Introduction

 

Understanding the basics of cancer can give you confidence and help you feel more in control. While cancer remains a serious and complicated illness, the number of cancer survivors has been increasing thanks to better detection, treatments, and care.

In the column to the right, you will find links to information that will give you the cancer basics you need quickly: how cancer develops and how it is diagnosed, practical help, cancer terms, and more.

This content was last reviewed August 15, 2010 by Dr. Reshma L. Mahtani.
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UK says home-grown cancer pill too costly to use

February 2, 2012 — LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog NICE sparked a major row on Thursday by snubbing a pricey new prostate cancer pill discovered at the country's top cancer research center, a decision critics said was bad for patients and research.

CORRECTION: Seed therapy for prostate cancer may zap fertility

February 1, 2012 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's sperm, a small study finds.

Seed therapy for prostate cancer may zap fertility

February 1, 2012 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's sperm, a small study finds.

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