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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.

A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of cancers that develop in the bones.

A fact sheet that explains the step-by-step procedures of two types of transplantations used with high-dose chemotherapy, including their risks and benefits.

A fact sheet that reviews research about the possibility of a connection between fluoridated water and cancer.

A fact sheet about radon, an odorless radioactive gas, and its possible association with cancer, and how to test for radon in the home.

A fact sheet about the relationship between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer, gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and other cancers.

A fact sheet about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, what to do if a person tests positive for alterations in one of these genes, and consequences of genetic testing.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca del prurito (picazón en la piel) como complicación del cáncer o su tratamiento. Se consideran los abordajes de manejo y tratamiento del prurito.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca del tratamiento del ependimoma infantil.

Renal cell cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapy, and targeted therapy. Learn more about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent renal cell cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

A fact sheet about the health risks associated with cigar smoking.