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Introduction
This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet (NIH Publication No. 00-1566) contains important information about cancer. It describes some possible causes of cancer and mentions some ways to reduce the chance of getting the disease. It also tells about screening and early detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Several sections of this booklet provide information to help people with cancer and their families cope with the disease.
Research has led to progress against many types of cancer -- better treatments, a lower chance of death from the disease, and improved quality of life. Through research, knowledge about cancer keeps increasing. Scientists are learning more about what causes cancer and are finding new ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat this disease.
The Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER and the other NCI resources listed under "National Cancer Institute Information Resources" can provide the latest, most accurate information on cancer. Publications listed in the "National Cancer Institute Booklets" section are available from the Cancer Information Service. Also, many NCI publications may be viewed or ordered on the Internet at http://cancer.gov/publications.
Words that may be new to readers appear in italics. Definitions
of these and other terms related to cancer can be found in the
Dictionary. For some words, a
"sounds-like" spelling is also given.
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