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First Steps After Diagnosis of Cancer
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Wilm's
Tumor Treatment
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To Learn More
For more information, call the
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER
(1-800-422-6237); TTY at 1-800-332-8615. The call is free and a trained
information specialist is available to answer your questions.
The National Cancer Institute
has booklets and other materials for patients, health professionals, and the
public. These publications discuss types of cancer, methods of cancer
treatment, coping with cancer, and clinical trials. Some publications
provide information on tests for cancer, cancer causes and prevention,
cancer statistics, and NCI research activities. NCI materials on these and
other topics may be ordered online from the NCI Publications Locator Service
at http://publications.nci.nih.gov
or by telephone from the Cancer Information Service toll free at
1-800-4-CANCER.
There are many other places
where people can get materials and information about cancer treatment and
services. Local hospitals may have information on local and regional
agencies that offer information about finances, getting to and from
treatment, receiving care at home, and dealing with problems associated with
cancer treatment. A list of organizations and websites that offer
information and services for cancer patients and their families is available
on CancerNet at http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancerlinks.html.
For more information from the
National Cancer Institute, please write to this address:
- National Cancer Institute
Office of Cancer Communications
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
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Top
10 Questions after Cancer
Diagnosis - Virtual
Hospital provides this informative lecture hitting
all the major points about diagnosis and
treatment. |
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Ask
a Physician -
From
Mayo Health - Do
you have specific questions or concerns? Click
here to ask a specialist, or browse frequently
asked questions about cancer. |
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Web
casts - Alphacancer
provides discussions between leading health
professionals on a particular topic.
Currently available topics include breast cancer
and colon cancer. |
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