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11.  Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer
(Reviewed: 08/05/2009) - A fact sheet that reviews research studies on the possible connection between artificial sweeteners and cancer.

12.  Asbestos Exposure and Cancer Risk
(Reviewed: 05/01/2009) - A fact sheet about asbestos, asbestos-related diseases, and who to contact for more information.

13.  Asian and Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Web Tool
(Reviewed: 06/22/2009) - A fact sheet about the APICEM Web tool, which offers health-care providers a place to search for Asian-language cancer education materials for patients by specific Asian language, by cancer site, or by screening topic. This effort is supported by NCI.

14.  Aspartame and Cancer
(Reviewed: 09/12/2006) - A study of about half a million people, published in 2006, compared people who drank aspartame-containing beverages with those who did not. Results of the study showed that increasing levels of consumption were not associated with any risk of lymphomas, leukemias, or brain cancers in men or women.

15.  Ataxia Telangiectasia: Fact Sheet
(Reviewed: 01/26/2006) - A fact sheet about ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), a rare, recessive genetic disorder of childhood that occurs in between one out of 40,000 and one out of 100,000 persons worldwide.

16.  Benzene Causes Lowered Blood Cell Counts in Workers Exposed at Low Levels
(Reviewed: 12/02/2004) - A fact sheet about a study that found that white blood cell counts were lowered in workers exposed to less than 1 ppm of the chemical benzene (part benzene per million parts air).

17.  Bevacizumab (Avastin™) for Treatment of Solid Tumors
(Reviewed: 08/03/2005) - A fact sheet about bevacizumab (Avastin™), the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biological therapy designed to inhibit the formation of new blood vessels to tumors.

18.  Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 06/13/2006) - A fact sheet that provides an overview of how the immune system functions and describes the actions of biological therapies.

19.  Bone Cancer: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 03/13/2008) - A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of cancers that develop in the bones.

20.  Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
(Reviewed: 10/29/2008) - A fact sheet that explains the step-by-step procedures of two types of transplantations used with high-dose chemotherapy, including their risks and benefits.
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