Health Topics

Cancer
Health information topics about Cancer:

Children

    1. JAMA Patient Page: Cancer and Children
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3UBANOZC&sub_...

    2. Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors (PDQ): Tre
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/extracranial-germ-cell/patie...

    3. Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Cancer
    American Society of Clinical Oncology
    http://www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org/plwc/MainConstructor/1,1744,_04-0066-...

    4. Unusual Cancers of Childhood (PDQ): Treatment
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/unusual-cancers-childhood/pa...

    5. What Is Cancer?
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/cancer/cancer.html

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Carcinoma
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002277&recruiting...

    2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Neoplasms
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009369&recruiting...

    3. Cancer Imaging Clinical Trials
    National Cancer Institute
    http://imaging.cancer.gov/imaginginformation/CancerImagingClinicalTrials

    4. Cancer Studies at the National Institutes of Healt
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/1_22.htm

    5. Cancer Trials
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/

    6. Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage - A Resourc
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/insurance-coverage

    7. NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Progr
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/1_4.htm

    8. What Is a Clinical Trial?
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/what-is-a-clinical-trial...

    9. Understanding Cancer Prevention Trials
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/doc.aspx?viewid=39597F98-CFAE-473A-AB...

    10. Should I Take Part in a Cancer Prevention Trial?
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/should-I-take-part-preve...

    11. If You Want to Find Ways to Prevent Cancer...Learn
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/about-prevention-trials

    12. Facts and Figures about Cancer Clinical Trials
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/facts-and-figures

Diagnosis/Symptoms

    1. Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_9.htm

    2. Tumor Markers
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_2_3X_Tumor_Markers.asp?sitear...

    3. Preparing for a Needle Aspiration Biopsy
    National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center
    http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/needle.html

    4. SPECT Scan (Single-Photon Emission Computerized To
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00617

    5. Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_27.htm

    6. Diagnosing Cancer: Common Tests, Biopsies and Exam
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00028

    7. Computed Tomography (CT): Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_2.htm

    8. Clear Cell, Large Cell, Small Cell: What Do These
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00654

    9. Staging: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_32.htm

    10. Testing Biopsy and Cytology Specimens for Cancer
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_2_3x_testing_biopsy_and_cytol...

    11. Cancer Imaging
    National Cancer Institute
    http://imaging.cancer.gov/imaginginformation/

    12. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_44.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Cancer: Medical Vocabulary
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/730.xml

    2. Cancer.gov Dictionary
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/

Directories

    1. National Organizations That Offer Services to Peop
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/8_1.htm

    2. National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/1_2.htm

    3. Find a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
    American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    http://www.aspho.org/custom/directory/?pageid=235

    4. Find Treatment Centers
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ftc/ftc_0.asp

    5. Find a Radiation Oncologist
    American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
    http://www.astro.org/members_corner/issi/main/directory_nm.asp?action=start...

    6. Cancer Genetics Services Directory
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/search/genetics_services/

    7. American College of Surgeons Approved Hospital Sea
    American College of Surgeons
    http://web.facs.org/cpm/default.htm

Disease Management

    1. Follow-up Care: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_48.htm

Financial Issues

    1. Insurance Coverage of Clinical Trials
    Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
    http://www.preventcancer.org/patients/insurance.cfm

Genetics

    1. Genetics Home Reference: Cowden syndrome
    National Library of Medicine
    http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=cowdensyndrome

    2. Genetics Home Reference: Li-Fraumeni syndrome
    National Library of Medicine
    http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=lifraumenisyndrome

    3. Genes and Disease: Cancers
    National Center for Biotechnology Information
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gnd.chapter.10

    4. Genetic Testing for Cancer: Pros and Cons
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/benchmarks-vol5-issue1/page2

    5. Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ)
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/genetics/overview

    6. Genetics Home Reference: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
    National Library of Medicine
    http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=peutzjegherssyndrome

Health Check Tools

    1. What's Your Cancer Risk?
    Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
    http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=show&page=cancer_in...

Law and Policy

    1. Cancer Legislative Information
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/legislat.htm

    2. Advance Directives
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/8_12.htm

    3. States That Require Health Plans to Cover Patient
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/developments/laws-about-clinical-trial...

    4. Understanding the Approval Process for New Cancer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/approval-process-for-can...

Men

    1. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Cancer i
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=338&mtitle=cancer

National Institutes of Health

    1. Cancer Information Sources
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/2_1.htm

    2. Cancer: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_7.htm

    3. Guide to National Cancer Institute Information Res
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/2_9.htm

    4. Understanding Cancer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/UnderstandingCancer

    5. What You Need to Know about Cancer: An Overview
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/overview

Newsletters/Print Publications

    1. National Cancer Institute News Center
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter

Nutrition

    1. Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ)
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/nutrition

Organizations

    1. Your Cancer Risk: The Source on Prevention
    Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
    http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/

    2. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and

    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/

    3. National Cancer Institute

    http://www.cancer.gov/

    4. American Cancer Society

    http://www.cancer.org/

Other Languages

    1. Asian Language Materials
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ASN/ASN_0.asp

Overviews

    1. Understanding Cancer: A Basic Overview
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00003

Prevention/Screening

    1. Eliminate Disparities in Cancer Screening &amp
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health
    http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/cancer.htm

    2. Everything Doesn't Cause Cancer: Facts on Pre
    American Institute for Cancer Research
    http://www.aicr.org/publications/brochures/online/ed.htm

    3. Preventing Cancer: 6 Steps
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00024

    4. Cancer: Early Detection
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/725.xml

    5. Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ)
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/screening/overview

    6. Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ)
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/prevention/overview

    7. Cancer Prevention and Control
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/

Related Issues

    1. Cancer Clusters
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_58.htm

    2. Understanding Prognosis and Cancer Statistics
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/8_2.htm

    3. Questions and Answers: Physical Activity and Cance
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/PhysicalActivity

    4. List of Cancer-Causing Agents Grows
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Toxicology Program
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2005/niehs-31.htm

    5. Remission: What Does That Mean?
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00784

    6. Patient Navigator Research Program: Questions and
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/PatientNavigator

    7. Infections in Individuals with Cancer
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/eto/content/eto_1_2x_infections_in_individual...

    8. How to Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_47.htm

    9. Smoking Cessation and Continued Risk in Cancer Pat
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/smokingcessation/patien...

    10. Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist Before Cancer
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
    http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/OralHealthInformationIndex/Cance...

    11. Cancer Information Service: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/2_5.htm

    12. When Cancer Recurs: Meeting the Challenge
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/when-cancer-recurs

    13. Obesity and Cancer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/obesity1

    14. Health Disparities: Minority Cancer Awareness
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/minorityawareness.htm

    15. Fever during Cancer Treatment: Don't Wait It
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00043

    16. Fertility and Cancer: What to Know before You Begi
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00045

    17. Psychological Stress and Cancer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_17.htm

    18. Cancer: After Treatment
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/723.xml

Research

    1. Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays Are
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2005/nci-15.htm

    2. New Finding Points to Method for Detecting Thousan
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ProteinBiomarkers

    3. Scientists Establish Database of Genes Associated
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nci-21.htm

    4. Studies Find No Evidence That SV40 Is Related to H
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/SV40

    5. Heterocyclic Amines in Cooked Meats
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_25.htm

    6. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Extensi
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Hope-Too

    7. Full-Body CT Scans: Too Much Radiation?
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Full-Body_CT_Scans_Too_M...

    8. Formaldehyde and Cancer: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_8.htm

    9. Do Fruits and Veggies Protect against Cancer?
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Do_Fruits_and_Veggies_Pr...

    10. Cancer Vaccines: Training the Immune System to Fig
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_cancer.html

    11. Questions and Answers: Proteomics and Cancer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/proteomicsQandA

    12. Gene Silencing Studies Yield Potential New Class o
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences
    http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_selker.html

Seniors

    1. Cancer Facts for People over 50
    National Institute on Aging
    http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/cancer.asp

Specific Conditions

    1. What Is Cancer of Unknown Primary?
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_cancer_of_unkn...

    2. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/paraneoplastic/paraneoplastic.htm

    3. Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors (PDQ): Treatment
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/extragonadal-germ-cell/patie...

    4. Occupational Cancer
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/cancer/

    5. Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_20.htm

    6. Heart Tumors
    InteliHealth
    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8059/11162/275183.html?d=dmtC...

    7. Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_19.htm

    8. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (PDQ): Treatment
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/unknownprimary/patient/

Statistics

    1. Cancer Incidence and Mortality Report Shows Prosta
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/IncidenceStateReport

    2. FASTATS: Cancer
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/cancer.htm

    3. Questions and Answers: Annual Report to the Nation
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ReportNation2004QandA

    4. Screening to Prevent Cancer Deaths
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/pe_factsheets/pe_cancer.htm

    5. State Cancer Burden Data
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dbdata.htm

    6. Cancer Statistics for 2005
    American Cancer Society
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp

    7. Cancer Statistics
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.nci.nih.gov/statistics/

Teenagers

    1. Cancer Basics
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer/cancer.html

Treatment

    1. Adjuvant Therapy: Extra Treatment to Keep Cancer f
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00012

    2. What Drug Is Used to Treat a Disease?
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/onctools/treat.cfm

    3. Newly Approved Cancer Treatments
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/developments/newly-approved-treatments...

    4. Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_8.htm

    5. Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment: Questions and An
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_3.htm

    6. Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_18.htm

    7. Ending Your Cancer Treatment: How to Decide When t
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00038

    8. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation (RFA)
    Society of Interventional Radiology
    http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/radiofrequencyAblation.shtml

    9. Radiation Therapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help du
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/radiation-therapy-and-you/

    10. Surgery: Physically Removing Cancer
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00033

    11. Cancer: Choosing a Treatment Program
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/721.xml

    12. Biological Therapies
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/biologicaltherapy

    13. Angiogenesis Inhibitors in the Treatment of Cancer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_42.htm

    14. Treating and Preventing Cancer with Vaccines
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/cancervaccines

    15. Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answer
    National Cancer Institute
    http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_1.htm

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