What's the difference?
7 Posts in this Series
CTCA, December 26, 2018
What's the difference? Biosimilar and generic drugs
Biosimilar drugs are often confused with generic drugs. Both are marketed as cheaper versions of costly name-brand drugs and are designed to have the same clinical effect as their pricier counterparts. But biosimilar drugs and generic drugs are very different.
CTCA, October 24, 2018
What's the difference: Oncology specialties
There are many doctors who treat cancer. Find out which specialists treat which cancer type and what questions to ask prospective physicians.
CTCA, August 29, 2018
Whats the difference? Radiology and radiation therapy
Radiology and radiation therapy are critical components to many cancer diagnoses and treatments, but because of their similar names, patients often get confused by what exactly each does for them.
CTCA, May 24, 2018
What's the difference? Blood cancers: Leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma
Cancers that are not considered solid cancers are often lumped together in the category of blood cancers: leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
CTCA, May 30, 2017
What's the Difference? B-cells and T-cells
When the body is invaded by bacteria, a virus or parasites, an immune alarm goes off, setting off a chain reaction of cellular activity in the immune system.
CTCA, December 26, 2017
What's the difference? Benign and malignant tumors
Not all tumors are malignant, or cancerous, and not all are aggressive.
CTCA, November 21, 2017
What's the difference? Cancer surgeries
While many surgeries are designed to remove as much cancer as possible, some procedures have other goals—and those that are appropriate for some patients may not work the same on others with the same cancer type.