How do feeding tubes work? What cancer patients and caregivers should know
Maintaining proper nutrition during cancer treatment is important. When cancer patients struggle with this, a feeding tube can help. These flexible, plastic tubes placed in the stomach or small intestine can help provide the calories, protein, vitamins, minerals and fluids needed to help the body fight infection, heal and stay healthy.
Even though a feeding tube may be needed to help you maintain a healthy, active life during and...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy: What cancer patients should know
We often hear about lymph nodes when we talk about how cancer spreads. That’s because when cancer starts to spread, it often goes to the lymph...