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Table of Contents

1. What's New on the Cancer FAQ?
   #7, #8, #13 and #18
   
   
2. What is the Cancer FAQ?
   The purpose of the Cancer FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is twofold: (a) to provide a directory of services for those interested in cancer and (b) to provide some basic information about cancer.
   
   
3. What is Cancer?
   National Cancer Institute's: What You Need to Know About Cancer
   
   
4. How do I trust information found on the Internet?
   How can I tell if my physician has ever been sued?
   
   
5. What is Surgical Oncology?
   What is Surgical Pathology and Surgical Pathology as it relates to Breast Cancer
   
   
6. Where can I read Richard Block's expose on cancer.
   You can read it here. Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
   
   
7. What about Quality of Life (QOL)? Where can I read articles on QOL? Living One Day at a Time
   
   
8. Do cell phones cause cancer? See the article in the BMJ
   
   
9. Glossary of terms and abbreviations
   
   
10. Cancer Resources on the Internet
    
    
11. Virtual Communities
    
    
12. Ten Commandments on Cancer Surival
    
    
13. Clinical Trials -- What are they and a Directory of Clinical Trials
    
    
14. The "cure" versus "healing" -- what is the difference?
    
    
15. What is the recipe for the "hot candy" to relieve mouth sores?
    
    
16. Are there Clinical Trials on the Web?
    • FDA's home page with links to patient information: www.fda.gov
    • CDC's page of patient information: www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/unc3bro.htm
    • CenterWatch listing of clinical trials: www.centerwatch.com
    • NIH's listing of government funded clinical trials: clinicaltrials.gov
    • An example of disease-specific clinical trials for cancer: cancertrials.nci.nih.gov
    
    
17. What about cancer in animals?
    
    
18. What do people write about cancer?
    
    
19. What do I do with my un-used prescriptions and medicines?
    You might wish to think twice before you dump them into the water supply system -- there is evidence they effect the environment, including fish, earthworms and plants that are later eaten by other animals, etc. Some substances, like Oxycontin and Percocet, are best disposed of down the drain. To prevent accidental posionings or potential drug abuse, the US Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued new guidelines for the propose disposal of prescription drugs. According to these guidelines, unused or unneeded drugs should be removed from their original containers and thrown in the trash. To guard against accidental poisenings or abuse, mix them with undesireable substances like kitty litter or coffee grounds.
    
    A full list of disposal suggestions can be found here: http://whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/factsht/proper_disposal.html
    
    Another suggestion is to investigate whether drug companies have a pharmaceutical take-back program where the drugs are destroyed (it is illegal in the US to re-use drugs). The Teleosis Institute in California lists a number of pharmaceutical take-back sites.

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