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Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
tumor is benign or malignant. The pathologist also determines the tumor grade. Each type of cancer is graded using a different grading system. Doctors consider tumor grade and other factors when developing an individual treatment plan for a patient. What is...
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Cancer Awareness" month in October by wearing pink gloves! The pink gloves serve as a reminder for staff and parents to have an annual mammogram. Studying "Tuck Everlasting" at Spring Garden River Trails Community Comes Together for...
Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer
and it has not been found to cause cancer in animals or to enhance the cancer-causing effects of known chemical carcinogens in animals (3–5). Researchers have carried out several types of epidemiologic studies to investigate the possibility of a relati...
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan: MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the Patient Education Institute To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. Skip to Content Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan This option starts the interactive multimedi...
Cervical Cancer
countries because screening testsscreening tests and a vaccine to prevent HPV infections are available. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life. Learn more by reading Basic Information...
History of Medicine: Innovations in Elder Care
students that the segments present a brief history of the research of two dreaded diseases?Alzheimer?s disease and cancer. The segments highlight the progress being made in diagnosing and treating them. Although they are different, the similar directions research i...
Prostate Cancer
Did you know prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States, after lung cancer? Prostate Cancer Treatments Many types of treatment are available. If you have prostate cancer, you and your doctor will de...
Making Choices: Screening for Thyroid Disease
Introduction Acknowledgment This decision aid was developed using the decision support format of the Ottawa Health Decision Centre, at the University of Ottawa and Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada. This information is for you if: You lived...
Cigarette Smoking and Cancer: Questions and Answers
feel breathless (1, 3). For more information, refer to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) fact sheet Secondhand Smoke and Cancer, which is available at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS on the Internet. Is smoking addictive? Yes. Nicotine is ...
A Maturing Partnership
behavior differences, such as engaging in screening tests for early disease detection. Later, for example, Davis and colleagues found that women with limited literacy skills did not understand the purpose of a mammogram and did not access scree...
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