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Latest News
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- Lupus Linked to Increased Cancer Risk (06/10/2005, Reuters Health)
- Cancer 'Not Linked to Power Sites' (06/09/2005, The Press Association)
- Tiny Molecules Linked to Cancer Development (06/08/2005, Reuters Health)
- Half of Cancer Deaths Could Be Prevented (03/31/2005, American Cancer Society)
- More News on Cancer
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Cancer Information Sources (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Guide to National Cancer Institute Information Resources for Patients and the Public (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need to Know about Cancer: An Overview (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Understanding Cancer: A Basic Overview (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Cancer Imaging (National Cancer Institute)
- Clear Cell, Large Cell, Small Cell: What Do These Cancer Classifications Mean? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Computed Tomography (CT): Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Diagnosing Cancer: Common Tests, Biopsies and Examinations (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Interpreting Laboratory Test Results (National Cancer Institute)
- Preparing for a Needle Aspiration Biopsy (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- SPECT Scan (Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography): Can It Detect Cancer? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Staging: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Testing Biopsy and Cytology Specimens for Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Tumor Markers (American Cancer Society)
Also available in: Spanish
Treatment
- Treatment
- Adjuvant Therapy: Extra Treatment to Keep Cancer from Coming Back (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors in the Treatment of Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Biological Therapies (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer: Choosing a Treatment Program (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Ending Your Cancer Treatment: How to Decide When the Time Is Right (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Newly Approved Cancer Treatments (National Cancer Institute)
- Radiation Therapy
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Also available in: Spanish - Radiation Therapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help during Cancer Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation (RFA) (Society of Interventional Radiology)
- Surgery: Physically Removing Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Treating and Preventing Cancer with Vaccines (National Cancer Institute)
- What Drug Is Used to Treat a Disease? (Food and Drug Administration)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Cancer Prevention and Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer: Early Detection (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Eliminate Disparities in Cancer Screening & Management (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)
- Everything Doesn't Cause Cancer: Facts on Preventing Cancer (American Institute for Cancer Research)
- Preventing Cancer: 6 Steps (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- Cancer Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- MedlinePlus: Cancer Alternative Therapy (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Follow-up Care: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin (National Cancer Institute)
- Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Heart Tumors (InteliHealth)
- Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Occupational Cancer (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- What Is Cancer of Unknown Primary? (American Cancer Society)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Cancer Clusters (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Information Service: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Cancer Risk: What the Numbers Mean (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Cancer Survival Rate: A Tool to Understand Your Prognosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Cancer: After Treatment (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Fertility and Cancer: What to Know before You Begin Treatment (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Fever during Cancer Treatment: Don't Wait It Out (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Health Disparities: Minority Cancer Awareness (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
Also available in: Spanish - How to Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Infections in Individuals with Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- List of Cancer-Causing Agents Grows (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Toxicology Program)
- Obesity and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Patient Navigator Research Program: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Psychological Stress and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Questions and Answers: Physical Activity and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Remission: What Does That Mean? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Smoking Cessation and Continued Risk in Cancer Patients (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist Before Cancer Treatment (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
Also available in: Spanish - Understanding Prognosis and Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
- When Cancer Recurs: Meeting the Challenge (National Cancer Institute)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Insurance Coverage of Clinical Trials (Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation)
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Newsletters/Print Publications
- National Cancer Institute News Center (National Cancer Institute)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Carcinoma (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- Cancer Imaging Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Studies at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage - A Resource Guide (National Cancer Institute)
- Facts and Figures about Cancer Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- If You Want to Find Ways to Prevent Cancer...Learn about Prevention Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program (National Cancer Institute)
- Should I Take Part in a Cancer Prevention Trial? (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding Cancer Prevention Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- What Is a Clinical Trial? (National Cancer Institute)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Cowden syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Li-Fraumeni syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Genes and Disease: Cancers (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetic Testing for Cancer: Pros and Cons (National Cancer Institute)
Research
- Research
- Cancer Vaccines: Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer (Food and Drug Administration)
- Do Fruits and Veggies Protect against Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- Formaldehyde and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Full-Body CT Scans: Too Much Radiation? (American Cancer Society)
- Gene Silencing Studies Yield Potential New Class of Anticancer Drug (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Extension (HOPE-TOO) (National Cancer Institute)
- Heterocyclic Amines in Cooked Meats (National Cancer Institute)
- New Finding Points to Method for Detecting Thousands of Cancer Biomarkers (National Cancer Institute)
- Questions and Answers: Proteomics and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Scientists Establish Database of Genes Associated with Cancer Drug Resistance (National Cancer Institute)
- Statins and Cancer Prevention: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Studies Find No Evidence That SV40 Is Related to Human Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays Are Comparable and Reproducible (National Cancer Institute)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer: Medical Vocabulary (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish
Directories
- Directories
- American College of Surgeons Approved Hospital Search (American College of Surgeons)
- Cancer Genetics Services Directory (National Cancer Institute)
- Find a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist (American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)
- Find a Radiation Oncologist (American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology)
- Find an Oncologist (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Find Treatment Centers (American Cancer Society)
- National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - National Organizations That Offer Services to People with Cancer and Their Families (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Cancer Society
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Advance Directives (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Legislative Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- States That Require Health Plans to Cover Patient Care Costs in Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding the Approval Process for New Cancer Treatments (National Cancer Institute)
Statistics
- Statistics
- Cancer Incidence and Mortality Report Shows Prostate Leading Newly Diagnosed Cancer among Men; Breast Cancer Leads for Women (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Statistics for 2005 (American Cancer Society)
- FASTATS: Cancer (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Questions and Answers: Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 1975-2001, with a Special Feature on Survival (National Cancer Institute)
- Screening to Prevent Cancer Deaths (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- State Cancer Burden Data (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
Children
- Children
- Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - JAMA Patient Page: Cancer and Children (American Medical Association)
- Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Cancer (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Unusual Cancers of Childhood (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What Is Cancer? (Nemours Foundation)
Men
- Men
- What Do You Know about Men's Health? Cancer in Men (National Women's Health Information Center)
Seniors
- Seniors
- Cancer Facts for People over 50 (National Institute on Aging)
Also available in: Spanish
Other Languages
- Other Languages
- Asian Language Materials (American Cancer Society) - Multi-language site