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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
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Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
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Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of lung cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope.
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Estimated new cases and deaths from lung cancer (non-small cell and small cell combined) in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: 215,020
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Deaths: 161,840
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer to learn about lung cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Small Cell Lung Cancer
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FDG-PET Lung and Lymphoma Projects: Q & A
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Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Lung Cancer Prevention [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Prevent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Clinical Trials to Prevent Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Clinical Trials: Smoking
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Long-Term Smoking Cessation Cuts Risk
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Smoking and Cancer Home Page
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Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
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Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Lung Cancer Screening [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Screen for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Clinical Trials to Screen for Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Lung Cancer Screening May Not Reduce Deaths
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National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Clinical Trials for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Clinical Trials for Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Lung Cancer Trial Results
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National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
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How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Thoracic Cancers
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Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
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Cancer Research Portfolio: NCI Funding Opportunities
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Lung SPOREs
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Lung Cancer - NCI Office of Women's Health
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State of the Science: Lung Cancer Meetings
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Lung Cancer Progress Review Group Report
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus
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Snapshot of Lung Cancer
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Finding Cancer Statistics
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Understanding Cancer Statistics
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