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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…

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…

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…

Learning About Prostate Cancer

Human Genome Research Institute — Answers to frequently asked questions about hereditary prostate cancer, published by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men aside from skin cancer. One in 6 American men will ...More…

Seeing Your Doctor or Nurse

National Kidney Clearinghouse — Describes normal bladder function and problems in the urinary system that may require urodynamic testing. Discusses different urodynamic procedures and why they are used. If you have a problem with urine leakage or blocked urine flow, your doctor ...More…

Medical Tests for Prostate Problems

National Kidney Clearinghouse — Fact sheet to prepare patients with suspected prostate problems for tests, including urinalysis, PSA, digital rectal exam, transrectal ultrasound, and prostate biopsy. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland in men that produces fluid that is a ...More…

What You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer

National Cancer Institute — Learning about medical care for prostate cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your care. This booklet tells about: . Each year, more than 186,000 American men learn they have this disease. Prostate cancer is the second ...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…

Introduction to the Prostate

National Cancer Institute — You may be reading this booklet because you are having prostate problems. The booklet can help answer your questions about prostate changes that happen with age, such as: This booklet can give you basic information about common prostate changes. ...More…

The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study: Fact Sheet

National Cancer Institute — The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS) was initiated in 1994 by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to look at the impact that treatments for primary prostate cancer have on the quality of life of patients. PCOS is a ...More…

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