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About Cancer

Featured Content

Cancer-Causing Substances in the Environment

Learn about some of the most likely carcinogens to affect human health.

Finding Health Care Services

Learn tips for choosing a doctor and a hospital or treatment facility to manage your cancer care.

Common Moles, Dysplastic Nevi, and Risk of Melanoma

Photos and facts about moles, cancer, and the risk factors for melanoma.

Your Guide to Cancer

Cancer Basics

Newly Diagnosed

Treatment

Learn more about treatment

Coping with Cancer

Supportive information on managing the physical and emotional effects of cancer and treatment for both patients and caregivers.

Advanced Cancer

Information to help with talking about and coping with advanced cancer, making choices about care, and planning for the end of life.

Managing Cancer Care

Information on choosing a doctor or treatment facility, home care, financial help, insurance coverage, end-of-life planning, and resources to help you avoid scams.

Patients as Partners in Discovery and Progress

Through their contributions, patients and survivors are helping us move cancer research forward and changing what it means to have cancer.