancer patients using coenzyme Q10 in this expert-reviewed summary.

Mistletoe extracts have been studied as a complementary and alternative medicine for many illnesses including cancer. Read about the use of mistletoe therapy in cancer patients and the results of clinical trials in this expert-reviewed summary.

Treatment options for children with central nervous system embryonal tumors include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem cell rescue, and targeted therapy. Get detailed treatment information for untreated and recurrent CNS embryonal tumors in this clinician summary.