Oncology (Cancer)
Cancer
Included in this section:
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia : Detailed information on acute lymphocytic leukemia, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia : Detailed information on acute myelogenous leukemia, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Adrenal Tumors / Pheochromocytoma : Detailed information on adrenal gland tumors and pheochromocytoma, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Anal Cancer : Detailed information on anatomy of the colon and colorectal cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment
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Angiogenesis Inhibitors : Detailed information on angiogenesis inhibitors
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Basal Cell Carcinoma : Detailed information on basal cell carcinoma, including risk factors and how the disease develops
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Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome (Gorlin Syndrome) : Detailed information on the genetics of basal cell nevus syndrome, also called Gorlin syndrome or nevoid basal cell carcinoma
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Biliary Cirrhosis / Bile Duct Cancer : Detailed information on biliary cirrhosis and bile duct cancer, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Biological Therapy (Immunotherapy) for Cancer : Detailed information on biological therapy, also called immunotherapy, biological response modifier therapy, or biotherapy
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Bladder Cancer : Detailed information on bladder cancer, including symptoms, types, causes, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Bone Cancers : Detailed information on bone cancers, including chondrosarcoma, ewings sarcoma, myeloma bone disease, multiple myeloma, and osteosarcoma
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Bone Marrow Transplantation : Detailed information on bone marrow transplant, including preparation, types of transplant, transplant team, and possible procedure-related complications or side effects
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Brachytherapy : Detailed information on brachytherapy, including the two types of brachytherapy: intracavitary brachytherapy treatment and interstitial brachytherapy treatment
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis : Detailed information on diagnostic procedures for breast cancer, including palpation, mammography, ultrasonography, and several different types of breast biopsy
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Breast Cancer General Information : Detailed information on breast cancer, including the difference between benign and malignant tumors and the most common types of breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Genetics : Detailed information on the genetics of breast cancer, including information on hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome, brca1, brca2, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, and ataxia telangiectasia
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Breast Cancer in Men : Detailed information on breast cancer in males, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Breast Cancer Overview : Detailed information on breast cancer, including the difference between benign and malignant tumors and the most common types of breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) : Detailed information on the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT): Tamoxifen as Prevention Therapy for Breast Cancer
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors : Detailed information on the risk factors for breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms : Detailed information on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Stages : Detailed information on the staging of breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Statistics : Detailed information on breast cancer statistics, including information from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
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Breast Cancer Treatment: Chemotherapy : Detailed information on chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment
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Breast Cancer Treatment: Hormone and Other Therapies : Detailed information on treatments for breast cancer, including hormone therapy, adjuvant therapy, biological therapy, bone marrow transplant, and autologous stem cell therapy
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Breast Cancer Treatment: Radiation Therapy : Detailed information on radiation therapy for breast cancer
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Breast Cancer Treatment: Surgery : Detailed information on different types of surgery for breast cancer treatment, including lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, total mastectomy, modified radical mastectomy, and radical mastectomy
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Breast Health : Detailed information on breast health, including anatomy of the breast, normal breast development, breast cancer prevention, breast self-examination, mammography, breast conditions, mastalgia (breast pain), breast lump, fibrocystic breast changes, nipple
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Breast Health: Three-Step Plan for Preventive Care : Detailed information on the three-step plan for breast cancer prevention, including breast self-examination, regular clinical breast exams, and mammography
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Breast Health Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to breast health written for patients and consumers
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Breast Health - Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on breast health, including breast cancer
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Breast Reconstruction : Detailed information on breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy, including criteria for breast reconstruction surgery, possible complications, and different types of breast reconstruction
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Cancer, Colorectal : Detailed information on anatomy of the colon and colorectal cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, causes, prevention, screening, stages, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cancer, Esophageal : Detailed information on esophageal cancer, including symptoms, stages, types, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cancer: Diagnostic Procedures : Detailed information on the most common diagnostic procedures for cancer
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Cancer: General Information : Detailed information on cancer, including cancer diagnosis, cancer staging, cancer grading, cancer treatment, cancer surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, and cancer clinical trials
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Cancer: Grading and Staging : Detailed information on grading and staging cancer
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Cancer: Hormone Therapy : Detailed information on hormone therapy as one type of cancer treatment
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Cancer: Overview : Detailed information on cancer, including primary and metastatic cancers, and benign and malignant tumors
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Cancer: Surgical Treatment : Detailed information the most common types of surgery to treat cancer, including biopsy, endoscopy, laparoscopy, laparotomy, laser surgery, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, and excisional surgery
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Cancer: Treatment Overview : Detailed information on the most common types of cancer treatment, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, and cancer clinical trials
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Cancer Rehabilitation : Detailed information on cancer rehabilitation, including members of the rehabilitation team
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Cervical Cancer : Detailed information on cervical cancer, including precancerous conditions of the cervix, risk factors, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Chemotherapy : Detailed information on chemotherapy for treatment of gynecological cancers
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Chondroblastoma : Detailed information on chondroblastoma, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Chondrosarcoma : Detailed information on chondrosarcoma, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia : Detailed information on chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia : Detailed information on chronic myelogenous leukemia, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Clinical Trials / Investigational Studies : Detailed information on the role of clinical trials in the treatment of cancer
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Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma : Detailed information on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cytology : Detailed information on cytology, the study of individual cells to detect abnormal cells
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Endometrial Cancer : Detailed information on endometrial cancer, including symptoms, prevention, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Ewing Sarcoma : Detailed information on Ewing's sarcoma, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outlook for someone with Ewing's sarcoma
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External Beam Therapy : Detailed information on external beam therapy, including information on how the procedure is performed
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Glomus Jugulare Tumors : Glomus Jugulare Tumors
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Herbal Remedies for Prostate Cancer : Detailed information on herbal remedies for prostate cancer
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Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BRCA1 / BRCA2) : Detailed information on hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome and BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
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Hodgkin's Disease : Detailed information on Hodgkin lymphoma, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Intraventricular Tumors : Intraventricular Tumors
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Kaposi's Sarcoma : Detailed information on Kaposi's sarcoma
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Kidney Cancer : Detailed information on renal cell cancer, the most common type of kidney cancer, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Laryngeal Cancer (Cancer of the Larynx) : Detailed information on laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx), including symptoms, cause, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Leukemia Overview : Detailed overview of leukemia, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Linear Accelerator (LINAC) : Detailed information about Linear Accelerator (LINAC) and how this technology is used to treat cancer
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Liver Tumors : Detailed information on liver tumors, including types, symptoms, staging, diagnosis, and treatment
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Lung Cancer : Detailed information on lung cancer, lung cancer symptom, lung cancer treatment, lung cancer sign, lung cancer medication, malignant lung tumor, lung cancer cause, benign lung tumor, lung cancer risk factor, lung cancer prevention
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Male Anatomy Overview : Detailed anatomical description of the prostate gland, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations
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Melanoma : Detailed information on melanoma, including symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, and treatment
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Melanoma Diagnosis and Staging : Detailed information on diagnosis and staging of melanoma, including use of excisional biopsy, incisional biopsy, fine needle aspiration biopsy, punch biopsy, shave biopsy, and skin biopsy
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Meningiomas : Meningiomas
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Merkel Cell Cancer : Detailed information on merkel cell cancer, including diagnosis and treatment
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Myeloma Bone Disease / Multiple Myeloma : Detailed information on myeloma bone disease, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) : Detailed information on breast cancer clinical trials, including the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma : Detailed information on non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Oral Cancer : Detailed information on oral cancer, including symptoms, types of benign and malignant tumors, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Oral Cancer and Tobacco : Detailed information on the link between tobacco and oral cancer, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and chewing tobacco and snuff
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Orbital Tumors : Orbital Tumors
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Osteochondroma : Detailed information on osteochondroma, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Osteosarcoma : Detailed information on osteosarcoma, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
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Ovarian Cancer : Detailed information on ovarian cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, cause, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Ovarian Cancer and Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC) : Detailed information on hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC), an autosomal dominant cancer genetic syndrome
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Ovarian Cancer Genetics : Detailed information on the genetics of ovarian cancer, including hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, ovarian cancer and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, and basal cell nevus syndrome (Gorlin syndrome)
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Pancreatic Anatomy : Detailed anatomical description of human pancreas, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations
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Pancreatic Cancer : Detailed information on pancreatic cancer, including types of benign tumors in the pancreas, malignant pancreatic cancers, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Parathyroid Tumor : Detailed information on parathyroid tumors, including symptoms and treatment
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Penile Cancer : Detailed information about penile cancer, warning signs for penile cancer, diagnosing penile cancer, treatment of penile cancer, and prevention of penile cancer
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Photoaging Treatment : Detailed information on the most common treatments for skin cancer, including surgery, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, electrochemotherapy, biological therapy, and photodynamic therapy
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Pituitary and Parasellar Tumors : Pituitary and Parasellar Tumors
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Posterior Fossa Tumors : Posterior Fossa Tumors
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Post-Mastectomy Prosthesis : Detailed information on the different types of post-mastectomy prosthesis, including external silicone breast prostheses, non-silicone breast prostheses, attachable breast prostheses, and partial breast prosthesis
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Preoperative Embolization of Hypervascular Tumors : Preoperative Embolization of Hypervascular Tumors
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Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs) : Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs)
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Prostate Anatomy : Detailed anatomical description of the prostate gland, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations
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Prostate Cancer : Detailed information on prostate cancer, including statistics, anatomy of the prostate, risk factors, genetics, diagnosis, staging, grading, symptoms, surgery, radiation treatment, hormone treatment, chemotherapy, angiogenesis, coping, and clinical trials
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Prostate Cancer: Clinical Trials : Detailed information on the role of clinical trials in the treatment of prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Coping : Detailed information for family members coping with prostate cancer, including how to help the man in your life cope with a diagnosis of prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Expectant Therapy : Detailed information on expectant therapy and prostate cancer treatment
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Prostate Cancer: For Family Members : Detailed information for family members coping with prostate cancer, including how to help the man in your life cope with a diagnosis of prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Psychosocial Factors : Detailed information on the psychosocial factors of prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Stages : Detailed information on the staging of prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Surgery : Detailed information on surgery for prostate cancer, including the different types and potential side effects
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Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy : Detailed information on chemotherapy for prostate cancer, including administration and potential side effects
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Prostate Cancer Grading : Detailed information on grading of prostate cancer, including use of the Gleason System
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Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy : Detailed information on hormone therapy for cancer, including potential side effects of prostate cancer hormone therapy and potential side effects of breast cancer hormone therapy
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Prostate Cancer in African-American Men : Detailed information on prostate cancer in the African-American man
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Prostate Cancer Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on prostate health
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Prostate Cancer Overview : Detailed information on prostate cancer, including statistics, anatomy of the prostate, risk factors, genetics, diagnosis, staging, grading, symptoms, surgery, radiation treatment, hormone treatment, chemotherapy, angiogenesis, coping, and clinical trials
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Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy : Detailed information on radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment
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Prostate Cancer Risk Factors : Detailed information on the risk factors for prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer Signs and Symptoms : Detailed information on the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer Statistics : Detailed information on prostate cancer statistics, including information published by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, a continuing project of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Prostate Cancer Treatment : Detailed information on the most common treatment for prostate cancer
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Prostate Gland Facts : Detailed information on the most common types of prostate disease, including prostatism, prostatitis, prostatalgia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, impotence (erectile dysfunction), and urinary incontinence
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Prostate Health: Online Resources : Online Resources Prostate Cancer
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Prostate Health Glossary : Prostate Health Glossary
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Prostate Problems: Diagnostic and Evaluation Procedures : Detailed information on prostate cancer diagnosis, including use of digital rectal examination, prostate specific antigen testing, transrectal ultrasound, and biopsy
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Radiation Oncology (Therapeutic Radiology) : Detailed information on therapeutic radiology, including information on external beam therapy and brachytherapy
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Radiation Oncology (Therapeutic Radiology) Advances : Detailed information on promising new radiation therapies, including radiation and chemotherapy in combination, endovascular brachytherapy, intraoperative irradiation, stereotactic irradiation, particle radiation therapy, three-dimensional conformal radia
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Radiation Oncology Overview : Detailed information on therapeutic radiology, including information on external beam therapy and brachytherapy
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Radiation Therapy : Detailed information on radiation therapy, one type of cancer therapy
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Sarcoma : Sarcoma
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Skin Cancer : Detailed information on skin cancer, including causes, risk factors, prevention, types, and how to perform a skin self-examination
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Skin Cancer: Other Causes and Risk Factors : Detailed information on causes and risk factors for skin cancer, including heredity and environment
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Skin Cancer Causes : Detailed information on causes and risk factors for skin cancer, including heredity and environment
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Skin Cancer Facts : Statistics relating to skin cancer
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Skin Cancer Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to skin cancer
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Skin Cancer Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on skin cancer
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Skin Cancer Prevention : Detailed information on skin cancer prevention
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Skin Cancer Types : Detailed information on the most common types of skin cancer
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Skin Self-Examination : Detailed information on skin self-examination, including the importance of skin self-examination in skin cancer prevention and a step-by-step guide
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Spinal Tumors (Primary, Metastatic) : Spinal Tumors
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma : Detailed information on squamous cell carcinoma, including risk factors and places this type of cancer is typically found on the body
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Stomach Cancer : Detailed information on stomach cancer, including symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) : Detailed information on the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR), which was built upon the success of the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT), part of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
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Tamoxifen : Detailed information on tamoxifen, including indications for use, possible benefits, and potential side effects
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Taxol (paclitaxel) : Detailed information on taxol, including indications for use, possible benefits, and potential side effects
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Testicular Cancer : Detailed information on testicular cancer, including symptoms, staging, causes, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and testicular self-examination
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Thyroid Tumors : Detailed information on thyroid tumors, including symptoms and treatment
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Uterine Cancer : Detailed information on uterine cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, staging, diagnosis, and treatment
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Vaginal Cancer : Detailed information on vaginal cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Vulvar Cancer : Detailed information on vulvar cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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