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One out of three cancer cases can be traced to our diet. What should you eat to improve your odds? Think veggies. Learn more about cancer-fighting foods.

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Cancer is a complicated disease. Each type of cancer is a little different, and so is each individual tumor. Here's a big-picture look:

Cancer overview
An animated guide to cancer
Tumor staging and grading
Cancer resources
Cancer of the: Bladder | Blood cells | Breast | Colon & Rectum | Lung | Ovary | Pancreas | Prostate | Skin | Testes | Uterus


The good news is that the majority of cancers -- up to 70 percent -- are preventable. Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and avoiding cigarette smoke, UV rays, and other cancer-causing agents can improve your odds.

Diet and cancer
Cancer prevention guidelines
Factors known to prevent different cancers
Smoking and lung cancer


While there are many ways to treat cancer, no method can guarantee success. That's why most treatment plans use two or more treatment methods.

Chemotherapy
Radiation
Immunotherapy
Complementary therapies and cancer


A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and life-changing. Cancer treatments are hard on your body and even if you beat the odds, you'll never quite shake the thought that the cancer could return.

Depression and cancer
Breast reconstruction
Book Review: Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
Blog: Hello From Cancerland!
First Person: Cooking for My Father, a Cancer Diary

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Cool Tools
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Skin Cancer?
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Breast Cancer?
Breast Self Exams: An Illustrated Guide
Checklist: Enlarged Prostate
Quiz: What's Your PSA IQ?
Animated Guide: Cancer
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Cancer A-Z
Adrenocortical carcinoma
Animated Guide: Cancer
Bladder cancer
Bone tumors
Brain tumor - adults
Breast Cancer Center
-Benign Breast Lumps
-Book Review: The Red Devil
-Breast Biopsy
-Breast Cancer Genetic Test
-Breast Cancer Risk Factors
-Breast Cancer Surgery
-Breast Cancer Treatment Overview
-Breast Cancer Types
-Breast Cancer in Men
-Breast Reconstruction
-Breast Self Exams: An Illustrated Guide
-Breast Self-Exam
-Building Up Your Support Network
-Doctors You'll Need for Breast Cancer Care
-Drug Therapy for Breast Cancer
-Finally Choosing Your Doctor
-First Person: Did I Create This Cancer?
-First Person: My Chances Were One in Four
-First Person: Walking for a Cure
-Hey, Cancer, Take a Hike!
-Lumpectomy
-Mammograms
-Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Breast Cancer?
-Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
-Special Report: Breast Cancer Myths
-What Do I Do Now?
-What to Look for in a Breast Cancer Doctor
Cancer - penis
Cancer - throat or larynx
Cancer Overview
Cancer Staging and Grading
Cancer Tests and Procedures
-Breast Cancer Genetic Test
-CA-125
-Chemotherapy
-Chemotherapy and Side Effects
-Cold knife cone biopsy
-Colon cancer screening
-Cryosurgery
-Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Cancer
-Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
-Gallium (Ga.) scan
-Lymph node biopsy
-Lymphangiogram
-PSA Test
-Pap Smear
-Pap smear
-Skin lesion biopsy
-Virtual colonoscopy
Cancer: The Protective Effects of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Chemotherapy and Side Effects
Children and Cancer
Depression and Cancer
Diet - cancer treatment
Diet and Cancer
Digestive System Cancers
-Cholangiocarcinoma
-Colon cancer screening
-Colonoscopy
-Colorectal Cancer
-Colorectal polyps
-Digital Rectal Exam
-Esophageal cancer
-Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
-First Person: Cooking for My Father, a Cancer Diary
-Gastric cancer
-Hepatocellular carcinoma
-Pancreatic carcinoma
-Pancreatic islet cell tumor
-Sigmoidoscopy
-Virtual colonoscopy
-Women and Colorectal Cancer
First Person: Liz's Blog: As the Tumor Turns
Guide to Cancer Resources
Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
Gynecological Cancers
-Audio Report: HPV Vaccine
-Cancer - vulva
-Cervical Cancer
-Cervical dysplasia
-Endometrial Cancer
-Endometrial biopsy
-HPV and Genital Warts
-Hysterectomy: Pros and Cons
-Ovarian Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
-Pap Smear
Herbs as Cancer Fighters?
Immunotherapy for Cancer
Leukemia and Lymphoma
-Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
-Acute myeloid leukemia
-Burkitt lymphoma
-Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
-Hairy cell leukemia
-Hodgkin's lymphoma
-Leukemia
-Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Oral cancer
Parathyroid cancer
Primary lymphoma of the brain
Prostate Health Center
-Book Review: Adam's Burden
-Book Review: Hit Below the Belt
-Book Review: Prostate Cancer Guides
-Checklist: Enlarged Prostate
-Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Cancer
-Enlarged Prostate
-First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part I, a Growing Problem
-First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part II, Diagnosis and Options
-First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part III, Recovering After Surgery
-Herbal Treatments for Prostate Problems
-Impotence: Causes and Treatment
-PSA Test
-Prostate Biopsy
-Prostate Cancer Treatment
-Prostate Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
-Prostate Exam
-Prostatitis
-Radical prostatectomy
-Recovering From Prostate Surgery
-Saw Palmetto: Uses and Safety
Renal cell carcinoma
Seniors and Cancer
Skin cancer
Special Report: Complementary Treatments for Cancer
Supportive Cancer Care
Testicular Cancer
-Book Review: It's Not About the Bike
-First Person: Alive After Testicular Cancer
-Special Report: The Doctor Behind Lance Armstrong's Recovery
-Testicular Self-Exam
-Testicular cancer
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer - papillary carcinoma
Tumor
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Resources
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Useful Sites
Disease Risk Index @ Harvard School of Public Health
American Cancer Society
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Caregiving Center
Patient Safety Center
Tests & Procedures
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