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PDQ Cancer Information Summaries
Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); 2002-.
The PDQ cancer information summaries are peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries on topics including adult and pediatric cancer treatment, supportive and palliative care, screening, prevention, genetics, and complementary and alternative medicine. There are versions for patients and professionals. The summaries come from the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive cancer database, PDQ (Physician Data Query).
Contents
Genetics
- Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ®)
- Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (PDQ®)
- Genetics of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers (PDQ®)
- Genetics of Colorectal Cancer (PDQ®)
- Genetics of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Neoplasias (PDQ®)
- Genetics of Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Cancer) (PDQ®)
- Genetics of Prostate Cancer (PDQ®)
- Genetics of Skin Cancer (PDQ®)
- Levels of Evidence for Cancer Genetics Studies (PDQ®)
Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies
- Levels of Evidence for Human Studies of Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies (PDQ®)
714-X (PDQ®)
Acupuncture (PDQ®)
Antineoplastons (PDQ®)
Aromatherapy and Essential Oils (PDQ®)
Cancell/Cantron/Protocel (PDQ®)
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)
Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (PDQ®)
Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ®)
Essiac/Flor Essence (PDQ®)
Gerson Therapy (PDQ®)
Gonzalez Regimen (PDQ®)
High-Dose Vitamin C (PDQ®)
Hydrazine Sulfate (PDQ®)
Laetrile/Amygdalin (PDQ®)
Medicinal Mushrooms (PDQ®)
Milk Thistle (PDQ®)
Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®)
Newcastle Disease Virus (PDQ®)
PC-SPES (PDQ®)
Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements (PDQ®)
Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup (PDQ®)
Topics in Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies (PDQ®)
Prevention
Anal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®)
Cervical Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Cigarette Smoking: Health Risks and How to Quit (PDQ®)
Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Endometrial Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Esophageal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Lung Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Prostate Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Skin Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Screening
- Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies (PDQ®)
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®)
Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®)
Cervical Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Endometrial Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Esophageal Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Neuroblastoma Screening (PDQ®)
Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Prostate Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Skin Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Testicular Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Thyroid Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Supportive care
- Cognitive Impairment in Adults with Non−Central Nervous System Cancers (PDQ®)
- Levels of Evidence for Supportive and Palliative Care Studies (PDQ®)
Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety and Distress (PDQ®)
Cancer Pain (PDQ®)
Cancer-Related Post-traumatic Stress (PDQ®)
Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®)
Communication in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Delirium (PDQ®)
Depression (PDQ®)
Family Caregivers in Cancer: Roles and Challenges (PDQ®)
Fatigue (PDQ®)
Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®)
Grief, Bereavement, and Coping With Loss (PDQ®)
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats (PDQ®)
Last Days of Life (PDQ®)
Lymphedema (PDQ®)
Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ®)
Pediatric Supportive Care (PDQ®)
Planning the Transition to End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer (PDQ®)
Pruritus (PDQ®)
Sleep Disorders (PDQ®)
Spirituality in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Treatment-Related Nausea and Vomiting (PDQ®)
Treatment
- Childhood Cancer Genomics (PDQ®)
- Childhood Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (PDQ®)
- Levels of Evidence for Adult and Pediatric Cancer Treatment Studies (PDQ®)
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Central Nervous System Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Primary Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
AIDS-Related Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Anal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®)
Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Breast Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy (PDQ®)
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Treatment (PDQ®)
Cervical Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®)
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Esthesioneuroblastoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Laryngeal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Midline Tract Carcinoma Involving the NUT Gene (NUT Midline Carcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Childhood Vascular Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®)
Colon Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Endometrial Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Ewing Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Financial Toxicity and Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Gallbladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Gastric Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Treatment (PDQ®)
Hairy Cell Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Treatment (PDQ®)
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment (PDQ®)
Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Mycosis Fungoides (Including Sézary Syndrome) Treatment (PDQ®)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®)
Myelodysplastic/ Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®)
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Neuroblastoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone Treatment (PDQ®)
Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors) Treatment (PDQ®)
Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Parathyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Penile Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma Treatment (PDQ®)
Pituitary Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma) Treatment (PDQ®)
Primary CNS Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Rectal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Renal Cell Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Retinoblastoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Skin Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Small Intestine Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Testicular Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Thyroid Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter Treatment (PDQ®)
Unusual Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®)
Urethral Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Uterine Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Vaginal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Vulvar Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Last Update: March 7, 2018.