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Parathyroid cancer is very rare and is usually treated with surgery. Learn about the diagnosis, risk and genetic factors, staging, treatment, and management of parathyroid cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Breast cancer treatment commonly includes various combinations of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy. Prognosis and selection of therapy is influenced by clinical and pathology features. Get detailed information about breast cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Neuroblastoma treatment generally is based on whether the tumor is low, intermediate, or high risk. Treatment options include surgery, observation, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, stem cell rescue, and targeted therapy. Get detailed neuroblastoma treatment information in this summary for clinicians.

Risk factors for breast cancer are female sex and advancing age, inherited risk, breast density, obesity, alcohol consumption, and exposure to ionizing radiation. Interventions to prevent breast cancer include chemoprevention (e.g. SERMs, AIs), risk-reducing surgery (e.g. mastectomy, oophorectomy). Review the evidence on risk factors and interventions to prevent breast cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer prevention involves understanding risk and protective factors, and the evidence behind them. Get detailed information about specific risk and protective factors and prevention strategies for these cancer types in this clinician summary.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in pregnant women and can be hard to detect because of changes in the breast that occur with pregnancy. Learn about the incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy, as well as the effect a history of breast cancer can have on future pregnancies and children.

Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma treatment options include radiation, chemotherapy, and corticosteroids. Get detailed information about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent primary CNS lymphoma cancer in this clinician summary.

Cancer prevention involves avoiding carcinogens, pursuing certain lifestyle practices, chemoprevention, risk-reducing surgery, and screening. Learn more about cancer prevention concepts and interventions in this overview for clinicians.

Skin cancer prevention strategies include avoiding risk factors such as ultraviolet radiation, and increasing protective factors. Get detailed information about factors that influence the risk of skin cancer and interventions aimed at preventing it in this summary for clinicians.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention strategies include avoiding known risk factors, adopting a healthy lifestyle, polyp removal, and aspirin. Get detailed information about risk factors for CRC and potential interventions for prevention in this summary for clinicians.