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Cancer Genetics Overview - More Information
ABOUT PDQ
- PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database.
Full description of the NCI PDQ database.
ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES
- PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment
Treatment options for adult cancers. - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment
Treatment options for childhood cancers. - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive and Palliative Care
Side effects of cancer treatment, management of cancer-related complications and pain, and psychosocial concerns. - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Screening/Detection (Testing for Cancer)
Tests or procedures that detect specific types of cancer. - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Prevention
Risk factors and methods to increase chances of preventing specific types of cancer. - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Genetics
Genetics of specific cancers and inherited cancer syndromes, and ethical, legal, and social concerns. - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Information about complementary and alternative forms of treatment for patients with cancer.
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Date Last Modified: 2009-06-25
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Cancer Genetics Overview Topics
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