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El cáncer de testículo: preguntas y respuestas

National Cancer Institute — El cáncer de testículo es una enfermedad en la que las células se hacen malignas (cancerosas) en uno o en ambos testículos. Los testículos (también llamados testes o gónadas) son un par de glándulas sexuales masculinas. Ellos producen y almacenan ...More…

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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…

Testicular Cancer: Questions and Answers

National Cancer Institute — Nearly all testicular cancers are one of two general types: seminoma or nonseminoma. Other types are rare (see Question 1). This disease occurs most often in men between the ages of 20 and 39. It accounts for only 1 percent of all cancers in men ...More…

Testicular Cancer Home Page

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment : Cancer that forms in tissues of the testis (one of two egg-shaped glands inside the scrotum that make sperm and male hormones). Testicular cancer usually occurs in young or middle-aged men. Two ...More…

Testicular Cancer Treatment

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Testicular cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of one or both testicles. Health history can affect the risk of developing testicular cancer. Possible signs of testicular cancer include swelling or discomfort ...More…

Familial Testicular Cancer

National Cancer Institute — Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in young men ages 15 to 35. It accounts for about 1 percent of all cancer in men, with approximately 7,400 cases diagnosed in the United States every year. It is much more common in white males ...More…

Cáncer de testículo: Tratamiento

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Los antecedentes de salud pueden influir en el riesgo de contraer cáncer de testículo. Entre los signos posibles de cáncer de testículo se incluyen la inflamación o el malestar en el escroto. Para detectar (encontrar) y diagnosticar el cáncer de ...More…

Vasectomy and Cancer Risk

National Cancer Institute — Some studies have raised questions about a possible relationship between vasectomy (an operation to cut or tie off the two tubes that carry sperm out of the testicles) and the risk of developing cancer, particularly prostate and testicular ...More…

What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Millions of Americans are living with a diagnosis of cancer*. This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet (NIH Publication No. 06-1566 ) has information about this disease. You will read about possible causes, screening tests, symptoms, ...More…

Tumor Markers: Q & A; - National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute — Tumor markers are substances produced by tumor cells or by other cells of the body in response to cancer or certain benign (noncancerous) conditions. These substances can be found in the blood, in the urine, in the tumor tissue, or in other ...More…