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Childhood Tracheobronchial Tumors (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
National Cancer Institute
Tracheobronchial tumors are rare, abnormal growths that form in the windpipe (trachea) or the large airways in the lungs called the bronchi. They can be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign tumors are more common in children. If a child has a benign tumor, they may need treatment to prevent the tumor...
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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
National Cancer Institute
Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare and aggressive type of childhood cancer that forms in the lungs, the tissue that covers the lungs, and the inside wall of the chest cavity called the pleura. It can also form in the heart, aorta, pulmonary artery (the blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to the lungs), and the...
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Tracheostomy Surgery
Learn what a tracheostomy is and how it is done.
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Tracheostomy: Returning Home
Learn how to take care of yourself at home after a tracheostomy.
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Advance Directives
Learn how advance directives let others know your care preferences when you can't speak for yourself.
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Advance Care Planning: The Need for Ongoing Conversations
Learn more about what questions to keep asking—as your treatment and preferences change.
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Advance Care Planning: Treatment Choices Near the End of Life
It can be hard to know which treatments you may or may not want near the end of life. Learning more can help.
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Living With More Than One Health Problem
Many people have more than one long-term (chronic) health problem. You may be one of them. For example, you may have high blood pressure and diabetes, or you may have high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart failure. When you have more than one problem, doctors call the health problems comorbidities. One health problem...