Not everyone who has cancer dies from it. In fact, there are nearly 9 million cancer survivors living in the United States today. However, if your loved one's cancer cannot be cured or controlled with treatment, then planning for how you and your loved one will handle the last stages of the disease can ease the burden for both of you. Ideally, you should make these decisions together, while your loved one is well enough to participate. Doing so can help give your loved one a sense of control and relieve you from having to make difficult decisions on your...

Cancer is a group of many related diseases that begin in cells. Cells are the building blocks of the body. Cells are also the basic unit of life. The body is made up of many types of cells. Normally, cells grow and divide to produce more cells only when the body needs them. This orderly process helps keep the body healthy. Sometimes cells keep dividing when new cells are not needed. These extra cells may form a mass of tissue. It is called a growth or tumor....

Cancer Prevention Tips
- Eat more foods that come from plants, such as fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and whole grains.
- Eat less food that comes from animals, such as meat, cheese, and eggs.
- Eat 5 servings of different fruits and vegetables every day. Eat fruits and vegetables of all colors.
- Eat green foods like broccoli, lettuce, or greens.
- Eat yellow-orange foods like carrots, cantaloupe, bananas, or sweet potatoes.
- Eat red foods like strawberries, tomatoes, or red beans.
- Eat blue or purple foods like blueberries, eggplant, or plums....

Tumor markers are substances, usually proteins, that are produced by the body in response to cancer growth or by the cancer tissue itself. Some tumor markers are specific for one type of cancer, while others are seen in several cancer types. Many of the well-known markers are seen in non-cancerous conditions as well as in cancer. Consequently, these tumor markers are not diagnostic for cancer....