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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…

Vaginal Cancer Home Page

National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — : Cancer that forms in the tissues of the vagina (birth canal). The vagina leads from the cervix (the opening of the uterus) to the outside of the body. The most common type of vaginal cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in the thin, ...More…

General Information About Vaginal Cancer

National Cancer Institute — Vaginal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the vagina. Age and exposure to the drug DES (diethylstilbestrol) before birth affect a womanâEURs risk of developing vaginal cancer. Possible signs of vaginal cancer include ...More…

Información general sobre el cáncer de la vagina

National Cancer Institute — La edad y la exposición al medicamento DES (dietilestilbestrol) antes del nacimiento pueden influir en el riesgo de la mujer de contraer cáncer de vagina. Entre los signos posibles del cáncer de vagina se incluyen el dolor y el sangrado anormal ...More…

Select a Different Vaginal Cancer Mortality Map

National Cancer Institute — Depending on your browser and how you have configured it, you may be able to save this map as a GIF file right from this page. Or, you can: View/Download this map in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (zoomable, but requires the free Adobe ...More…

DES: Questions and Answers

National Cancer Institute — DES (diethylstilbestrol) is a synthetic form of estrogen, a female hormone. It was prescribed between 1938 and 1971 to help women with certain complications of pregnancy (1). Use of DES declined following studies in the 1950s that showed it was ...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 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…

Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers

National Cancer Institute — The term "laser" stands for l ight a mplification by s timulated e mission of r adiation. Ordinary light, such as that from a light bulb, has many wavelengths and spreads in all directions. Laser light, on the other hand, has a specific ...More…