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See also Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cancer Survivorship

Understanding Cancer

• Dictionary of Cancer Terms (National Cancer Institute)
• Understanding Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
• What is Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• Cancer Overview (FamilyDoctor.org)

Treating Cancer

• Cancer Treatment Information (OncoLink)
• Chemotherapy (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Clinical Trials (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Drug Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
• Radiation Therapy (National Cancer Institute)

Living With Cancer

• Cancer Diagnosis? Advice For Dealing With What Comes Next (Mayo Clinic)
• Coping With Cancer: Supportive and Palliative Care (National Cancer Institute)
• Coping With Cancer in Everyday Life (American Cancer Society)

Preventing Cancer

• Cancer Risk Factors (National Cancer Institute)
• Eat Healthy and Get Active (American Cancer Society)
• Find Cancer Early (American Cancer Society)
• How to Prevent Cancer-Early Screening (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Preventing and Detecting Specific Cancers (National Cancer Institute)

Cancer News

• Cancer News (National Cancer Institute)
• Cancer News Center (American Cancer Society)

Cancer Statistics

• Cancer Data (NC Department of Health and Human Services)
• Cancer Incidence (NC Department of Health and Human Services)
• Cancer Profiles by County (NC Department of Health and Human Services)

Resources compiled by Lindsey Chan, Campbell Alliance

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