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Colon Cancer Treatment, Patient Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides good information regarding colon cancer. Gives general information, discusses the four stages of colon cancer, and discusses options for treatment.
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Cancer Information Network: What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Colon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an extensive evaluation of what colon cancer is, how it is treated, symptoms, etc.
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World Cancer Day

For Students 9th - 10th
World Cancer Day happens every year in February to educate and raise awareness and funds for cancer research for the millions who are diagnosed every year with the disease.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Cancer Grows

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute: Cancer Genetics Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information about the relationship of genetics to cancer.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Cancer Info Svc: Human Papillomaviruses and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the connection between HPV and cervical cancer and gives information on preventing HPV and treating cervical cancer.
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Enfermedades Provocados Por El Ambiente De a a Z

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A to Z list of illnesses and disorders caused by environmental factors, e.g., asthma, allergies, mercury poisoning, cancer and others. Each is listed with a short, one paragraph overview of the condition and causes.
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Cancer Information Network: Follow Up and Emotional Support

For Students 9th - 10th
The article stresses the importance of follow-up treatment for lung cancer and the significance of family and group support.
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International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization, founded in 1972, is dedicated to providing updated information, through research on lung cancer.