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Genetic Counseling & Testing for BRCA1 & BRCA2 Gene Mutations
BRCA1 and BRCA2 is short for breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 and breast cancer susceptibility gene 2. The BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are present in all individuals. Learn more about BRCA1 and BRCA2 now.
Nutrition from A to Z: Answers to Your Nutrition and Diet Questions
Are you confused by all the information on cancer and nutrition; what to eat and what to avoid? The program reviews the current nutritional information and guidelines for cancer patients and survivors. Did you miss our webinar? Listen and watch the archive.
Mistletoe (Viscum album)
This plant’s extract is often used by people with cancer in an effort to boost the immune system and treat side effects of cancer treatment.
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OncoLink's blogs give our readers a chance to react to and comment on key cancer news topics and provides a forum for OncoLink Experts and readers to share opinions and learn from each other.
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Mushroom Medley Side Dish
May 20, 2013 by OncoLink Editorial Team
I’ve got cancer and you want me to exercise??!
May 17, 2013 by Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Ten Years
May 15, 2013 by Rodney Warner, JD
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May 15, 2013 by OncoLink Editorial Team
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Cancer Goes to the Beach!
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Skin Cancer: A comprehensive cancer resource for your concerns about risk, prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatments for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. Here you can find information on chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical oncology, and targeted therapies as well as the latest cancer news on melanoma research.
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Today in Cancer News
Today - The initial results from the National Lung Screening Trial concur with the literature, with more positive screening results, diagnostic procedures, and lung cancers detected with low-dose computed tomography versus chest radiography screening, according to research published in the May 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Today - The preliminary rate of lung cancer diagnosis using low-dose computed tomography screening is 7 percent at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
May 22, 2013 - In 2008 to 2010, the prevalence of key health behaviors among U.S. adults varied, with about one in five adults current smokers and 62.1 percent overweight or obese, according to a report presented by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
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