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National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health - NCI organization URL(s) www.nci.nih.gov/ other contact information 31 Center Drive, MSC2580 Building #31, Room #10A-03 Bethesda, MD 20892-2580 877-448-7848 (Voice - Toll-free) 301-435-3848 (Voice) 301-402-0894 (FAX) 877-448-7848 (Voice - Toll-free Spanish) 800-332-8615 (Voice - TTY) description Requests for cancer information from patients, the general public, and health professionals are answered by the Public Inquiries Section of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Public Inquiries Office. Responses are in writing. NCI also distributes publications to the general public. Telephone inquiries are received through the Cancer Information Service national toll-free telephone number (800-4-CANCER). online resources 10 Things to Know about Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web http://nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources/ 714-X (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=0A38FCBB-56BB-4151-94AD-802820D7EE35 AANCART Recommendations on Cancer Prevention and Early Cancer Detection http://aancart.org/Clinician's%20Toolkit.htm Action Guide for Healthy Eating http://5aday.nci.nih.gov/actionguide-index.shtml Adult Brain Tumors (PDQ®): Treatment Information for Patients http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=7c0524a3-4751-4a6e-b357-0ad39c16c0ba&version;=0 Adult Primary Liver Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=d1e6c99a-3331-40c7-8006-07887a129d29 Adult Primary Liver Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment Information for Professionals http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=1&viewid;=d1e6c99a-3331-40c7-8006-07887a129d29 Advanced Cancer: Living Each Day http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/advancedcancer Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training http://aancart.org/ Bladder Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment Information for Patients http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=8be2ef38-1ea1-4433-8542-f00f36e22aa3 Bladder Cancer Home Page http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/bladder/ Breast Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=B906D0D0-63AC-4D55-AC29-2AE992440ADF Breast Cancer Home Page http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/breast/ Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool http://bcra.nci.nih.gov/brc/ Cancell/Entelev (PDQ®) http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cam/cancell Cancer Genetics http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=f3f58460-7292-4301-ad79-b16cd86279aa Cancer Genetics Services Directoy http://www.cancer.gov/search/genetics_services/ Cancer Health Disparties http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/healthdisparities Cancer in Women of Color Monograph http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/womenofcolor/aian.html Cancer Mortality Maps and Graphs http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/ Cancer Topics http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/ cancer.gov: Cancer Information from the National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/ cancer.gov: Clinical Trials http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/ cancer.gov--Complementary and Alternative Medicine Cancer Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=14821490-ee6c-4e7c-80b5-c4fb3cbbb07e Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cartilage Cervical Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=67EB4BDF-C9F8-4292-A463-B0C536064437 Cervical Cancer Home Page http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/cervical/ Chemotherapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Cancer Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=d74c07e0-0539-4253-b700-87c1eb162b09 Childhood Brain Tumors (PDQ®): Treatment Information for Patients http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=2aaf5d88-fc95-4bfc-a5cb-a6b66a1a1e9b Clinical Trials: Understanding Clinical Trials http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/understanding/ Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cam/coenzymeQ10 Colorectal Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=D5D1DF96-C862-43AF-86BC-F80466B57966 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/9_14.htm Depression (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=054343fa-a29f-4d7d-90bd-612157905a44 Digest Page: Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Trial http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/doc.aspx?viewid=31c9aeb5-0071-4dd8-8c4a-be2112ef8018 Eat 5 a Day for Better Health http://5aday.nci.nih.gov/index.shtml Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During, and After Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=8055355f-7885-48eb-9369-7d6ea3e520bb Elements of Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=1&viewid;=c0fc1ac3-607b-44a5-9d24-39b0a2a4703c Environmental Tobacco Smoke http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_9.htm Esophageal Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=da2ae45a-2816-49b8-8d34-eda121c0a68f Essiac/Flor-Essence (PDQ®) http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/essiac/HealthProfessional/page1 Facing Forward: A Guide for Cancer Survivors http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=cc93a843-6fc0-409e-8798-5c65afc172fe FAQ - About Early Prostate Cancer http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_23.htm FAQ - About Screening Mammograms http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_28.htm FAQ - About Tamoxifen http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_16.htm Formaldehyde and Cancer: Questions and Answers http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_8.htm Gastric Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=74bd04b7-e9b2-47db-b634-93f8fbd71ee2 Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family http://cancer.gov/images/Documents/68432989-7c99-4e56-8352-c813d5ef3422/english.pdf Glossary of Breast-related Terms http://rex.nci.nih.gov/MAMMOG_WEB/PUBS_POSTERS/UNDRSTNDNG/GOLSSRY.html Guide to National Cancer Institute Information Resources http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/2_9.htm Have a Personal or Family History of Cancer? Consider Joining the Cancer Genetics Network http://epi.grants.cancer.gov/CGN/overview.html Hepatocellular Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=3541b0cd-fa15-43a0-be0e-601ec30ec97b Hydrazine Sulfate (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=25FB1A5E-DDFD-4B67-8ECE-B6C62B9A17CD If You Have Cancer and Have Medicare...You Should Know About Clinical Trials http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/resources/medicare-and-cancer-trials If You Have Cancer...What You Should Know About Clinical Trials http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/resources/what-to-know-about-trials Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=49d0b28a-ea54-4cd3-b017-64e34a2145ae Kaposi's Sarcoma (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/kaposis/Patient Laetrile/Amygdalin (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=962BA852-6565-41CB-B4C1-23C00B3C5F9F Laryngeal Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=8159eb9a-e93f-4775-9092-ae1220764ef6 Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=39627c53-164d-4cae-ae9d-d7025f4db4ed Lymphedema (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=41BBE94A-4A76-45ED-98C1-12C08B2FC906 Male Breast Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=1&viewid;=a49d1ba1-ad48-445e-b2e2-b9ecc0ed057e Mammograms: Not Just Once, But For A Lifetime http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=946804B6-8B6F-4CD4-B692-ED7169EB73C9 Men: Eat 9 A Day for Better Health http://5aday.gov/9aday/ National Cancer Institute Breast Implant Study http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/siliconefactsheet National Cancer Institute Scholars Program http://rex.nci.nih.gov/wlcm/SCHOLRS_MAIN.html NCI Cancer Facts http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/index.htm NCI Fact Sheet: Garlic and Cancer Prevention http://cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/garlic NCI Fact Sheet: Tea and Cancer Prevention http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/tea Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=1b299ff5-e610-4d11-a121-b32aefc7ec2c Oral Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=71819FEC-20F1-47CF-B878-B1358452C3CD Ovarian Epithelial Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=98f656ef-e2f8-4329-839f-ca8588977cdd Pain (PDQ®) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=66D23623-3E9C-4BCF-8C09-902C2AFE0F06 Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=726a50e2-2326-42a1-861d-5e7a0d4a5e92 Pancreatic Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=60625b32-15f9-4278-8661-0067ba538ec9 PDQ® -- NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=9D617786-179B-4DB7-8664-885DD33E7D51 PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Prevention http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=a0e5ef3a-1f84-475a-977c-ea35db92cc0c PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Screening/Detection (Testing for Cancer) http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=33b41db3-9099-4705-a77d-590a60637451 PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=1c396d9f-aaf1-449b-97e7-6e777169dde9 PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=5f35036e-5497-4d86-8c2c-714a9f7c8d25 PDQ® Clinical Trials Database: User's Guide http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=F2AFAEA4-64BD-4E44-B421-56026E252389 Penile Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=a683f65e-43b1-4226-ac56-97e56512f666 Prevention, Genetics, Causes http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/prevention/ Prostate Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=3BD07DCE-4376-4DCB-B993-03C3DBE23E6E Prostate Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=f4c08184-f6a9-49d5-8521-7540e59224ac Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial http://www.nci.nih.gov/pcpt Prostate, Lung, Colorectal & Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) http://www3.cancer.gov/prevention/plco/ Protein Patterns in Blood May Predict Prostate Cancer Diagnosis http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/content_nav.aspx?viewid=518dc747-a277-409a-be3e-bb831bd75011 Q&A;: The Phase III Gonzalez Protocol Trial http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/developments/qa-gonzalez-trial1299 Questions and Answers About Asbestos Exposure http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_21.htm Questions and Answers About Cancell/Entelev http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/9_13.htm Questions and Answers About Cancer http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_7.htm Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_65.htm Questions and Answers About Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_34.htm Questions and Answers About Liver Cancer http://cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=2ab11798-ed80-4ee0-9a0e-1708724db2b9 Questions and Answers About Testicular Cancer http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_34.htm Questions and Answers: Use of Hormones After Menopause http://newscenter.cancer.gov/pressreleases/estrogenplus.html Radiation Therapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=32136103-0800-407b-83c8-28fd87267753 Retinoblastoma (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=53e605da-ae32-4558-ba1e-898aab7b0255 Search for Clinical Trials http://www.cancer.gov/search/clinical_trials/ Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup (PDQ®) http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cam/vegetables-sun-soup Selenium Lowers Incidence of Lung, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancers http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/4_20.htm Small Cell Lung Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=0c22f1bd-4315-4727-8330-79549c8237f3 SmokeFree Soccer: Sports Initiatives http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sports_initiatives_splash.htm Smokefree.Gov - Online Guide to Quitting Smoking http://www.smokefree.gov Special Populations Publications Index - National Cancer Institute (NCI) http://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_PUB_INDEX/PUBS_SPECL_POPS.html Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Home Page http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/stomach/ Taking Time: Support for People With Cancer and the People Who Care About Them http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=21a46445-a5c8-4fee-95a3-d9d0d665077a Testicular Cancer (PDQ®): Screening http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=78A3B681-009C-4565-BF19-35AD81B7B697 Testicular Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid;=7be31308-366b-4fec-8158-dfd5c92a9271 The Facts about Breast Cancer and Mammograms http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=23C1D427-8DA7-42FF-A12B-78E276BF232D Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for All Women http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=1cf1a0cb-cdfe-4e6e-8ad1-73bb376232aa Understanding Gene Testing http://rex.nci.nih.gov/PATIENTS/INFO_TEACHER/bookshelf/NIH_gene_testing/gene01.html Understanding the Immune System http://newscenter.cancer.gov/sciencebehind/immune/immune00.htm What Does It Take To Be Healthy? Rate Your Health Habits http://www.5aday.gov/track-formhabits.shtml What You Need To Know About™ Bladder Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=cddc0d3e-4fdc-4332-8f6b-1d6136ffdd5f What You Need To Know About™ Breast Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=41a364e8-6f7e-4c6c-981a-fce1c07f9c5d What You Need To Know About™ Cancer Index http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=920afa90-5547-4739-8d2d-89968f77a87d What You Need To Know About™ Cancer of the Cervix http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=1529727f-0309-4f59-aa5f-a17a761f10d9 What You Need To Know About™ Cancer of the Esophagus http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=722230b3-a1d5-49f1-a3a9-aa3daf468bfb What You Need To Know About™ Cancer of the Uterus http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=2c8dc4da-1a72-4e79-9a97-58b82fe64a87 What You Need To Know About™ Lung Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=4b129348-f3ec-4c30-9c65-b34255667eb1 What You Need To Know About™ Ovarian Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=a88b5fcd-8dc8-4896-b9b5-107518b2b336 What You Need To Know About™ Stomach Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=b0b874d8-bc0d-410c-8d80-38d6438db916 When Someone in Your Family Has Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/when-someone-in-your-family/ Why Do You Smoke? http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/TCRB/Why_do_you_smoke/why.html Young People With Cancer: A Handbook for Parents http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/youngpeople/ print resources Publications directed toward consumers include pamphlets, bibliographies, reprints, reports, and books, with some titles prepared for Blacks and Spanish-speaking Americans. The pamphlet series "What You Need to Know About™ Cancer" provides information for cancer patients regarding symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of specific organ site cancers. Topics include breast cancer, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, cancer prevention, skin cancer, DES exposure, dysplasia, Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, melanoma, Wilms'tumor, carcinogens, biopsies, and clinical trials. A list of NCI publications for patients and the public is available, as well as a list for health professionals. related topics Alternative Medicine Antioxidants Asbestos Beta Carotene Brain Tumor Breast Cancer Cancer Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Diet Diethylstilbestrol Federal Programs Foreign Language Resources Hodgkin's Disease Laryngectomy Lung Cancer Lymphatic Diseases Nutrition Ovarian Cancer Pap Test Prostate Cancer Relaxation Training Skin Cancer Smoking Sonogram Pancreatic Cancer Testicular Cancer Prostate-Specific Antigen Tamoxifen Kaposi's Sarcoma Cryosurgery Oncology Liver Cancer Bladder Cancer review date Mon Sep 20, 2004

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