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CANCER NEWS
The latest news on cancer treatment, cancer research, oncology advances, and cancer clinical trials.
 Gene alterations associated with response to anthracycline therapy for breast cancer [more]
Moderate chronic kidney disease may raise risk of cancer in older men [more]
Concurrent chemoradiation lengthens lung cancer survival [more]
Acupuncture relieves radiation-induced xerostomia [more]
Diffusion-weighted MRI identifies pelvic lymph node metastases [more]
Gene test predicts survival with mesothelioma [more]
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WHAT'S NEW
Ask The Experts
This is your chance to "Ask the Experts" everything you've always wanted to know about types of cancer, treatments and side effects.
OncoLink Proton Education Modules
The purpose of these education modules is to provide practitioners with the basic information needed to understand the physics of proton therapy and how these properties affect simulation, treatment planning, daily setup, and quality and assurance when using protons as compared to photons.
Hürthle Cell Carcinoma
There are 4 main types of thyroid cancer, papillary (accounts for 75% of cases), follicular (15%), medullary (5%) and anapalstic (rare). Hürthle cell carcinoma is classified by the World Health Organization as a variant of follicular thyroid cancer, but others believe it is a distinctly separate disease.
Legal Words of Wisdom: COBRA
COBRA gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances.
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HOT SPOT
OncoLink has created an individualized plan of care based on the Institute of Medicine recommendations for cancer survivors. This free and easy to use program provides cancer survivors with information regarding the health risks they face as a result of cancer therapies. It encourages them to review the plan with their healthcare team to further assess their risk and become active participants in their follow up care.
Develop your survivorship care plan today!
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CANCER AWARENESS
Visit OncoLink's Melanoma Page: A comprehensive cancer resource for your concerns about melanoma and skin cancer prevention, risk, melanoma and skin cancer screening, diagnosis, melanoma and skin cancer treatment. Here you can find information on chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical oncology, and targeted therapies as well as the latest cancer news on melanoma research. You can also get help from one of our Melanoma Experts.
FEATURED SECTIONS
Smoking Cessation Aids
This article will review the available treatments, both pharmacologic (drug) and non-pharmacologic, to aid in successful smoking cessation.
Smoking Cessation: Where do I Start?
The US Surgeon General stated that quitting smoking is the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives.
Did You Know...The Facts About Smoking and the Worldwide Crisis it has Caused?
Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer.
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EXPERTS ON CALL
Dr. Anil Vachani discusses lung cancer prevention and early detection
Tune in to watch Dr. Anil Vachani, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center discuss lung cancer risk and prevention, early detection of lung cancer, and smoking cessation including a new medication option.
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