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Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer Topics
- Purpose of This PDQ Summary
- Overview
- Prevalence Among the Physically Ill
- Conceptual Issues in Defining Terms for the Medically Ill
- Risk of Abuse and Addiction in Populations Without Drug Abuse Histories
- Risk of Abuse and Addiction in Populations With Drug Abuse Histories
- Clinical Management of Patients With Substance Abuse Histories
Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer
Common Treatments for Cancer
Microscopic particles called “nanoshells” are injected into cancer patients’ bloodstream to help doctors track and destroy tumors.
