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Cancer Signs & Symptoms Academy

Learn cancer signs, symptoms, and key terms — one short lesson at a time.

A free educational game from Cancer Explained using NCI-based learning resources. 12 lessons · 74 friendly questions.

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Living Well, Day to Day

Living well, day to day · 7 questions · +20 XP

Cancer brings up many feelings. This lesson is a calm, normalizing look at them — never a diagnosis.

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  1. Cancer basicsBeginnerCancer Basics6 questions · +20 XPStart
  2. Signs vs symptomsBeginnerSigns vs Symptoms6 questions · +20 XPStart
  3. When to talk to a doctorBeginnerWhen to Talk to a Doctor6 questions · +20 XPStart
  4. Screening basicsBeginnerScreening Basics6 questions · +20 XPStart
  5. Tests and scansIntermediateTests and Scans6 questions · +25 XPStart

Review symptoms

Learn the difference between signs and symptoms — calmly and without alarm.

Learn vocabulary

Get comfortable with treatment, testing, and staging words.

What you can learn

  • Cancer basics

    What cancer is, in plain words.

  • Signs vs symptoms

    Two words people mix up.

  • When to talk to a doctor

    General guidance, never diagnosis.

  • Screening basics

    Looking before symptoms appear.

  • Tests and scans

    How doctors gather information.

  • Cancer staging vocabulary

    What stage numbers describe.

  • Treatment vocabulary

    Names of common treatments.

  • Side effects vocabulary

    Words for how treatment can feel.

  • Clinical trials basics

    How research studies work.

  • Caregiver basics

    Support for people who help.

  • Living well, day to day

    Feelings, coping, and life after treatment.

  • Eating & appetite

    Nutrition words during treatment.

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A note on safety

This lesson is for education only. It cannot tell you whether you have cancer. If you have symptoms that worry you, talk with a qualified healthcare professional.

Everything here is educational and based on National Cancer Institute content, made easier to understand. See our medical disclaimer.