Cancer Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information about Major Forms and Stages of Cancer, Featuring Facts about Head and Neck Cancers, Lung Cancers ...Karen Bellenir Basic Consumer Health Information about Major Forms and Stages of Cancer, Featuring Facts about Head and Neck Cancers, Lung Cancers, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Genitourinary Cancers, Lymphomas, Blood Cell Cancers, Endocrine Cancers, Skin Cancers, Bone Cancers, Sarcomas, and Others, and Including Information about Cancer Treatments and Therapies, Identifying and Reducing Cancer Risks, and Strategies for Coping with Cancer and the Side Effects of Treatment Along with a Cancer Glossary, Statistical and Demographic Data, and a Directory of Sources for Additional Help and Information. |
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Important Facts about Cancer | 3 |
Chapter 2Cancer Clusters | 15 |
Chapter 3Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer | 23 |
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