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Cigarette smoking: Health Risks and How to Quit explains how smoking avoidance and cessation result in decreased incidence and mortality from cancer. Quit counseling and physician advice improve cessation rates. Get detailed information about smoking risks and quitting in this clinician summary.

Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome are neoplasias of malignant T lymphocytes that affect the skin. Learn about the clinical presentation, prognosis, staging, and treatment for mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome in this expert-reviewed summary.

Genetics of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Neoplasias discusses inherited syndromes multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1, 2, and 4 (MEN1, MEN2, MEN4), familial pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, Carney-Stratakis syndrome, and familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer. Learn more in this clinician summary.

Vaginal cancer treatment options include a variety of surgical procedures, topical chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and combination radiation therapy. Get detailed treatment information for newly diagnosed and recurrent vaginal cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Penile cancer treatment options include surgery and radiation therapy depending upon tumor size, location, invasiveness, and stage. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent penile cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Endometrial cancer is usually diagnosed at an early stage and can be treated with surgery. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, staging, and treatment for early- and advanced-stage endometrial cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Gallbladder cancer treatment for cancer found during routine gallbladder surgery is often surgery alone. Unresectable, recurrent or metastatic gallbladder cancer treatment options include relief of biliary obstruction, radiation, and chemotherapy. Get more information in this clinician summary.

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC or adrenal cancer) treatment is usually radical open complete resection and may include chemotherapy and radiation. Get detailed information about the prognosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent ACC in this comprehensive summary for clinicians.

For acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the 5-year survival rate has improved significantly since 1975. Get information about risk factors, signs, diagnosis, molecular features, survival, risk-based treatment assignment, and induction and postinduction therapy for children and adolescents with newly diagnosed and recurrent ALL.

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (islet cell tumors) treatment includes surgery with curative intent and surgery for metastatic disease. Hormone therapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy are sometimes used. Get detailed information on the treatment of this disease in this clinician summary.

Skin cancer prevention approaches include avoiding risk factors like ultraviolet radiation that comes from the sun, sun lamps, and tanning beds. Learn more about the risks and possible protective factors for skin cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Nausea and vomiting related to cancer treatment (or to the cancer itself) can be a serious problem, but medication and other approaches can help. Learn more about the types of nausea and vomiting, medicines, and other treatments in this expert-reviewed summary.

Adult soft tissue sarcoma (STS) treatment is determined by the tumor grade and may include surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy. Get comprehensive information for newly diagnosed and recurrent STS and treatment in this summary for clinicians.

Ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and PARP inhibitors. Get detailed information about these cancers, (newly diagnosed or recurrent) and how they are treated in this summary for clinicians.

Risk factors for stomach (gastric) cancer include certain health conditions (e.g., atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, H. pylori infection), genetic factors (e.g., Li-Fraumeni syndrome), or environmental factors (e.g., diet, smoking). Review the evidence on these and other risk factors and interventions to prevent stomach cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.