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Zidesamtinib is used to treat some types of lung cancer. 

Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) is a group of symptoms that can happen after colorectal cancer surgery. If you have had surgery to remove all or part of your rectum, including low anterior resection (LAR) surgery and total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery, you may be at risk of LARS. 

This article provides an overview of cancer as a traumatic experience.

This medication is an immunosuppressant that helps to prevent graft-versus-host disease.

This is a new formulation of nilotinib. This medication is used in the treatment of CML in adults.

Malaise can be hard to describe, but it is something almost everyone will feel at least once in their life. You may feel "off" or not yourself. Call your provider if you are having feelings of malaise.

Weight loss is when you lose weight. Weight loss happens when your body is using more energy than it is taking in. In some cases, it is on purpose. Weight loss can happen when you have cancer for many reasons. Some of these reasons you can control, and some you can not.

Sonrotoclax works by binding to and inhibiting (blocking or slowing down) BCL-2, a protein found on some cancer cells. 

Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT) are a group of tests that check how well your lungs are working. These tests measure your lung capacity (how much air your lungs hold), how quickly you inhale (breathe air in), and how quickly you exhale (breathe air out). They also look at how much oxygen you inhale and how much carbon dioxide you exhale.

This medication is used in the treatment of ER+, HER2-negative, ESR-1 mutated breast cancer.

This is a new formulation of nilotinib. It is used in the treatment of adult CML.

Relacorilant is used to treat some types of gynecologic cancers.

An ostomy is an opening from the inside of your body to the outside that is made during surgery. A bowel ostomy is when a connection is made from your bowel to your abdominal (belly) wall. A bowel ostomy will change where your stool (bowel movement) leaves your body. The stool passes through an opening in your abdominal wall, called a stoma, to the outside of your body.

AI (artificial intelligence) is a type of technology that is used in some machines and computers. In some cases, it gathers information, and when it is given a prompt or asked a question, it comes up with a quick response. AI responses often feel and sound like a human response.

This medication is used in the treatment of some types of prostate cancer.

Self-collection testing is now an option if you are at average risk of cervical cancer and prefer not to have a pelvic exam done by your healthcare provider.

 Rilzabrutinib (Wayrilz ™) is a treatment for ITP.

About Sevabertinib (Hyrnuo®) is a kinase inhibitor used to treat some types of lung cancer. 

This medication is used in the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) CML and Ph+ ALL.