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What You Need To Know About Liver Cancer

National Cancer Institute — Learning about medical care for liver cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your care. This booklet tells about: This booklet is mainly about adult liver cancer. It does not deal with childhood liver cancer. Information ...More…

What You Need To Know About Brain Tumors

National Cancer Institute — This booklet is only about primary brain tumors. Cancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body is different from a primary brain tumor. Lung cancer, breast cancer, kidney cancer, melanoma, and other types of cancer commonly ...More…

Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the outer layer of the adrenal gland. Possible signs of adrenocortical carcinoma include pain in the abdomen and certain physical changes. There are two adrenal ...More…

Questions and answers about chemotherapy

National Cancer Institute — This book is a guide you can refer to throughout your chemotherapy treatment. It includes facts about chemotherapy and its side effects and also highlights ways you can care for yourself before, during, and after treatment. Talk with your doctor ...More…

Neurofibromatosis

National Library of Medicine — NF2: neurofibromin 2 (merlin) Gene summary Found: ...have been identified in people with MLH1: mutL homolog 1, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 2 (E. coli) Gene summary Found: ...characteristic of a condition known as MSH2: mutS homolog 2, colon ...More…

Questions and Answers About Radiation Therapy

National Cancer Institute — This book is a guide that you can refer to throughout radiation therapy. It has facts about radiation therapy and side effects and describes how you can care for yourself during and after treatment. Talk with your doctor and nurse about the ...More…

Cancer Topics Home Page

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Identifying and understanding the factors that contribute to cancer health disparities. Support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care. Information from the National Cancer Institute about cancer treatment, prevention, ...More…

El cáncer de testículo: preguntas y respuestas

National Cancer Institute — El cáncer de testículo es una enfermedad en la que las células se hacen malignas (cancerosas) en uno o en ambos testículos. Los testículos (también llamados testes o gónadas) son un par de glándulas sexuales masculinas. Ellos producen y almacenan ...More…

Clinical Trials Home Page - National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute — Browse recent clinical trial results by type of cancer or topic Learn what clinical trials are, how they work, why they're useful, patient care costs, and more Find information about major NCI-supported clinical trials, open or closed to new ...More…

Cancer Centers Program

Download applications (.PDF format) for competing grants / non-competing grants NCI-ASCO Cancer Foundation Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award It is the intent of the Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award to support mid-level ...More…

Clinical Trials Home Page

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Browse recent clinical trial results by type of cancer or topic Learn what clinical trials are, how they work, why they're useful, patient care costs, and more Find information about major NCI-supported clinical trials, open or closed to new ...More…

El cáncer de hueso: preguntas y respuestas

National Cancer Institute — Los huesos maduros están hechos de tres tipos de tejido: tejido compacto (la parte exterior y dura de la mayoría de los huesos); tejido canceloso (tejido esponjoso dentro de los huesos que contiene la médula ósea, la cual produce las células de ...More…