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Specific Cancers

Screening/testing information is available for the following types of cancer:

Breast Cancer: Screening and Testing

Cervical Cancer: Screening and Testing

Colon and Rectal Cancer: Screening and Testing

Lung Cancer: Screening and Testing

Prostate Cancer: Screening and Testing

Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers (PDQ®): Screening
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Endometrial Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Esophageal Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Gastric Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Hepatocellular Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Neuroblastoma (PDQ®): Screening
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Oral Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Ovarian Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Skin Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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Testicular Cancer (PDQ®): Screening
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General Information

Other information that may apply to many types of cancer:

Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®)
Information about measuring the effectiveness of cancer screening tests and about weighing the strength of the evidence obtained from cancer screening research studies.

Types of Tests to Detect Cancer

Proteomics
A collection of material about proteomics, the study of proteins inside cells, and how such study is shedding new light on cancer.