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The sites listed here provide information
about the detection and treatment of colon cancer. You will find
information about screening, diagnostic techniques, treatment options,
clinical trials, support, and other topics.
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 (see our research guide on colon
cancer).
- 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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- National
Cancer Institute
- NCI includes information on the
detection, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer.
Also users can find links to colon cancer clinical trials and cancer
literature and statistics.
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- Mayo
Clinic: Colorectal Cancer
- Provides overview, signs, symptoms,
causes, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, and treatment information.
- Sentara
Colon Cancer Campaign
- Visit Sentara's Staying Healthy Site
to learn more about colon cancer, colorectal cancer symptoms, colon
cancer prevention, and find out more about colonoscopy procedures.
- Center
of Disease Control: Colorectal Cancer
- Find out who is at risk for developing
colorectal cancer and learn more about prevention, early detection,
and screening.
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- Colon
Cancer Resource Center
- Part of the American Cancer Society's
page, this site provides information on the nature of colon cancer,
its causes and risk factors, the latest strategies for prevention, new
diagnostic techniques, and the latest treatment options.
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- Colon
Cancer (OncoLink)
- OncoLink's colon cancer site covers a
variety of topics on the treatment of colon cancer, including
information on drugs, therapies, and current news. There are
also links to articles on colon cancer.
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- Colorectal
Cancer
- Part of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, this site contains general information on colon cancer,
as well as more specific information on diagnosis, treatment, current
research, and patient support.
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