- What is Cancer?
- Different Kinds of Cancer
- Naming Cancers
- Loss of Normal Growth Control
- Example of Normal Growth
- The Beginning of Cancerous Growth
- Tumors (Neoplasms)
- Invasion and Metastasis
- Malignant versus Benign Tumors
- Why Cancer is Potentially Dangerous
- Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
- Early Cancer May Not Have Any Symptoms
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Screening
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Biopsy
- Microscopic Appearance of Cancer Cells
- Hyperplasia
- Dysplasia
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Tumor Grading
- Tumor Staging
- What Causes Cancer?
- Population-Based Studies
- Heredity? Behaviors? Other Factors?
- Tobacco Use and Cancer
- Low-Strength Radiation
- High-Strength Radiation
- Lag Time
- Viruses
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- AIDS and Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Bacteria and Stomach Cancer
- Heredity and Cancer
- Heredity Can Affect Many Types of Cancer
- Genetic Testing
- Cancer Risk and Aging
- Genes and Cancer
- DNA Structure
- DNA Mutation
- Oncogenes
- Proto-Oncogenes and Normal Cell Growth
- Oncogenes are Mutant Forms of Proto-Oncogenes
- Tumor Suppressor Genes
- Tumor Suppressor Genes Act Like a Brake Pedal
- p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein Triggers Cell Suicide
- DNA Repair Genes
- Cancer Tends to Involve Multiple Mutations
- Mutations and Cancer
- Cancer Tends to Corrupt Surrounding Environment
- Cancer Prevention
- Avoid Tobacco
- Protect Yourself From Excessive Sunlight
- Limit Alcohol and Tobacco
- Diet: Limit Fats and Calories
- Diet: Consume Fruits and Vegetables
- Avoid Cancer Viruses
- Avoid Carcinogens at Work
- Industrial Pollution
- Is There a Cancer "Epidemic"?
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