Cancer
20 entries in the Cancer compendium.
CancerA group of diseases involving uncontrolled cell growth.Asbestos lawLaws governing asbestos production, use, and injury compensation.Asbestos law in the United StatesThe longest, most expensive mass tort in U.S. history.Cancer insuranceSupplemental insurance covering cancer treatment costs.Cancer systems biologyApplies systems biology to study cancer as a complex adaptive system.Cancer treatmentCancer treatment includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and targeted therapies.Canteen (charity)Australian charity supporting young people impacted by cancer.Diet and cancerDiet influences cancer risk but cannot cure it.Distress in cancer caregivingUnpaid caregivers provide most cancer care outside hospitals.Fertility preservationMedical efforts to retain fertility despite disease or treatment.Learning problems in childhood cancerChildhood cancer treatments can cause lasting learning problems.Obesity and cancerObesity is the third most important preventable cause of cancer.Cancer preventionActive measures to decrease cancer incidence and mortality.Radiation-induced cancerIonizing radiation increases cancer risk, especially leukemia.Re-MissionSerious games improving cancer treatment adherence in youth.Recurrent cancerCancer that returns after treatment, often more aggressive.Geoffrey Robinson (bishop)Australian auxiliary bishop who challenged church on sex abuse.Cancer selectionCancer selection applies natural selection to tumor evolution.Cancer survivorA person living with or beyond cancer, defined variably.War metaphors in cancerWar metaphors in cancer are common but controversial.
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