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Childhood hematopoietic cell transplantation involves the infusion of blood stem cells into a patient to reconstitute the blood system. Get detailed information about autologous and allogeneic transplant, HLA matching, preparative regimens, and complications in this summary for clinicians.

Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements summary discusses the use of nutrition and dietary supplements for preventing or treating prostate cancer. Learn more about the use of complementary therapies for prostate cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Nutrition methods and dietary supplements have been studied for prostate cancer prevention or treatment. Read about the history of research, laboratory, and human studies on various prostate supplements, such as calcium, green tea, lycopene, pomegranate, selenium, soy, and vitamin E in this expert-reviewed summary.

Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment is usually surgery and drug therapy. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, ablation, and embolization can be used for disease that has spread or come back. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

Treatment for children with central nervous system germ cell tumors (GCT) depend upon the specific tumor type. Options include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery (in various combinations) and stem cell rescue. Get detailed information about GCTs in this clinician summary.

Cannabis and cannabinoid use during cancer is often done for symptom management. Learn more about use of cannabis and cannabinoids during cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are usually found on the stomach or small intestine, but they can be found anywhere in or near the GI tract. Find out about risk factors, symptoms, tests to diagnose, prognosis, staging, and treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Family caregivers help many cancer patients receive part of their care at home and have an important role in the patient's health and quality of life. Learn more about caregiver roles, concerns, and challenges in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, but has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat any medical condition. Cannabinoids are the components in cannabis; some are commercially available to treat symptoms. Get detailed information in this clinician summary.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) treatment depends on the extent of disease and may involve surgery and/or tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Get detailed information about the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent GIST in this summary for clinicians.