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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…

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…

Thyroid - U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Tiny and usually insignificant carcinomas can be found in five to 10% or more of all thyroid glands that are carefully examined under the microscope at autopsy, but relatively few of them grow or spread to produce symptoms that lead to their ...More…

Thyroid Cancer Treatment

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Thyroid cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the thyroid gland. Age, gender, and exposure to radiation can affect the risk of developing thyroid cancer. Medullary thyroid cancer is sometimes caused by a ...More…

Radioactive I-131 from Fallout

National Cancer Institute — Information and resources for Americans exposed to I-131 (a form of radioactive iodine) through fallout from aboveground nuclear testing in the 1950s and early '60s. Information and resources for Americans exposed to I-131 (a form of radioactive ...More…

Genetics of Medullary Thyroid Cancer

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Expert-reviewed information summary about the genetics of medullary thyroid cancer and related disorders. This summary contains information about the RET gene, genetic testing, and clinical interventions. Psychosocial issues associated with ...More…

Cáncer de la tiroides: Tratamiento

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — La edad y la exposición a la radiación pueden afectar el riesgo de contraer cáncer de la tiroides. A veces, la causa del cáncer medular de la tiroides es un cambio en un gen que se pasa de padre a hijo. Entre los signos posibles de cáncer de la ...More…

Angiogenesis Inhibitors in the Treatment of Cancer

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is a process controlled by certain chemicals produced in the body. Some of these chemicals stimulate cells to repair damaged blood vessels or form new ones. Other chemicals, called ...More…

Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy

National Cancer Institute — Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is a process controlled by certain chemicals produced in the body. Some of these chemicals stimulate cells to repair damaged blood vessels or form new ones. Other chemicals, called ...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…

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