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1.  Abortion, Miscarriage, and Breast Cancer Risk ¹
(Reviewed: 05/30/2003) - This fact sheet discusses research on abortion, miscarriage, and a woman's chances of developing breast cancer later in life.

2.  Access to Investigational Drugs ²
(Reviewed: 08/04/2009) - A fact sheet that defines investigational drugs (drugs under study but not yet FDA approved) and describes the special conditions under which patients and their doctors can apply to receive these treatments.

3.  Acrylamide in Food and Cancer Risk ³
(Reviewed: 07/29/2008) - This fact sheet reviews research about a possible connection between acrylamide in food and cancer risk. Acrylamide is a chemical that is used primarily for industrial purposes. It has been found in certain foods, with especially high levels in potato chips, French fries, and other foods produced by high-temperature cooking.

4.  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children ⁴
(Posted: 07/11/2002) - A fact sheet about acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) - a cancer of the white blood cells, the cells in the body that normally fight infections.

5.  Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer ⁵
(Reviewed: 06/16/2009) - A fact sheet that explains different types of adjuvant therapy (treatment given after primary therapy to increase the chance of long-term survival) and neoadjuvant therapy (treatment given before primary therapy). Discusses side effects, risks, and benefits of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer.

6.  Advance Directives ⁶
(Reviewed: 03/07/2000) - A fact sheet that explains informed consent and end-of-life issues during advanced or terminal disease.

7.  Agricultural Health Study ⁷
(Reviewed: 03/28/2006) - A fact sheet about the Agricultural Heath Study, begun In 1993 by scientists from the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

8.  Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy ⁸
(Reviewed: 11/06/2008) - A fact sheet that describes the process of eliminating the blood supply to tumors. Lists the cancers in which this approach is being tested.

9.  Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet ⁹
(Reviewed: 07/28/2004) - A fact sheet about antioxidants, substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals. Free radical damage may lead to cancer.

10.  Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers ¹⁰
(Reviewed: 01/04/2008) - A fact sheet describing studies on whether there is a link between underarm antiperspirants or deodorants and breast cancer.
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