New and Updated Topics
Updated NCI Topics
Changes were made to the following Physician Data Query (PDQ) topics from The National Cancer Institute. Minor changes were also made to many other PDQ topics.
- 714-X: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- 714-X: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Acupuncture: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Acupuncture: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Adrenocortical carcinoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Adrenocortical carcinoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- AIDS-related lymphoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- AIDS-related lymphoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Anal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Anal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Antineoplastons: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Antineoplastons: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Anxiety: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Anxiety: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Aromatherapy and Essential Oils: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Aromatherapy and Essential Oils: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Treatment - Patient Information
- Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Bladder cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Bladder cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Bladder cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Bladder cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain cancer, cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain cancer, cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain cancer, primary central nervous system lymphoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain cancer, primary central nervous system lymphoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain cancer, visual pathway glioma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain cancer, visual pathway glioma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain stem glioma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain stem glioma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Brain tumors, adult: Treatment - Patient Information
- Brain tumors, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Breast cancer and pregnancy: Treatment - Patient Information
- Breast cancer and pregnancy: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Breast cancer, in men: Treatment - Patient Information
- Breast cancer, in men: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Breast cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Breast cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Breast cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Breast cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Breast cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Breast cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Cancell/Cantron/Protocel: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Cancell/Cantron/Protocel: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling: Genetics - Health Professional Information
- Cancer Genetics: Genetics - Health Professional Information
- Cancer Prevention: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Cancer Screening: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal: Treatment - Patient Information
- Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Carcinoma of unknown primary: Treatment - Patient Information
- Carcinoma of unknown primary: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (heart and lung symptoms): Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (heart and lung symptoms): Supportive care - Patient Information
- Cartilage (Bovine and Shark): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Cartilage (Bovine and Shark): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Cervical cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Cervical cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Cervical cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Cervical cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Cervical cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Cervical cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment: Treatment - Patient Information
- Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors: Treatment - Patient Information
- Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment: Treatment - Patient Information
- Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Children and Teens Supportive Care: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: Treatment - Patient Information
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Coenzyme Q10: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Coenzyme Q10: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (confusion and changes in behavior): Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (confusion and changes in behavior): Supportive care - Patient Information
- Colon cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Colon cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Colon cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Colon cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Colorectal cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Colorectal cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Communication in Cancer Care: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Depression: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Depression: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Endometrial cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Endometrial cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Endometrial cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Endometrial cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Endometrial cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Endometrial cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Ependymoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Ependymoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Esophageal cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Esophageal cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Esophageal cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Esophageal cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Esophageal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Esophageal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Essiac/Flor-Essence: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Essiac/Flor-Essence: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Ewing's family of tumors: Treatment - Patient Information
- Ewing's family of tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Extragonadal germ cell tumors: Treatment - Patient Information
- Extragonadal germ cell tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Eye, intraocular melanoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Eye, intraocular melanoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Eye, retinoblastoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Eye, retinoblastoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Fatigue: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Fatigue: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Gallbladder cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Gallbladder cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Gastric cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Gastric cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Gastric cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Gastric cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Gastric cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Gastrointestinal Complications: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Gastrointestinal Complications: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- General Information About Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: Treatment - Patient Information
- Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Genetics - Health Professional Information
- Genetics of Colorectal Cancer: Genetics - Health Professional Information
- Genetics of Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Genetics - Health Professional Information
- Genetics of Prostate Cancer: Genetics - Health Professional Information
- Germ cell tumors, childhood extracranial: Treatment - Patient Information
- Germ cell tumors, childhood extracranial: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Germ cell tumors, ovarian: Treatment - Patient Information
- Germ cell tumors, ovarian: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Germ cell tumors, testicular: Treatment - Patient Information
- Germ cell tumors, testicular: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Gerson Therapy: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Gerson Therapy: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Gestational trophoblastic tumors: Treatment - Patient Information
- Gestational trophoblastic tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Gonzalez Regimen: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Gonzalez Regimen: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Hepatocellular cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Hepatocellular cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Hepatocellular cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Hepatocellular cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Hodgkin's disease, adult: Treatment - Patient Information
- Hodgkin's disease, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Hodgkin's disease, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Hodgkin's disease, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Hydrazine Sulfate: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Hydrazine Sulfate: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Hypercalcemia (increased calcium in the blood): Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Hypercalcemia (increased calcium in the blood): Supportive care - Patient Information
- Hypopharyngeal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Hypopharyngeal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Islet cell cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Islet cell cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Itching (pruritus): Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Kaposi's sarcoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Kaposi's sarcoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Laetrile/Amygdalin: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Laetrile/Amygdalin: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Laryngeal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Laryngeal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Last Days and Hours of Life: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic, adult: Treatment - Patient Information
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, acute myeloid, adult: Treatment - Patient Information
- Leukemia, acute myeloid, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, acute myeloid, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Leukemia, acute myeloid, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic: Treatment - Patient Information
- Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, chronic myelogenous: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Leukemia, hairy cell: Treatment - Patient Information
- Leukemia, hairy cell: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Levels of Evidence for Adult and Pediatric Cancer Treatment Studies: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Levels of Evidence for Cancer Treatment Studies: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Levels of Evidence for Human Studies of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Liver cancer, adult primary: Treatment - Patient Information
- Liver cancer, adult primary: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Liver cancer, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Liver cancer, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Lung cancer, non-small cell: Treatment - Patient Information
- Lung cancer, non-small cell: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Lung cancer, small cell: Treatment - Patient Information
- Lung cancer, small cell: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Lung cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Lung cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Lung cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Lung cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Lymphedema: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Lymphedema: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's, adult: Treatment - Patient Information
- Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Melanoma, cutaneous: Treatment - Patient Information
- Melanoma, cutaneous: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Merkel cell carcinoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Merkel cell carcinoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Mesothelioma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Mesothelioma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Metastatic cancer, squamous neck with occult primary: Treatment - Patient Information
- Metastatic cancer, squamous neck with occult primary: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Milk Thistle: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Milk Thistle: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Mistletoe Extracts: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Mistletoe Extracts: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Multiple myeloma (plasma cell neoplasm): Treatment - Patient Information
- Multiple myeloma (plasma cell neoplasm): Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Mycosis fungoides and the sezary syndrome: Treatment - Patient Information
- Mycosis fungoides and the sezary syndrome: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Myelodysplastic and Myeloproliferative Diseases: Treatment - Patient Information
- Myelodysplastic syndromes: Treatment - Patient Information
- Myelodysplastic syndromes: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Nasal cavity cancer, paranasal sinus and: Treatment - Patient Information
- Nasal cavity cancer, paranasal sinus and: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Nasopharyngeal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Nasopharyngeal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Nausea and Vomiting: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Nausea and Vomiting: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Neuroblastoma: Screening - Patient Information
- Neuroblastoma: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Neuroblastoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Neuroblastoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Newcastle Disease Virus: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Newcastle Disease Virus: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Normal Adjustment and the Adjustment Disorders: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Normal Adjustment and the Adjustment Disorders: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Nutrition in Cancer Care: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Nutrition in Cancer Care: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Oral cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Oral cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Oral cavity cancer (lip and oral cavity cancer): Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Oral cavity cancer (lip and oral cavity cancer): Screening - Health Professional Information
- Oral cavity cancer (lip and oral cavity cancer): Treatment - Patient Information
- Oral cavity cancer (lip and oral cavity cancer): Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Oropharyngeal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Oropharyngeal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone: Treatment - Patient Information
- Ovarian cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Ovarian epithelial cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Ovarian epithelial cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Ovarian epithelial cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Ovarian epithelial cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Ovarian epithelial cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Ovarian low malignant potential tumors: Treatment - Patient Information
- Ovarian low malignant potential tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Pain: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Pain: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Pancreatic cancer, exocrine: Treatment - Patient Information
- Pancreatic cancer, exocrine: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Parathyroid cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Parathyroid cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- PC-SPES: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- PC-SPES: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Pediatric Supportive Care: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Penile cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Penile cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Pheochromocytoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Pheochromocytoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Pituitary tumors: Treatment - Patient Information
- Pituitary tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Planning for Care at the End of Life: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking: control of tobacco use: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking: control of tobacco use: Prevention - Patient Information
- Prostate cancer: Prevention - Patient Information
- Prostate cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Prostate cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Prostate cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Prostate cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Prostate cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Pruritus (itching): Supportive care - Patient Information
- Rectal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Rectal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Renal cell cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Renal cell cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Renal pelvis, transitional cell cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Renal pelvis, transitional cell cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Salivary gland cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Salivary gland cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Sarcoma, soft tissue, adult: Treatment - Patient Information
- Sarcoma, soft tissue, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Sarcoma, soft tissue, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Sarcoma, soft tissue, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information
- Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information
- Sexuality and Reproductive Issues: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Sexuality and Reproductive Issues: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Skin cancer, melanoma: Prevention - Patient Information
- Skin cancer, melanoma: Prevention - Health Professional Information
- Skin cancer, melanoma: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Skin cancer, non-melanoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Skin cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Skin cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Sleep Disorders: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Sleep Disorders: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Small intestine cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Small intestine cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Smoking Cessation and Continued Risk in Cancer Patients: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Smoking Cessation and Continued Risk in Cancer Patients: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Spirituality in Cancer Care: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Spirituality in Cancer Care: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Stomach (Gastric) Cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Testicular cancer: Screening - Patient Information
- Testicular cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information
- Thymoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Thymoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Thyroid cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Thyroid cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Transitional Care Planning: Supportive care - Patient Information
- Transitional Care Planning: Supportive care - Health Professional Information
- Unusual cancers of childhood: Treatment - Patient Information
- Unusual cancers of childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Urethral cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Urethral cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Uterine cancer, sarcoma: Treatment - Patient Information
- Uterine cancer, sarcoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Vaginal cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Vaginal cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Vulvar cancer: Treatment - Patient Information
- Vulvar cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information
- Wilms' tumor: Treatment - Patient Information
- Wilms' tumor: Treatment - Health Professional Information
Updates were also made to topics from the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).
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