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If you have additional questions
about cancer or the information you find here, please call the National Cancer
Institute's (NCI) Cancer Information Service
at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). TTY (teletypewriter) service is available for
hearing-impaired callers at 1-800-332-8615. A trained information specialist will answer
your cancer-related questions (Spanish speaking staff is available), and can also help you
locate clinical trials for your type of cancer. The National Cancer Institute has created
a series of excellent booklets that may be ordered with a call to the Cancer Information
Service. These booklets cover various types of cancer; issues involving radiation therapy,
chemotherapy and other cancer treatment methods; as well as numerous booklets about living
with cancer.
Note: We would
like to acknowledge and thank the National Cancer Institute for providing portions of this
text, found in their pamphlet "What You Need to Know About Cancer."
The American Cancer Society
(ACS) also maintains a toll free information service at 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345).
The phone number of local ACS can be found in the white pages under American Cancer
Society.
Links to Additional Websites on Cancer
The American Cancer Society has
an excellent site at www.cancer.org
with vast information and statistics on prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of
cancer. "The American Cancer Society is dedicated to empowering you with the most
up-to-date and accurate cancer information available." The site also maintains an
extensive list of additional web resources about cancer.
Breast Cancer Websites:
a list and description of very useful websites on breast cancer can be found in the
section on breast cancer screening and diagnosis
with mammography.
The National Cancer
Institute (NCI) maintains an excellent website for the
public and healthcare professionals at http://www.cancer.gov/. The information
contained on Cancer.gov is reviewed regularly by oncology experts and is based on the
latest research. CancerNet includes a variety of sources to help meet your cancer
information needs including summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention,
supportive care and information on ongoing clinical trials.
Updated: October 5, 2007
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