Cancer is the second leading killer of American women. Only heart disease represents a greater threat to women's health in our country.
Fortunately, our knowledge about cancer keeps increasing. Research scientists are learning more about what causes cancer and are finding new ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat this disease. Great progress has been made against many types of cancer, resulting in better treatments, a lower risk of dying from this disease, and improved quality of life for cancer patients.
Mercy Cancer Centers are here to provide you not only with state-of-the-art cancer treatment and support, but also to share the best of cancer research with you. This information - combined with your personal health history and "no-one-knows-better" knowledge of what's normal for you - can make you more aware of unusual changes in your health or body that you should bring to your physician's attention.
Mercy Cancer Centers offer comprehensive services, as well as many cancer education classes, events, and support groups. Please visit our Mercy Cancer Centers web pages for more information on our services.
- Visit Cancer
Overview to learn about the basics of cancer, or one of the following links
to learn about dealing with cancer.
- Visit these links to learn about a specific type of cancer:
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