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Treatment

Brain surgery
Brain surgery treats lesions of the brain and its surrounding structures through an opening (craniotomy) in the skull (cranium).
Bone marrow transplant
Bone marrow transplant
Liver transplant
Liver transplant is surgery to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver from a donor.
Kidney removal
Kidney removal, also called nephrectomy, is a surgical procedure to remove a kidney.
Lung surgery
Lung surgery is any surgical procedure that allows the surgeon to directly affect the lungs. Examples include removal of a section of lung because of a tumor or an infection, of the lung to obtain a diagnosis, and lung transplantation.
Spleen removal
Surgery is required to remove a diseased or damaged spleen.
Small bowel resection
Small bowel resection is surgical removal (resection) of a diseased portion of the small bowel (small intestine).
Bowel resection
Bowel resection is surgical removal (resection) of a diseased part of the large intestine (also called the bowel or colon).
Thyroid gland removal
Thyroid gland removal is surgery to remove all (total thyroidectomy) or part (subtotal or partial thyroidectomy) of the thyroid gland.
Mastectomy
Mastectomy
Breast lump removal
Breast lump removal is a surgical procedure to remove a .
Cervix treatment - cryosurgery
This is a surgical treatment to freeze and destroy abnormal surgical tissue (). It uses instruments called cryo probes and extremely cold temperatures.
Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy is a surgical removal of the uterus, resulting in the inability to become pregnant (sterility). It may be done through the abdomen or the .
Diet - cancer treatment
Nutritional planning and management for people with .
Fibroid tumor treatment
Fibroid tumor treatment
Radiation therapy
A treatment approach that uses radiation to destroy cancer cells.

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