This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on cancer and related issues, including various types (breast, cervical, childhood, colorectal, lung, oral, ovarian, prostate, skin, testicular, and other types of cancer). New research may affect the interpretation and application of this material. Clinical judgment is advised. Note that AFP content published within the past 12 months is accessible to AAFP members and paid subscribers only.
General
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Screening/Prevention
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06/01/2019
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Cancer Screening: ACS Releases Annual Summary of Recommendations
[Practice Guidelines]
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04/15/2016
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Cancer Screening in Older Patients
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11/01/2014
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Screening for Cancer: Concepts and Controversies
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06/01/2012
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Could Selenium Supplementation Prevent Cancer?
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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06/01/2008
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Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk and Improve Outcomes
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01/01/2006
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Physicians Who Do Not Follow Screening Guidelines
[Curbside Consultation]
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Treatment/Surveillance
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02/01/2021
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Targeted Cancer Therapies
new
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08/01/2018
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Can My Primary Care Doctor Treat My Cancer?
[Close-ups]
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06/01/2018
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Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial Management
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01/01/2015
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Surveillance of the Adult Cancer Survivor
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06/15/2013
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Gynecologic Procedures: Colposcopy, Treatments of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Endometrial Assessment
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08/15/2010
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Managing the Adverse Effects of Radiation Therapy
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10/01/2009
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Exercise for the Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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04/15/2007
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Primary Care of the Patient with Cancer
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08/15/2005
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Determining Prognosis for Patients with Terminal Cancer
[Point-of-Care Guides]
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Bladder Cancer
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10/15/2017
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Bladder Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment
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02/15/2012
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Screening for Bladder Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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02/15/2012
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Screening for Bladder Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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Breast Cancer
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Screening/Prevention
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01/01/2021
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Breast Cancer Screening: Common Questions and Answers
new
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03/15/2020
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Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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03/15/2020
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Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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03/15/2020
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Integrating Breast Cancer Risk Management into Primary Care
[Editorials]
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02/15/2020
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Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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02/15/2020
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Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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02/01/2020
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Breast Cancer Screening: ACP Releases Guidance Statements
[Practice Guidelines]
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07/15/2016
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Screening for Breast Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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04/15/2016
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ACS Releases Guideline on Breast Cancer Screening
[Practice Guidelines]
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04/15/2016
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Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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04/15/2016
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Counseling Women About Breast Cancer Screening
[Editorials]
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03/15/2013
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Does Screening Mammography Lead to Overdiagnosis of Invasive Breast Cancer?
[AFP Journal Club]
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02/15/2013
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Breast Cancer Screening Update
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02/15/2013
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Screening Mammography: The Goal Is Changing
[Editorials]
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03/15/2012
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Updates Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
[Practice Guidelines]
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01/15/2012
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Screening Mammography for Reducing Breast Cancer Mortality
[FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
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12/01/2011
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Effect of Mammography on Breast Cancer Mortality
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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09/15/2010
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Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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09/15/2010
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Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
[Editorials]
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07/15/2010
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Guide to Mammography Reports: BI-RADS Terminology
[Editorials]
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03/15/2010
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ASCO Updates Guideline on the Use of Pharmacologic Interventions to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
[Practice Guidelines]
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12/15/2008
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Assessing Breast Cancer Risk in Women
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02/15/2008
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Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment for Individuals at Risk of Familial Breast Cancer
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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06/01/2007
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Screening for Breast Cancer: What to Do with the Evidence
[Editorials]
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11/01/2004
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Screening Mammography in Women 40 to 49 Years of Age
[FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
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04/15/2010
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Biennial vs. Annual Mammography: Which Is Better?
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Treatment
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03/15/2019
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Primary Care of Breast Cancer Survivors
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10/01/2017
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Yoga for Cancer-Related Symptoms in Women with Breast Cancer
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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06/01/2010
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Treatment of Breast Cancer
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07/01/2005
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Follow-up After Surgically Treated Breast Cancer
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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Cervical Cancer
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02/01/2021
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Screening for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia with Patient-Collected HPV Samples
[FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
new
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07/01/2020
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Cervical Colposcopy: Indications and Risk Assessment
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02/15/2019
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Screening for Cervical Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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02/15/2019
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Screening for Cervical Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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04/01/2018
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Cervical Cancer Screening
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04/01/2018
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Cervical Cancer: Evaluation and Management
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12/15/2015
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ACP Releases Best Practice Advice on Screening for Cervical Cancer
[Practice Guidelines]
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05/15/2015
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ACP Provides Guidance on Screening Pelvic Examination in Women
[Practice Guidelines]
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12/01/2013
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ACOG Releases Guidelines on Cervical Cancer Screening
[Practice Guidelines]
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09/15/2012
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ACS/ASCCP/ASCP Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cervical Cancer
[Editorials]
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09/15/2012
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ACS Releases Updated Guidelines on Cancer Screening
[Practice Guidelines]
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06/15/2012
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Cervical Cancer
[Clinical Evidence Handbook]
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03/01/2012
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Interventions to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Rates
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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11/15/2010
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Human Papillomavirus: Clinical Manifestations and Prevention
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08/15/2007
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Quadrivalent HPV Recombinant Vaccine (Gardasil) for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
[STEPS]
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Childhood Cancers
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08/01/2013
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Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Cancer: A Guide for Early Recognition
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05/15/2010
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Primary Care of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
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07/15/2008
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Survivor: What Does it Mean to be Cured?
[Close-ups]
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Colorectal Cancer
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Screening/Prevention
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03/01/2021
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Colonoscopy Follow-up: U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer Updates Recommendations
[Practice Guidelines]
new
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01/01/2021
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CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening
[Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know]
new
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08/15/2020
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: ACP Guidance Statements
[Practice Guidelines]
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08/15/2020
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: BMJ Rapid Recommendation
[Practice Guidelines]
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11/01/2019
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Aspirin for Colon Cancer Risk Prevention
[FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
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08/01/2019
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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy or Fecal Occult Blood Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Asymptomatic Adults
[Medicine by the Numbers]
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07/01/2019
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mSEPT9 (Epi proColon) Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening
[Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know]
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01/15/2019
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: ACS Updates Guideline for Adults with Average Risk
[Practice Guidelines]
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05/15/2018
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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
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01/15/2018
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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Individuals at Increased Risk
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05/15/2017
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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05/15/2017
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Should Screening Techniques for Colorectal Cancer All Have an 'A' Recommendation? Yes: All Conventional Screening Techniques Should Have an 'A' Recommendation
[Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine]
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05/15/2017
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Should Screening Techniques for Colorectal Cancer All Have an 'A' Recommendation? No: When It Comes to Colorectal Cancer Screening, Test Choice Matters
[Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine]
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02/15/2017
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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10/15/2016
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Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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10/15/2016
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Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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01/15/2015
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Screening and Surveillance for Colorectal Cancer: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Overscreening
[Editorials]
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09/15/2009
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ACG Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening
[Practice Guidelines]
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06/01/2007
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Fecal Occult Blood Tests Reduce Colorectal Cancer Mortality
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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05/15/2006
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Don't Just Do It, Do It Right
[Editorials]
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03/01/2005
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
[FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
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11/01/2006
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Antioxidants Do Not Prevent Colorectal Cancer
[POEMs]
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Treatment/Surveillance
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03/01/2018
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Care of the Colorectal Cancer Survivor
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01/15/2015
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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
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05/01/2014
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No Increased Survival Benefit to Intensive Follow-Up After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
[POEMs]
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03/01/2007
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Predicting Life Expectancy After a Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
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Esophageal Cancer
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01/01/2017
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Esophageal Cancer
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01/15/2014
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Common Questions About Barrett Esophagus
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06/15/2006
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Esophageal Cancer: A Review and Update
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Lung Cancer
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07/01/2020
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PAULA’s Test for Lung Cancer Screening
[Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know]
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06/15/2019
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Lung Cancer Screening: Pros and Cons
[Lown Right Care: Reducing Overuse and Underuse]
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12/01/2018
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Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations from the ACCP
[Practice Guidelines]
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09/01/2018
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Radon: A Leading Environmental Cause of Lung Cancer
[Editorials]
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02/15/2015
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Lung Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment Principles, and Screening
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07/15/2014
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Should Family Physicians Routinely Screen for Lung Cancer in High-Risk Populations? Yes: CT-Based Screening Is Complex but Worthwhile
[Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine]
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07/15/2014
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Should Family Physicians Routinely Screen for Lung Cancer in High-Risk Populations? No: The USPSTF’s Recommendation for Lung Cancer Screening Is Overreaching
[Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine]
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07/15/2014
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Screening for Lung Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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07/15/2014
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Screening for Lung Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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01/01/2014
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ACS Releases Guideline on Screening for Lung Cancer with Low-Dose Computed Tomography
[Practice Guidelines]
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Oral Cancer
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03/15/2015
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Screening for Oral Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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03/15/2015
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Screening for Oral Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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05/01/2011
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Screening for the Early Detection and Prevention of Oral Cancer
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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02/15/2007
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Common Oral Lesions: Part II. Masses and Neoplasia
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04/01/2002
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Assessing Oral Malignancies
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Ovarian Cancer
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06/15/2018
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Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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06/15/2018
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Screening for Ovarian Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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06/01/2016
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Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Cancer
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06/01/2016
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Screening for Ovarian Cancer—More Hype Than Hope?
[Editorials]
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06/01/2016
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What Women and Their Physicians Need to Know About the UKCTOCS Study and Ovarian Cancer Screening
[Editorials]
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09/15/2009
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Estimating the Risk of Ovarian Cancer
[Point-of-Care Guides]
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Prostate Cancer
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Screening/Prevention
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09/01/2019
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Prolaris Test for Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
[Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know]
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10/15/2018
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Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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10/15/2018
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Screening for Prostate Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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10/15/2018
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Counseling Patients About Prostate Cancer Screening
[Editorials]
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11/15/2016
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How to Counsel Men About PSA Screening
[Editorials]
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10/15/2015
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Prostate Cancer Screening
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10/15/2015
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Prostate Cancer Screening: The Pendulum Has Swung, and the Burden of Proof Is with Proponents
[Editorials]
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05/01/2015
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PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
[Medicine by the Numbers]
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01/15/2014
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AUA Releases Guideline on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
[Practice Guidelines]
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04/01/2011
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Screening for Prostate Cancer: Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Is Not Effective
[Cochrane for Clinicians]
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12/01/2010
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ACS Recommendations on Prostate Cancer Screening
[Practice Guidelines]
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01/01/2010
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ASCO and AUA Release Guideline on Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention with 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors
[Practice Guidelines]
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12/15/2008
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Prostate Cancer Screening: The Continuing Controversy
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09/15/2005
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Predicting the Risk of Prostate Cancer on Biopsy
[Point-of-Care Guides]
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Treatment
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06/15/2018
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Localized Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options
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05/01/2016
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Primary Care of the Prostate Cancer Survivor
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12/15/2005
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Predicting the Risk of Recurrence After Surgery for Prostate Cancer
[Point-of-Care Guides]
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Skin Cancer
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09/15/2020
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Keratinocyte Carcinomas: Should We Screen for Them?
[Editorials]
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09/15/2020
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Basal Cell and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Diagnosis and Treatment
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07/15/2018
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Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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07/15/2018
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Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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09/15/2016
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Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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01/15/2012
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Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: A Primary Care Perspective
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06/15/2010
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Screening for Skin Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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11/15/2008
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Clinical Diagnosis of Melanoma
[Point-of-Care Guides]
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09/15/2008
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Atypical Moles
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07/15/2008
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
[Clinical Evidence Handbook]
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09/01/2007
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Treatment Options for Actinic Keratosis
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09/01/2005
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Mohs Micrographic Surgery
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07/15/2000
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Early Detection and Treatment of Skin Cancer
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09/15/1998
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Recognizing Neoplastic Skin Lesions: A Photo Guide
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Testicular Cancer
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02/15/2018
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Testicular Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment
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08/15/2011
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Screening for Testicular Cancer: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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08/15/2011
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Screening for Testicular Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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Other Cancers
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01/01/2020
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Breast Implant—Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
[Editorials]
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01/01/2020
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Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
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12/15/2019
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Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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12/15/2019
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Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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02/01/2019
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Stumbling onto Cancer: Avoiding Overdiagnosis of Renal Cell Carcinoma
[Editorials]
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02/01/2019
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Renal Cell Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Management
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08/15/2018
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Bone Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment Principles
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03/15/2018
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Screening for Thyroid Cancer: Recommendation Statement
[U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
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03/15/2018
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Screening for Thyroid Cancer
[Putting Prevention into Practice]
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03/15/2017
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Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis and Treatment
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03/15/2016
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Diagnosis and Management of Endometrial Cancer
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02/01/2016
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Primary Brain Tumors in Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment
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10/01/2014
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To Whipple or Not: Choices in Cancer Treatment
[Close-ups]
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05/01/2014
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Leukemia: An Overview for Primary Care
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04/15/2014
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Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Cancer
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03/01/2004
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Gastric Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment Options
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05/01/2001
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Nasopharyngeal Cancer and the Southeast Asian Patient
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10/01/2002
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Vulvar Cancer
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Patient Education, Self-Care
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01/01/2020
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Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
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08/15/2018
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Bone Cancer
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06/15/2018
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Prostate Cancer: Making Decisions About Treatment
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05/15/2018
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Colon Cancer
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02/15/2018
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Testicular Cancer
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01/01/2017
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Esophageal Cancer: What You Should Know
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06/01/2016
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Ovarian Cancer
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04/15/2016
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Cancer Screening
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03/15/2016
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Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer: What You Need to Know
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02/01/2016
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Primary Brain Tumors
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02/15/2015
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Lung Cancer
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01/15/2015
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Colon Cancer Screening: What You Should Know
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05/01/2014
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Leukemia: The Basics
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04/15/2014
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Pancreatic Cancer
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01/15/2012
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Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
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08/15/2011
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Prostate Cancer: Who Should Be Treated?
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08/15/2010
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Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
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05/15/2010
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Staying Healthy After Childhood Cancer
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02/15/2005
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Health Care After Cancer Treatment
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04/01/2002
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Protecting Oral Health During Cancer Therapy
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