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A fact sheet that describes mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, two surgeries that may be used to reduce breast cancer risk in women at very high risk, and nonsurgical options.

A fact sheet that describes what is known about the relationship between pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, fertility treatment and the risk of cancer.

A fact sheet about DES (a synthetic form of estrogen) and the health problems of children who were exposed to DES while in the womb.

A fact sheet that describes the role of palliative care, which is comfort care given to patients from the time of cancer diagnosis and throughout the course of illness.

A fact sheet that describes targeted cancer therapies, which are drugs that interfere with specific molecules involved in cancer cell growth and survival.

A fact sheet about research on the association of oral contraceptive use (birth control pills) with risk of various cancers.

A fact sheet that explains the step-by-step procedures of two types of transplantations used with high-dose chemotherapy, including their risks and benefits.

A fact sheet that defines hyperthermia (treating tumors with heat) and its side effects.

A fact sheet that answers some of the questions patients, their family members, and caregivers may have about the end of life.

A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of cancers that develop in the bones.