Cancer - resources
Resources - cancerInformation
The following organizations are good resources for information on cancer:
Cancer
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.
Read Article Now Book Mark Article- American Cancer Society. Support and online communities. www.cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/online-communities.html.
- American Childhood Cancer Organization -- www.acco.org
- CancerCare -- www.cancercare.org
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/cancer
- National Cancer Institute -- www.cancer.gov
- US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cancer.html
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