Cancer Index

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What exactly is cancer? What causes it and why is it a problem? Cancer Basics will talk about why,how, and where cancer develops. Cancer Care will cover the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer.

Cancer Basics

Noncancerous versus cancerous tumorsCancerous cell growth and development

Cancer genetics

Causes of cancerTypes of cancer

Cancer Care

Cancer screening

Signs and symptoms of cancer

Cancer diagnosis

Cancer staging and grading

Cancer treatment

Cancer prevention

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