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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. 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