Cancer Information
Dana-Farber provides the latest information on cancer treatment, recovery, and prevention to educate patients and families, and encourage them to take an active role in their own care.
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Cancer Information by Disease
Find detailed and up-to-date information in our comprehensive database about the causes, symptoms, detection, and treatment of more than 100 different types of cancer.
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What is Cancer?
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by either the runaway growth of cells or the failure of cells to die normally. Visit this section to learn more.
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National Clinical Trials
This regularly updated list includes all current NCI supported cancer clinical trials in the United States. You may also view here a list of the current clinical trials at Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare.
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Dana-Farber Clinical Trials
Search clinical trials being offered through Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care.
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Cancer Prevention
Doctors can not always explain why one person gets cancer and another does not. However, scientists have studied general patterns of cancer in the population to learn what things around us and what things we do in our lives may increase our chance of developing cancer. Visit this section to learn more.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This section provides information about complementary and alternative forms of treatment for cancer patients.
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Genetics
Learn more about genetics of specific cancers and inherited cancer syndromes, and ethical, legal, and social concerns.
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Screening and Detection
Screening for cancer is the examination (or testing) of people for early signs of a certain type of cancer even though they have no symptoms. Visit this section to learn more.
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Supportive Care
Learn more about side effects of cancer treatment, management of cancer-related complications and pain, and psychosocial concerns.
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Symptom Management
Cancer treatment can often leave patients with irratating or unpleasant side effects. Dana-Farber has drawn up instructional materials to help patients recognize and manage some these symptoms.
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Patient Instruction
Learn more about wound care, wig selection, oral chemotherapy, caring for your skin, and other treatment issues for when you are away from the hospital.
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Diagnostic Tests
Dana-Farber's Patient and Family Education Committee has created the following teaching sheets to help patients understand some of the tests they may be taking during their care.
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Integrative Therapies
Learn more about some of the integrative therapies being offered at Dana-Farber and elsewhere.
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Resources on the Web
Staff members at the Blum Patient and Family Resource Rooms have compiled a comprehensive list of helpful online resources for cancer patients and others hoping to learn more about the disease.
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Dictionary of Medical Terms
Although not an exhaustive list of medical terminology, the purpose of this glossary is to help our patients with common terms in the clinical trial and general practice environments.
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DFCI Updates by Disease
This section houses compilations of related links, stories, personal profiles, quick facts, and more about specific areas of care and research at Dana-Farber.
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Monthly Spotlights
Learn more about a different topic relating to cancer each month, ask our experts a question, view related video, read our patient stories, and more.
