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Cancer
Cancer Topic

Cancer Topic
A resource for patients and family members to assist in coping with cancer.

Cancer News  
The latest cancer-related news headlines.


• Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial
• Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising
• More related headlines


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Cancer Feature Story  

Database Highlights Environmental Risks Database Highlights Environmental Risks

List includes pollutants, foods, solvents linked to breast cancer

Women who want avoid the hundreds of compounds that have been linked to breast cancer now have technology on their side. full story»


Cancer-Related Illnesses and Conditions  
Find information about illnesses and conditions that relate to cancer or search the entire database.


Illnesses and Conditions
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Cancer-Related Complementary and Alternative Medicine  
Search complementary and alternative therapies for cancer.


Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Cancer-Related Drug Guide  
Search the Drug Guide, an electronic drug reference that provides useful patient education, summaries of more than 2,400 commonly prescribed medications.





drug guide
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Medical Tests  

Breast Biopsy

Breast Self-exam

Breast Ultrasound

Cancer Antigen 125 (CA 125)

Digital Rectal Exam

Home Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) for Colorectal Cancer

Mammography

Pap Test

Prostate Biopsy

Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA)

Skin Biopsy

Testicular Self-Exam (TSE)

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