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For best results, keep these tips in mind:

• Make keywords as specific as possible. If you're looking for information on tamoxifen, enter "tamoxifen" rather than "cancer drugs"
• Use words likely to appear on a page with the information you want. "Breast cancer research" gets better results than "information about research being done about breast cancer"

This search returns only pages that include all of your search terms. You do not need to include "and" between terms. Keep in mind that the order in which you type the terms affects the search results.

This search ignores common words and characters such as "where" and "how," as well as certain single digits and single letters, because they slow down your search without improving the results. The results page will tell you if a common word has been excluded by displaying details below the search box. If a common word is essential to getting the results you want, you can include it by putting a "+" sign in front of it. (Be sure to include a space before the "+" sign.) Another way to do this is to enter a phrase, which simply means putting quotation marks around two or more words. Common words in a phrase search (e.g., "what is cancer") are included in the search.

Our searches are NOT case sensitive. All letters, regardless of how you type them, will be understood as lower case. For example, searches for "Prostate Cancer" and "prostate cancer" and "pRosTAte cAnCEr" will all return the same results.

This search does not use "stemming" or support "wildcard" searches. In other words, this search tool searches for exactly the words that you enter in the search box. Searching for "hosp" or "hospi*" will not yield "hospital" or "hospice". If in doubt, try either form: "hospice" or "hospital" for instance.

For information about a specific type of cancer, choose a listing in the Getting Specific menu.

If you're looking for services, places, or events, your best search solution may be one of the links below.

• Find My Local ACS Office will help you locate the office nearest to you.
• Find Local Resources will help you locate local programs and support services that provide assistance to people coping with cancer.
• Find Local Events will help you locate different American Cancer Society events and other cancer-related activities, when they are happening in your community, and how you can participate.
• Find Local Information will help you locate events, news, resources, volunteer opportunities, and more in your area.
• Find Treatment Centers will help you locate hospitals, healthcare facilities, and physician information You can get information about services offered, treatments available, and doctor specialties to help find the right treatment center for you.
• Site Index lists the main areas of our site.
• Toolbox lists the main tools, utilities, and features on the site. (Please note that you need to be registered with the site and signed in to access some of the tools and information.)
• Glossary provides definitions of cancer-related terms.
• Cancer Drug Guide lets you search for cancer-related drugs by the generic name or trade name. It provides basic information about cancer treatment medicines and commonly used medicines that individuals with cancer may be taking to relieve symptoms.

If you have specific questions that you cannot find answers to on our site, please use the Contact Us button at the top of the page to submit email to your American Cancer Society or call 1-800-ACS-2345.