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Fact Sheets: Cancer Type

Bone Cancer
(Reviewed: 03/13/2008) - A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of cancers that develop in the bones.

Childhood Cancers
(Reviewed: 01/10/2008) - A fact sheet about trends in childhood cancers in the United States and NCI's current research on childhood cancers.

Head and Neck Cancers
(Reviewed: 02/01/2013) - A fact sheet about the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation for cancers of the head and neck.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer
(Reviewed: 04/18/2012) - A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), an uncommon type of cancer in which the breast becomes red, swollen, and warm.

Metastatic Cancer
(Reviewed: 03/28/2013) - A fact sheet about metastasis, the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Discusses the diagnosis and treatment of cancer that has spread.

Paget Disease of the Breast
(Reviewed: 04/10/2012) - A fact sheet about Paget disease of the breast, a rare type of cancer that is sometimes called Paget disease of the nipple or mammary Paget disease.