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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 colon cancer: Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids).
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New cases: 108,070 (colon); 40,740 (rectal)
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Deaths: 49,960 (colon and rectal combined)
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Colon and Rectum to learn about colon and rectal cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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For an overview of research advances, see
Cancer Advances In Focus: Colorectal Cancer.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Colon Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Colon Cancer
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Rectal Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Rectal Cancer
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Bevacizumab Combined With Oxaliplatin
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Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Colorectal Cancer Prevention [patient] [health professional]
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Genetics of Colorectal Cancer [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Prevent Colon Cancer
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Clinical Trials to Prevent Rectal Cancer
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Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
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Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
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Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Colorectal Cancer Screening [patient] [health professional]
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Fact Sheet
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Clinical Trials to Screen for Colon Cancer
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Clinical Trials to Screen for Rectal Cancer
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Virtual and Standard Colonoscopy Both Accurate
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Clinical Trials for Colon Cancer
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Clinical Trials for Rectal Cancer
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Colon and Rectal Cancer Trial Results
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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 Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics
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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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Gastrointestinal (GI) SPOREs
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Colorectal Cancer - NCI Office of Women's Health
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State of the Science: GI Cancer Meetings
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Colorectal Cancer Progress Review Group Report
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
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Snapshot of Colorectal Cancer
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Finding Cancer Statistics
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Understanding Cancer Statistics
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