Finding Health Care Services - National Cancer Institute (NCI)
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, finding a doctor and treatment hospital for your cancer care is an important step to getting the...
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Advances in Colorectal Cancer Research
An overview of recent research results and progress related to the prevention, early detection, and treatment of colorectal cancer, plus...
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Sleep Problems (Insomnia) and Cancer Treatment
Sleep problems are a common side effect during cancer treatment. Learn how a polysomnogram can assess sleep problems. Learn about the be...
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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Advanced Cancer
Suggested questions to ask your doctor, if you find out you have advanced cancer.
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Planning for Advanced Cancer - National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Find out what issues need to be addressed when dealing with an advanced or metastatic cancer diagnosis. Completing advance directives, l...
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Talking about Your Advanced Cancer - National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Once you are diagnosed with advanced cancer, or your disease has progressed to this point, you will have a number of issues to talk abou...
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Lymphedema and Cancer Treatment
Lymphedema is a side effect of some cancer treatments. Symptoms of lymphedema are presented. Ways to treat or manage swelling in the arm...
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Combining Immunotherapy and Radiation against Cancer
Read how an NCI-funded team led by Robert Vonderheide showed the promise of combining immune checkpoint inhibitors and radiation therapy...
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Thinking Chemically to Discover New Targeted Cancer Drugs
About a third of all cancers are driven by mutations in RAS genes. Learn how NCI funding is helping Dr. Kevan Shokat develop drugs that ...
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Shining a Spotlight on Tumor Exosomes
Learn how NCI support is helping researcher David Lyden understand how cancer cell exosomes create a nurturing environment for the growt...
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The International Rare Cancer Initiative
The International Rare cancer Initiative focuses on rare cancers because they are a pressing public health priority. Read more to learn ...
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Cancer Staging - National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Staging is the process of determining how much cancer is within the body (tumor size) and if it has spread. Learn about the TNM Staging ...
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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Treatment Clinical Trials
Suggested questions to ask your doctor, if you are thinking about taking part in a clinical trial.
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Prevention and Early Detection of Hereditary Cancers
This Moonshot initiative aims to develop effective cancer prevention and early detection approaches for those at high risk for inherited...
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TMIST (Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial)
TMIST is a randomized breast screening trial that compares two Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved types of digital mammography,...
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Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version
Treatment for children with thyroid cancer depends on the type (follicular, papillary, medullary) and may include surgery or radioactive...
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Childhood Laryngeal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version
Treatment for children with laryngeal tumors depends upon the type; most are rhabdomyosarcoma and treated with chemotherapy and radiatio...
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In an Era of Precision Medicine, Testing New Approaches to Breast Cancer Screening
An NCI research article about individualized approaches that could help identify those at risk of breast cancer who need to be screened ...
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Identifying Novel Drug Combinations to Overcome Treatment Resistance
A review of current research identifying and testing drug combination approaches that have the potential to overcome or delay resistance...
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Examining the Effects of Presurgical Treatment for Prostate Cancer
In this study, men diagnosed with androgen-sensitive prostate cancer with intermediate- or high-risk features will be examined with mpMR...
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