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    What I need to know about Diverticular Disease (Easy-to-Read) What I need to know about Liver Transplantation (Easy-to-Read) A collection of easy-to-read publications for patients and professionals. Some Spanish versions available. Also provided ...More…

  • 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…

  • Análisis positivos falsos:

    National Cancer Institute — El antígeno prostático específico (PSA) es una proteína producida por las células de la glándula prostática. El análisis de PSA mide la concentración de PSA en la sangre (vea la pregunta 1). La Food and Drug Administration de los Estados Unidos ...More…

  • Cáncer temprano de próstata - National Cancer Institute

    National Cancer Institute — La próstata es una glándula que forma parte del sistema reproductivo del hombre. La próstata produce y guarda un componente del semen y está ubicada cerca de la vejiga y el recto. La próstata rodea parte de la uretra, el tubo por el que se vacía ...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…

  • Protect Your Kidneys

    News in Health — Do you know the main causes of kidney disease? If not, you're not alone. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading risk factors for chronic kidney disease, which affects nearly 20 million Americans. Yet many people with diabetes and high ...More…

  • Polycystic Kidney Disease

    National Kidney Clearinghouse — Defines two types of polycystic kidney disease and describes their genetic origins, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as ongoing research. Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous ...More…

  • What You Need To Know About™ Bladder Cancer

    National Cancer Institute — Research is increasing what we know about bladder cancer. Scientists are learning more about its causes. They are exploring new ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat this disease. Because of research, people with bladder cancer have an ...More…

  • Urinary Bladder: U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns

    National Cancer Institute — Mortality rates are two to three times higher for men than women. While incidence rates in the white population exceed those for the black population, such is not the case for mortality where the rates are much closer together. Black women who ...More…

  • General Information About Urethral Cancer

    National Cancer Institute — Urethral cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the urethra. Age and a history of bladder cancer can affect the risk of developing urethral cancer. Possible signs of urethral cancer include bleeding or ...More…


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