If you have just received a diagnosis—or you are helping someone you love—you do not need to make sense of everything at once. Start with a plain-language guide to the diagnosis, staging, treatment decisions, supportive care, and questions worth taking to the next appointment.
These plain-language groups help narrow the complete A–Z list.
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Cervical cancer forms in the cervix, most often after a persistent infection with a high-risk human papillomavirus causes precancerous cell changes. Screening and treatment of precancer can prevent many cases, and HPV vaccination lowers…
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a usually slow-growing cancer of mature-appearing lymphocytes, most often B cells, found in blood, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen. It mainly affects older adults and is sometimes discovered…
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a blood and bone marrow cancer driven in most people by the BCR::ABL1 fusion gene, usually carried on the Philadelphia chromosome. It commonly develops in middle-aged or older adults…
Colorectal cancer begins in the colon or rectum, usually after abnormal growths called polyps develop in the lining. Most cancers are adenocarcinomas. Screening can find precancerous polyps or cancer before symptoms appear. Possible signs…
These guides provide general educational information. They cannot determine a diagnosis or treatment plan. Discuss symptoms, test results, and treatment decisions with qualified clinicians who know your situation.
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