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Cancer Centers Program

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…
What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Colon and Rectum

National Cancer Institute — In the United States, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men, after skin, prostate, and lung cancer. It is also the fourth most common cancer in women, after skin, breast, and lung cancer. You will read about possible risk ...More…
Terapias biológicas del cáncer - National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute — La terapia biológica (a veces llamada inmunoterapia, bioterapia o terapia modificadora de la respuesta biológica) es una adición relativamente nueva a la familia de tratamientos para el cáncer que incluye también la cirugía, la quimioterapia y la ...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…
Lynch syndrome

National Library of Medicine — Lynch syndrome, often called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is a type of inherited cancer of the digestive tract, particularly the colon (large intestine) and rectum. People with Lynch syndrome have an increased risk of ...More…
Learning About Colon Cancer

Human Genome Research Institute — Answers to frequently asked questions about hereditary colon cancer, published by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Colon cancer, a malignant tumor of the large intestine, affects both men and women. In the year 2000, there were an ...More…
Familial adenomatous polyposis

National Library of Medicine — Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an inherited disorder characterized by cancer of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. People with the classic type of familial adenomatous polyposis may begin to develop multiple noncancerous (benign) ...More…
Rectal Cancer Treatment

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Rectal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the rectum. Age and family history can affect the risk of developing rectal cancer. Possible signs of rectal cancer include a change in bowel habits or blood in ...More…
Irinotecan Boosts Advanced Colon Cancer Survival

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Led by Leonard B. Saltz, M.D. at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, the trial included 683 patients who were assigned randomly to one of three arms. Patients on one of the arms received 5-FU and leucovorin alone, those on a ...More…
Colorectal Cancer Prevention

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — General Information About Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Prevention Changes to This Summary (05/07/2009) Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a ...More…
Colorectal Cancer Screening

National Cancer Institute — Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum become abnormal and divide without control, forming a mass called a tumor (see Question 1). The exact causes of colorectal cancer are not known. However, studies show that ...More…

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