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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 pancreatic cancer: A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. Also called exocrine cancer.
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New cases: 37,680
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Deaths: 34,290
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Pancreas to learn about pancreatic 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
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Pancreatic Cancer
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Cancer Stem Cells Found in Pancreatic Tumors
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Metastatic Cancer: Q&A
Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Smoking Home Page
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Understanding Gene Testing
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Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory
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Cancer Genetics Overview [health professional]
Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
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Tumor Markers: Q&A
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Pancreatic Cancer Trial Results
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Clinical Trials for Pancreatic Cancer
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How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Gastrointestinal 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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Pancreatic SPOREs
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Pancreatic Cancer Research Map
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Pancreatic Cancer Progress Review Group Report
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Addressing Recommendations of the Pancreatic PRG
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Pancreas
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Snapshot of Pancreatic Cancer
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Finding Cancer Statistics
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Understanding Cancer Statistics
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