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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 liver cancer: Primary liver cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the liver. Secondary liver cancer is cancer that spreads to the liver from another part of the body.
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New cases: 21,370
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Deaths: 18,410
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About Liver Cancer to learn about liver 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
Adult Primary Liver Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Q & A
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Targeted Cancer Therapies: Q & A
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Metastatic Cancer: Q&A
Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Prevention [patient] [health professional]
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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
Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Screening [patient] [health professional]
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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
Liver Cancer Trial Results
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Childhood Cancer Trial Results
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Children's Assent to Clinical Trial Participation
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How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
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Search for Clinical Trials
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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Gastrointestinal (GI) SPOREs
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Snapshot of Liver and Bile Duct Cancers
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Finding Cancer Statistics
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Understanding Cancer Statistics
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