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Overview of Cancer
Types of Cancer
Cancer Terminology
Risk Factors for Cancer
Family history
Genes and chromosomes
Age
Environmental factors
Geography
Diet
Medications and medical treatments
Infections
Inflammatory disorders
Development and Spread of Cancer
Initiation
Promotion
Spread
Defenses Against Cancer
Tumor antigens
Immune checkpoints
Warning Signs of Cancer
Screening for Cancer
More Information
Symptoms of Cancer
Pain
Bleeding
Blood clots
Weight loss and fatigue
Swollen lymph nodes
Neurologic and muscular symptoms
Respiratory symptoms
Diagnosis of Cancer
Imaging tests
Biopsy
Cancer biomarkers (also called tumor markers)
Staging Cancer
Grading Cancer
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
General paraneoplastic syndromes
Digestive tract syndromes
Endocrine syndromes
Neurologic syndromes
Skin syndromes
Other syndromes