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NCI
Information Sources
Risk Factors And Possible Causes
Prevention
Detection / Diagnosis
Cancer Site And Types
Cancer Therapy
Rehabilitation


NCI

Cancer Research Funding Art. 600011
The National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program Art. 600012
Community Clinical Oncology Program Art. 600013
NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program Art. 600014
Theories Art. 600019
The National Cancer Institute's SEER Cancer Statistics Review Art. 600110
Reproduction of National Cancer Institute Materials Art. 600111
Donations Art. 600112
TRICARE Beneficiaries can Enter Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials via Department of Defense and National Cancer Institute Agreement Art. 600113
Cancer Death Rates Declined in the 1990s for the First Time Ever Art. 600116
NCI and VA Make It Easier For Veterans to Enter Studies, Get Advanced Care For Cancer Art. 600117
Q & A: NCI Publications Distribution Policy Art. 600120
Q & A: NCI Cancer Centers for Children & Adolescents Art. 600121
Q & A: Cancer Studies at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Art. 600122
The U.S. National Cancer Institute Art. 600123


INFORMATION SOURCES

Cancer Information Sources Art. 600021
Q & A: PDQ Art. 600022
Q & A: Cancer Information Service: 1-800-4-CANCER Art. 600025
PDQ-R and Cancerlit-R Service Center Art. 600026
Cancer Fundraising Organizations Art. 600028
Guide to National Cancer Institute Information Resources Art. 600029
How To Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers Art. 600210
Clinical Trials: Questions and Answers Art. 600211


RISK FACTORS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES

Tests for Carcinogenicity Art. 600032
Q & A: DES Art. 600034
Fertility Drugs as a Risk Factor for Ovarian Cancer Art. 600036
Food Additives Art. 600037
Formaldehyde Art. 600038
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Art. 600039
No Excess Mortality Risk Found in Counties with Nuclear Facilities Art. 600311
Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk Art. 600313
Questions and Answers about Cigarette Smoking and Cancer Art. 600314
Fluoridated Water Art. 600315
Decaffeinated Coffee and Cancer Art. 600316
Psychological Stress and Cancer Art. 600317
Artificial Sweeteners Art. 600319
Human Papillomaviruses and Cancer Art. 600320
Q & A: Asbestos Exposure Art. 600321
Heterocyclic Amines in Cooked Meats Art. 600325
Vasectomy and Cancer Risk Art. 600326
Gene for Kidney Cancer Isolated Art. 600337
Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Cancer Studies at NCI Art. 600346
Questions and Answers About Radon and Cancer Art. 600352
Nitrate in Drinking Water Associated with Increased Risk for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Art. 600355
Cancer Clusters Art. 600358
Genetic Screening for Breast Cancer: It's Your Choice Art. 600362
Questions and Answers About Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer Art. 600363
Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer Art. 600365
Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer Art. 600366
Questions and Answers About Living With Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Art. 600367
Obesity and Cancer Art. 600370
Simian Virus 40 and Human Cancer Art. 600371
Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer Art. 600372
Have a Personal or Family History of Cancer? Consider Joining the Cancer Genetics Network Art. 600373
Questions and Answers About Smoking Cessation Art. 600813


PREVENTION

Chemoprevention Art. 600042
Highlights of NCI's Prevention and Control Programs Art. 600045
Q & A: Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Art. 600048
Q & A: Beta-Carotene Chemoprevention Trials Art. 600413
Breast Cancer Prevention Studies Art. 600418
Questions and Answers About the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Art. 600419
Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT): Questions and Answers Art. 600420


DETECTION/DIAGNOSIS

Computed Tomography Art. 600052
Lifetime Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women Art. 600056
Tumor Grade Art. 600059
Q & A: Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Screening Trial Art. 600512
Improving Methods for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis. Art. 600514
Q & A: The Pap Smear Art. 600516
Tumor Markers Art. 600518
Q & A: Early Prostate Cancer Art. 600523
Q & A: ALTS Art. 600525
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results Art. 600527
Screening Mammography Art. 600528
Questions and Answers About the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Art. 600529
Colon Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers Art. 600531
Breast Cancer and Mammography Facts Art. 600629


CANCER SITE AND TYPES

Synovial Sarcoma Art. 600061
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Art. 600062
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Art. 600064
Q & A: Cancer Art. 600067
Merkel Cell Cancer Art. 600611
Q & A: Soft Tissue Sarcomas Art. 600612
Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin Art. 600619
Q & A: Metastatic Cancer Art. 600620
Questions and Answers about Bone Cancer Art. 600626
Q & A: The Study of Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Women Treated for Uterine Cancer Art. 600627
Questions and Answers About Testicular Cancer Art. 600634
Questions and Answers About Mesothelioma Art. 600636
Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers Art. 600637
Paget's Disease of the Breast: Questions and Answers Art. 600639
National Cancer Institute Research on Childhood Cancers Art. 600640


CANCER THERAPY

Radiotherapy Art. 600071
Biological Therapies: Using the Immune System to Treat Cancer Art. 600072
Hyperthermia Art. 600073
Preventive Mastectomy Art. 600075
Photodynamic Therapy Art. 600077
Lasers in Cancer Treatment Art. 600078
Paclitaxel (Taxol-R) and Related Anticancer Drugs Art. 600715
Q & A: Tamoxifen Art. 600716
Q & A: Gene Therapy Art. 600718
Q & A: Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer Art. 600720
Q & A: NCI's Natural Products Branch Art. 600733
Q & A: Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment Art. 600734
Angiogenesis Inhibitors in the Treatment of Cancer Art. 600742
Questions and Answers About Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Art. 600741
National Cancer Institute-Sponsored Clinical Trials of Antineoplastons Art. 600743
Questions and Answers About NCI's Sentinel Node Biopsy Trials Art. 600744
Questions and Answers About Herceptin-R (Trastuzumab) Art. 600745
Questions and Answers About Access to Investigational Drugs. Art. 600746
How To Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer Art. 600747
Questions and Answers About Followup Care Art. 600748


REHABILITATION

Organizations Offering Services for People With Cancer Art. 600081
Statistics/Prognosis Art. 600082
Financial Assistance Art. 600083
Marijuana for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Art. 600084
Home Care for Cancer Patients Art. 600085
Hospice Art. 600086
Q & A: Finding Cancer Support Groups Art. 600088
How To Find Resources In Your Own Community If You Have Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art. 600089
Your Health Care Team: Your Doctor Is Only The Beginning Art. 600810
Advance Directives Art. 600812
More Choices in Cancer Care: Information for Beneficiaries on Medicare Coverage of Cancer Clinical Trials Art. 600814

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ---------------------

Laetrile Art. 600093
Gerson Therapy Art. 600097
Cancell Art. 600913
Questions and Answers About Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment Art. 600914
Immuno-augmentative Therapy Art. 600915
Questions and Answers About Coenzyme Q10 Art. 600916
National Cancer Institute Studies of Hydrazine Sulfate Art. 600918


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