Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Welcome to the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms, which contains more than 4,000 terms related to cancer and medicine. Type the word or phrase you are looking for in the Search box and click "Go". If you are not sure of the spelling, type in a few [... more]
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Fumar cigarrillos y el cáncer: preguntas y respuestas
El consumo de tabaco, especialmente fumar cigarrillos, es la única causa de muerte que más se puede prevenir en los Estados Unidos. Fumar cigarrillos de por sí es responsable directamente de por lo menos una tercera parte de todas [... more]
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking alone is directly responsible for approximately 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States (1). ... [... more]
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Spiral CT Scans for Lung Cancer Screening: Fact Sheet
Promising evidence from several studies shows that the scans can detect small lung cancers. But detecting these early tumors has not been proven to reduce the likelihood of dying from lung cancer, the gold standard for any cancer screening test. ... [... more]
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ANDREW'S PROFILE
Andrew's Lung Cancer Risk Profile Has smoked cigarettes since age 16 Switched to a low-tar brand 5 years ago Read Andrew's Story Smokes in his home [... more]
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National Lung Screening Trial: Questions and Answers
The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), a cancer screening clinical trial, is comparing two ways of detecting lung cancer: spiral computed tomography (CT) and standard chest X-ray. Both chest X-rays and spiral CT scans have been used to find ... [... more]
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Surgery for Advanced NSCLC - National Cancer Institute
Dr. Jan P. van Meerbeeck of the University Hospital Ghent in Belgium and colleagues conducted a multicenter prospective randomized trial that included 579 eligible patients with stage IIIA NSCLC and positive lymph nodes (N2) from 41 institutions ... [... more]
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Meta-Analysis Suggests Cisplatin Superior to Carboplatin ...
Cisplatin is likely a better option than carboplatin for patients with advanced-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a meta-analysis of nine randomized clinical trials comparing the two drugs. The analysis, which involved data ... [... more]
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Centros Oncológicos
El Programa de Centros Oncológicos del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer apoya a instituciones superiores de investigación y académicas de todo Estados Unidos para sostener programas interdisciplinarios, coordinados, extensos, de [... more]
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What You Need To Know About™ Lung Cancer
. Learning about the medical care for people with lung cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your own care. * that begins in the . It tells about diagnosis, staging, treatment, and Comfort Care This booklet has lists of ... [... more]
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General Information About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. Smoking can increase the risk of developing non-small cell lung cancer. Possible signs of non-small cell lung cancer include a cough that ... [... more]
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Cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas: Tratamiento ...
La pleura, una membrana delgada, cubre la superficie exterior de cada pulmón y reviste el interior de la cavidad torácica. Esto crea una bolsa llamada cavidad pleural. Normalmente, la cavidad pleural contiene una pequeÃ& [... more]
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