Support for Your Cancer Recovery

To help you get back to your precancer lifestyle, ask your doctor and other specialists to make a rehabilitation program for you. Its goal should be to strengthen both your body and mind.

Parenteral Feeding

If you can’t tolerate food by mouth, or your bowel needs to rest, you may be given nutrition by vein. This special nutrition solution can be given into an implanted port, a tunneled tube (catheter), or any other long-term catheter placed in a large vein.

Uterine Sarcoma: Tests After Diagnosis

After a diagnosis of uterine sarcoma, you will likely have other tests. These tests help your healthcare providers learn more about the cancer. They can help show if the cancer has grown into nearby areas or spread to other parts of your body.

Sacral Neuromodulation

Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a type of treatment for people with certain bladder and bowel problems. You may hear it called sacral nerve stimulation (SNS).

Hiatal Hernia Repair

A hiatal hernia repair is surgery for a hiatal hernia. A hiatal hernia is an abnormal bulging in your belly. Read on to learn more about this surgery.

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a special kind of MRI test. Your healthcare provider uses it to look at the pancreatic system. This includes the pancreas, the bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver. The procedure uses a combination of magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make detailed images. A contrast dye may be used for even better images.

Medical Nutrition Therapy for Weight Loss

Medical nutrition therapy is a type of treatment for people who are at a weight that is higher than what is healthy for them. It's also for people with certain health conditions. During treatment, you'll work with a registered dietitian to make a nutrition plan just for you.

Esophageal Stent Procedure

Many health problems can partly block part of your esophagus. In an esophageal stent procedure, a tube is placed in your esophagus to keep open a blocked area. The tube helps you swallow solids and liquids. Read on to learn more.

Patent Foramen Ovale Transcatheter Repair

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a small hole between the 2 upper chambers of the heart, the right and the left atrium. Patent foramen transcatheter repair is a procedure to fix this hole in the heart. Read on for details about this procedure.