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Hyperthermia is when the temperature of your body is higher than it should be. Hyperthermia can be used in some cases to treat cancer.

Zolbetuximab-clzb is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) protein found on certain cells. The immune system finds and kills cancer cells through different pathways.

An overview of treatments and medications you may need after an autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant). Each cancer center has their own procedures and protocols, but this article gives information about commonly used medications.

This article provides basic information about Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (WM), its diagnosis, scoring, and treatment.

Lazertinib is usually given in combination with another medication called amivantamab. Lazertinib is a kinase inhibitor used to treat some types of lung cancer that have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Your oncology team will test for these mutations.

Axatilimab-csfr is directed against colony-stimulating factor-1 receptors (CSF-1R), found on certain cells of the immune system. Axatilimab attaches itself to the CSF-1R to reduce pro-inflammatory immune cells which can lead to chronic graft versus host disease.

A vaccine (also called an immunization) is a treatment given as an injection, pill, or nasal spray that is used to protect you from a disease. They help your immune system make antibodies, which are what your immune system makes when you are exposed to a disease. 

Looking Out, Looking In is a poem written by Laura E. Garrard. 

Stigmatized and Written Off is a poem written by Laura E. Garrard. 

The First Axe Falls is a poem written by Laura E. Garrard. 

The More Minutes I Find Prismatic, the Less Dark My Attic is a poem written by Laura E. Garrard. 

Imetelstat is a telomerase inhibitor. Telomerase inhibitors work by targeting the telomerase enzyme to stop uncontrolled cell division and do not grow. This is helpful in treating conditions like myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). 

Some bladder cancers are treated using intravesical therapy, where the medication is put directly into the bladder. 

This article provides basic information about placental site trophoblastic disease, how it is diagnosed, staged, and treated.

Nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln (Anktiva®) is a biologic response modifier used to treat some bladder cancers.

Tovorafenib (Ojemda™) is a kinase inhibitor used to treat some types of brain cancer. 

This article provides basic information about gestational trophoblastic disease, how it is diagnosed, staged, and treated.

Radiation therapy used to treat cancer can affect an implanted cardiac device. Your cardiology and radiation teams will work together to ensure that your treatment is safe and effective. 

Lifileucel (Amtagvi) is a tumor derived autologous T-cell immunotherapy. 

Naloxone (Narcan®) is a medication used to reverse an overdose of opioids. 

Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) is when bone marrow or stem cells that come from a donor start to attack the cells of the person who received the transplant. The graft is the donor cells, and the healthy cells in your body are the host. 

Most foods have a Nutrition Facts or “food label” on the package. This label shows you what the nutritional facts are of the food. Looking at the label can help you decide if a food is a good choice for you and how much of it to eat.

This FAQ will answer whether or not you can take a bath or go swimming the same day you get your radiation tattoos.

Nirogacestat (Ogsiveo™) is a gamma secretase inhibitor used to treat desmoid tumors.

Eflornithine (Iwilfin™) is a kinase inhibitor used to treat some types of brain cancer.

Repotrectinib (Augtryo™) is a kinase inhibitor used to treat some types of lung cancer.

A treatment decision tool is used to help you learn more about your choices when it comes to your treatment plan.

This FAQ will share whether or not you need to shave your beard when getting radiation therapy to your head and neck area.

A high-fiber diet focuses on a diet rich in fiber, which can help prevent cancer and manage some side effects.

Capivasertib is a kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of some types of breast cancer.

Box warnings are major safety risks of medications. They are often not common but potentially serious side effects.

Fruquintinib (Fruzaqla™) is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of some types of colorectal cancer.

Toripalimab-tpzi (Loqtorzi®) is a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of some types of nasopharyngeal cancer.

This medication is a bispecific GPRC5D-directed CD3 T-cell engager used to treat some forms of multiple myeloma (MM). Talquetamab-tgvs activates your T-cells (part of your immune system) by connecting the CD3 antigen (found on T cells) with GPRC5D, which is found on the surface of MM cells.

Elranatamab-bcmm (Elrexfio™) is a bispecific B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed T-cell engaging antibody used to treat some forms of multiple myeloma (MM).

This article describes Contrast-Enhanced Mammogram (CEM) and its use in the diagnosis and treatment planning for breast cancer.

This medication is a special formulation of anti-tumor antibiotic mitomycin that is given through a nephrostomy tube for the treatment of urothelial cancer.

A clear liquid diet is a diet of only clear, liquid foods. The foods can be colored, but you need to be able to see through them. Any food that you can see through and that turns to liquid at room temperature is part of a liquid diet.

Quizartinib is a type of targeted therapy called a kinase inhibitor. This medication acts specifically on leukemia cells that have tested positive for the FLT3 mutation. You will be tested for this mutation before being prescribed this medication.

A nephrostomy tube is a tube placed into the kidney to remove urine being blocked from entering the bladder.

Dehydration is the loss of fluid from the body that can cause side effects.