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Cancer Symptoms

CANCER PAIN

Pain may occur as a result of cancer or for other reasons. Learn more about cancer pain.

Cancer Symptoms

Early cancer and certain types of cancer may not have any symptoms. However, some symptoms may be the result of cancer or a less serious illness.

Learn about symptoms for your type of cancer:

Brain Cancers

Endocrine cancers

Female/gynecologic cancers

Gastrointestinal cancers

Genetic cancer syndromes

Head and neck cancers

Hematologic cancers/leukemia

Lymphomas

Lung cancers

Male / urologic cancers

Sarcoma / Bone cancers

Skin cancers

INTERESTED IN AN ONLINE SECOND OPINION?

The Stanford Medicine Online Second Opinion program offers you easy access to our world-class doctors. It’s all done remotely and you don’t have to visit our hospital or one of our clinics for this service. You don’t even need to leave home!

Visit our online second opinion page to learn more.

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Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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