An A-Z encyclopedia for patients, with information about 835 topics in cancer including diseases, conditions, medications, procedures, specialists, social issues, personal coping tips and much more.
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1: ABCD.
2: Abdominoperineal Resection (APR).
3: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI).
4: Achlorhydria.
5: Acoustic Neuromas.
6: Acrylamides.
7: Acupuncture and Acupressure for Cancer Patients.
8: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL).
9: Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML).
10: Adenocarcinomas.
11: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC).
12: Adenomatoid Tumors.
13: Adenomatous Polyps.
14: Adenoviruses.
15: Adjuvant Therapy.
16: Adrenal Gland Cancers.
17: Adrenocortical Cancer.
18: Advance Directives.
19: Aflatoxins.
20: African Americans and Cancer.
21: Africans and Cancer.
22: Afterloading Radiation Therapy.
23: Agent Orange.
24: Aging and Cancer.
25: Aids and Devices for Cancer Patients.
26: Air Pollution.
27: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer.
28: Aleukemia.
29: Alkaline Phosphatase Test (ALP).
30: Alkylating Agents in Chemotherapy.
31: Alopecia.
32: Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Levels.
33: Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcomas.
34: Amenorrhea.
35: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
36: American Cancer Society (ACS).
37: American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).