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Find out what vitamin B12 is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about vitamin B12 supplements.

Find out what vitamin K is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about vitamin K supplements.

Find out what vitamin B6 is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about vitamin B6 supplements.

Rectal cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemoradiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, ablation, and surveillance. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent rectal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Gastrointestinal complications (e.g., constipation, bowel obstruction, diarrhea) can be tumor or treatment related and are common in cancer patients. Get detailed information about gastrointestinal complications and ways to manage them in this clinician summary.

Skin cancer screening may be done by visual inspection, either by oneself or a clinician, but has not been shown to reduce mortality from skin cancer. Get detailed information about skin cancer risk factors and the benefits and harms of screening for it in this summary for clinicians.

Breast cancer screening most often includes mammography but can also include ultrasound, MRI, and other tests. Get detailed information about the potential benefits and harms of the tests used to screen for breast cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces CRC mortality; some screening modalities also reduce CRC incidence. Get detailed information about CRC screening tests (e.g., fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, stool DNA) including potential benefits and harms in this clinician summary.

Prostate cancer screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test or digital rectal exams has not been shown to reduce prostate cancer deaths. Get detailed information about prostate cancer screening, including potential benefits and harms, in this summary for clinicians.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention strategies include avoiding known risk factors, adopting a healthy lifestyle, polyp removal, and aspirin. Get detailed information about risk factors for CRC and potential interventions for prevention in this summary for clinicians.