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Download applications (.PDF format) for competing grants / non-competing grants NCI-ASCO Cancer Foundation Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award It is the intent of the Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award to support mid-level ...More…

Cáncer metastático - National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute — El cáncer se presenta cuando las células se hacen anormales y crecen sin control (vea la pregunta 1). El lugar donde se inició el cáncer se denomina cáncer primario o tumor primario (vea la pregunta 2). El cáncer metastático se presenta cuando ...More…

Tumor primario (T)

National Cancer Institute — La etapa o estadio describe la extensión o gravedad del cáncer que aqueja a un individuo. El conocer la etapa de la enfermedad ayuda al médico a planear el tratamiento de una persona y a estimar el pronóstico (vea la pregunta 1). Los sistemas de ...More…

Cáncer del labio y la cavidad oral: Tratamiento

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — El uso de tabaco y alcohol pueden influir en el riesgo de contraer cáncer del labio y la cavidad oral. Los signos que pueden indicar que hay cáncer del labio y la cavidad oral incluyen una llaga o masa en los labios o la boca. Entre los factores ...More…

What You Need To Know About Oral Cancer

National Cancer Institute — Each year in the United States, about 29,000 people learn they have cancer* of the oral cavity (the mouth and lips) or the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth). Scientists are studying oral cancer to learn more about this ...More…

Oral Cavity - U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Cancer of the oral cavity includes the following subsites: lip (excluding skin of the lip), tongue, salivary glands, gum, mouth, pharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx. Cancer of the nasopharynx is treated separately in this publication, since its ...More…

Oral Cancer Screening

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — General Information About Oral Cancer Oral Cancer Screening Risks of Oral Cancer Screening Oral Cancer Prevention Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment See the following PDQ summaries for information about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ...More…

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

National Cancer Institute — Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking alone is directly responsible for approximately 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States (1). ...More…

Tumor Grade: Q & A; - National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute — Tumor grade is a system used to classify cancer cells in terms of how abnormal they look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread (see Question 2). A pathologist (a doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells ...More…

Metastatic Cancer: Q & A; - National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute — Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and grow without control (see Question 1). The place where the cancer started is called the primary cancer or the primary tumor (see Question 2). Metastatic cancer occurs when cancer cells spread from the ...More…

Dictionary of Cancer Terms

National Cancer Institute — Welcome to the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms, which contains more than 4,000 terms related to cancer and medicine. Type the word or phrase you are looking for in the Search box and click "Go". If you are not sure of the spelling, type in a few ...More…