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This page provides links to Internet
information on cancer prevention and screening.
The Williamsburg Regional Library
provides a variety of cancer-related resources and services for adults and
children, including both circulating and reference books and audiovisual
materials.
- American
Institute for Cancer Research
- The AICR is a leader in the field of
diet, nutrition, and cancer prevention. This site contains
information on reducing cancer risk through diet, free publications
from the AICR, and links to other diet-related cancer information on
the Internet.
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- Cancer
Causes and Prevention
- This section of OncoLink's web site
includes information on cancer screening and prevention, cancer and
diet, drugs and cancer, smoking, environmental factors, and genetics
and hormones and cancer. As with all of OncoLink's pages, this
site includes links to OncoLink publications as well as to other
Internet resources.
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- Prevention,
Genetics, and Causes
- The National Cancer Institute provides
information on screening and prevention of specific cancers through
its "Cancer Information Summaries." This site also has
fact sheets on screening, prevention, and risk factors. There is
also information on genetics and cancer as well information on
locating a genetic counselor.
- MedlinePlus
- MedlinePlus Health Information, a
service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health, provides users with information on many health
topics, drug information, searchable medical encyclopedia and
dictionary, and the latest medical news. Also provided are interactive
health tutorials for various diseases, conditions, tests, and
diagnostic procedures.
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