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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment options include supportive care, disease-modifying agents, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent MDS in this summary for clinicians.

Spirituality and religion help patients, families, and caregivers cope with cancer and spiritual distress. Learn how religious and spiritual needs are met during treatment and improve a patient’s quality of life in this expert-reviewed summary.

The Connect for Cancer Prevention Study will explore cancer risk in adults. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, have partnered with health care systems throughout the United States for Connect.

Anxiety and distress are emotional responses that can be related to cancer and vary from normal adjustment to more serious disorders. Get comprehensive information about anxiety and distress including screening, assessment, and interventions in this summary for clinicians.

Adult central nervous system tumor treatment options include surgery, radiosurgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surveillance, and supportive care. Get detailed information about the types and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent brain and spinal tumors in this clinician summary.

Bladder cancer treatment options depend on if it is nonmuscle or muscle invasive and may include surgery, BCG, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Get detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent bladder cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, chemoradiation, and corticosteroids. Get detailed information about treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent thymoma and thymic cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Kaposi sarcoma treatment depends upon the type and can include curettage and desiccation, radiation therapy, surgery, and sometimes chemotherapy. Get detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent Kaposi sarcoma in this summary for clinicians.

Melanoma treatment options include excision, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, intralesional therapy and palliative local therapy. Get detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent melanoma in this summary for clinicians.

Nasopharyngeal cancer treatment options include radiation therapy, chemoradiation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, surgery, and chemotherapy. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Salivary gland cancer treatment options include surgery with or without postoperative radiation therapy, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Get detailed information about the treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent salivary gland cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Hypopharyngeal cancer treatment options include surgery and/or radiation therapy, and sometimes chemotherapy. Get detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent hypopharyngeal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Oropharyngeal cancer treatment options may include radiation therapy, surgery, chemoradiation, chemotherapy alone, and immunotherapy. Get detailed information about the treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent oropharyngeal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) treatment varies widely depending on the specific diagnosis. Treatment options may include observation, phlebotomy, steroids, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and stem cell transplant. Get detailed information about MPNs in this summary for clinicians.