Table of Contents

What is Prevention? - Page One

Ovarian Cancer Prevention - Page Two

To Learn More -  Page Three

Overview of PDQ
What is PDQ?
How to use PDQ
 
 

To Learn More

For more information, call the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237); TTY at 1-800-332-8615. The call is free and a trained information specialist is available to answer your questions.

The National Cancer Institute has booklets and other materials for patients, health professionals, and the public. These publications discuss types of cancer, methods of cancer treatment, coping with cancer, and clinical trials. Some publications provide information on tests for cancer, cancer causes and prevention, cancer statistics, and NCI research activities. NCI materials on these and other topics may be ordered online from the NCI Publications Locator Service at http://publications.nci.nih.gov or by telephone from the Cancer Information Service toll free at 1-800-4-CANCER.

There are many other places where people can get materials and information about cancer treatment and services. Local hospitals may have information on local and regional agencies that offer information about finances, getting to and from treatment, receiving care at home, and dealing with problems associated with cancer treatment. A list of organizations and websites that offer information and services for cancer patients and their families is available on CancerNet at http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancerlinks.html.

If you are at high risk for a certain type of cancer, you may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether a certain drug or nutrient can prevent cancer or whether a method of finding cancer earlier can help people to live longer. It may also ask whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients and those who are at risk for cancer. During clinical trials, information is collected about screening and prevention methods, new treatments, the risks involved with each, and how well they do or do not work. If a clinical trial shows that a new method is better than one currently being used, the new method may become "standard." Listings of clinical trials are a part of PDQ. Many cancer doctors who take part in clinical trials are also listed in PDQ. For more information, call the Cancer Information Service 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237); TTY at 1-800-332-8615.

For more information from the National Cancer Institute, please write to this address:

National Cancer Institute
Office of Communications
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580

Overview of PDQ

What is PDQ?

PDQ is a computer system that gives up-to-date information on cancer and its prevention, detection, treatment, genetics, and supportive care. PDQ is a service of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for people with cancer and their families, and for doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals.

To ensure that it remains current, the information in PDQ is reviewed and updated each month by experts in the fields of cancer treatment, prevention, screening, genetics, and supportive care. PDQ also provides information about research on new treatments (clinical trials), doctors who treat cancer, and hospitals with cancer programs. The information in this summary is based on information in the PDQ summary for health professionals on this topic.

How to use PDQ

PDQ can be used to learn more about current prevention methods for different kinds of cancer. You may find it helpful to discuss this information with your doctor. PDQ can also provide the names of additional health care professionals who specialize in prevention of this disease.
 

Date Last Modified: 06/2000
Reproduced courtesey of the National Cancer Institute
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