| Cancer Information Highlights |
| From the National Cancer Institute |
| Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more |
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| New from NCI |
| Treating the Whole Person: How Cancer Centers Are Addressing Social Needs |
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Treating people’s health-related social needs has always been a part of health care in one form or other. But, more and more, cancer centers and clinics are viewing the people they treat through a social lens and addressing social needs—including transportation, food, and housing—as part of patient care.
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| FDA Approves HPV Tests That Allow for Self-Collection |
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The expanded approval of two HPV tests allows the patient to collect a vaginal sample themselves in a health care setting, rather than a health provider collecting a sample during a pelvic exam. Having a self-collection option in health care settings could help widen access to cervical cancer screening.
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| Childhood Thyroid Cancer |
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The thyroid gland produces hormones that help change food into energy and control body temperature and heart rate. This recently updated page provides information about thyroid cancer in children, including its causes and risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
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