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Adult primary liver cancer treatment options include surveillance, surgery, liver transplant, ablation, embolization, targeted therapy, and radiation. Get comprehensive information about liver cancer and treatment options in this clinician summary.

Thyroid cancer treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, radioactive iodine therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and observation. Get detailed information about the treatment options for newly diagnosed and recurrent thyroid cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Intraocular (uveal) melanoma treatment options include observation, surgery, radiation therapy, and transpupillary thermotherapy. Get detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent intraocular melanoma in this summary for clinicians.

Metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy or a combination of both. Get detailed information about newly diagnosed or recurrent metastatic squamous neck cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Laryngeal cancer treatment options depend on the location and extent of disease, often includes surgery and/or radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy. Get detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent laryngeal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Hairy cell leukemia treatment options include surveillance, chemotherapy, targeted therapy/immunotherapy, and splenectomy. The decision to treat is based on cytopenias, splenomegaly, or infectious complications. Get detailed information about hairy cell leukemia in this clinician summary.

Treatment options for children with craniopharyngioma include surgery, radiation therapy, cyst drainage, intracavitary instillation therapy, and immunotherapy. Get detailed information about treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood craniopharyngioma in this summary for clinicians.

Oral cavity, pharyngeal, and laryngeal cancer prevention approaches include avoiding or reducing risk factors like smoking, alcohol, and oral HPV infection. Learn more about prevention of these cancers and risk factors in this expert-reviewed summary.

Treatment options for children with astrocytomas include observation, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapy. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood astrocytomas in this summary for clinicians.

Levels of Evidence for Supportive and Palliative Care Summaries includes cited references primarily from the peer-reviewed biomedical literature. Get detailed information about how to weigh the strength of the evidence obtained in supportive and palliative care studies in this clinician summary.

Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment is usually surgery, however, preoperative medical preparation is critical. Palliative care for metastatic disease may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and other modalities. Get detailed information in this clinician summary.

Family caregivers, also called informal caregivers, play an important role in treatment planning, decision making, and managing cancer care. Get comprehensive information on the importance of caregiver roles and concerns and helpful interventions for caregivers in this summary for clinicians.

Family caregivers help many cancer patients receive part of their care at home and have an important role in the patient's health and quality of life. Learn more about caregiver roles, concerns, and challenges in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cannabis and cannabinoid use during cancer is often done for symptom management. Learn more about use of cannabis and cannabinoids during cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

High-dose vitamin C, with and without conventional cancer therapies, appeared promising in early studies and was well tolerated. However, these studies have several limitations due to lack of rigor in trial design. Get detailed information about high-dose vitamin C in cancer in this clinician summary.