About the Author
My name is Angela Thomas and I am a 15 year old junior attending the J.R. Masterman School. I was born in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital on December 4, 1980. For the past 16 years I have resided in the Mt. Airy section of...

Categorizaton of Tumors
Tumors are often placed under one of two categories; malignant or benign. Malignant tumors are cancerous and benign tumors are non-cancerous. ELSI breast tumor (http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/cancer-tumor.html) ...

Symptoms, Carcinogens, and Oncogenic Viruses
What are some symptoms of cancer? Depending upon the type of cancer a patient has, they could exhibit various symptoms. The American Cancer Society has developed a general list of seven symptoms that could be warning signs of cancer : ...

The Biology of Cancer
Precis This article provides a brief explanation of the biology of cancer, including its biological and molecular causes. A number of complex scientific terms (identified in bold type) are explained in the text. What is Cancer Cancer...

The Treatment of Cancer
Precis This article begins with a brief explanation of the medical assessment that newly-diagnosed patients undergo to evaluate their cancer. It also provides information about various treatments that doctors administer to cancer patients. A number...

MD2B: Hematologic Malignancies

MD2B: Introduction To Oncology

MD2B: Pediatric Cancers

Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Frontal Lobe
Case History History of Present Illness C.D. is a 62-year-old gentleman who has been in his normal state of health until three weeks ago, when he suddenly started having difficulty with understanding speech and communicating thoughts logically....

Colorectal Cancer
Introduction Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem in western countries, with the highest incidence rates in North America, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It is the third most common cancer in both men and women, and the...

Metastatic Melanoma
Case History History of Present Illness G.H. is a 69 year-old man who presents with a long-standing history of intermittent left ear drainage, chronic left-sided otitis media and bilaterally decreased auditory acuity requiring hearing aids. The...

Nursing Continuing Education Modules
Free continuing education activities designed for nurses and nurse practitioners in clinical practice.

CME-certified Oncology Medical Minutes
Continuing medical education (CME) programs, delivered by world-renowned experts in their fields, sponsored by QuantiaMD.

University of Pennsylvania CME Programs
Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania.

Everything you need to know about what is going on in your body.

How Do Cancer Treatments Work?
Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is a term for a wide range of cancer drugs. These drugs kill cancer cells by inhibiting certain important steps in cell division and tend to work best in rapidly dividing cells. Since cancer cells are dividing rapidly, they...

How do healthy cells work?
What is a cell? Cells are the most basic units of life. Each cell is a complex structure that could theoretically survive, grow, reproduce and die on its own. The cells in our bodies, however, work together with similar cells to form structures...

How does cancer begin?
What is a mutation? Cancer results from the breakdown of the controls that regulate cells. These controls all originate from the genetic plans in a cell's DNA. Therefore, a mistake or change in a cell's DNA code would cause problems with the cell's...

Strength for Caring

Lung Cancer Web-U-Cation Program
This video will help you learn about lung cancer, its diagnosis, staging, potential treatments and side effects