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I added a whole new section based mainly on common knowledge, with only partial references.
*[[Skin cancer]]: keep skin protected from sunlight by use of clothing and sunscreen, and watch you skin for new moles, or changes in existing moles.
*[[Skin cancer]]: keep skin protected from sunlight by use of clothing and sunscreen, and watch you skin for new moles, or changes in existing moles.
==Treatment of cancer==
===Chemotherapy===
[[Chemotherapy]] is the use of drugs that kill [[tumor]] cells. Conventionally, the drugs that are used are those that target cells which are rapidly undergoing [[mitosis]]; this approach is effective but is limited by side effects, and the dose that is effective in killing cancer cells also has an adverse effect on other tissues such as those that are responsible for the regeneration of blood cells. Research is under way to find improved medicines for this purpose; one approach is to study specific molecular markers that may be used to identify cancer cells, and to develop drugs that preferentially kill cells that exhibit those markers.
===radiation therapy===
===surgery===
The goal of cancer surgery is to physically remove the abnormal cells. This becomes more difficult after the cancer spreads. Often, chemotherapy is used either before or after surgery to kill cancer cells that have [[metastasis|metastasized]].
==References==
==References==
*http://www.cdc.gov
*http://www.cdc.gov
*http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp
*http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp
*[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_4X_What_Is_Chemotherapy.asp?sitearea=ETO American Cancer Society: What is chemotherapy?]
*[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_4X_How_Does_Chemotherapy_Work.asp?sitearea=ETO American Cancer Society: How does chemotherapy Work?]
*[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_4X_Whats_New_in_Chemotherapy_Research.asp?sitearea=ETO American Cancer Society: What's new in chemotherapy research?]
*http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd.htm
*http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd.htm
*[http://women.webmd.com/guide/health-myths-know-truth?page=2 Myth: Cancer cannot be prevented]
*[http://women.webmd.com/guide/health-myths-know-truth?page=2 Myth: Cancer cannot be prevented]