Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer pptx

... 2008 A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Treating Prostate Cancer Most men have time to learn about all the options for treating their prostate cancer. You have time to talk with ... FACTS •About9outof10 men with prostate cancer have cancer that has not spread outside the prostate gland. That means it is localized prostate cancer....

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... treated for cancer. However, doctors are careful not to use the word “cure” until a patient remains free of cancer for several years. Cancer treatment may cause a remission, which means that ... is because people’s bodies can react differently to treatment. Mos t children with cancer are treated at large pediatric cancer centers in clinical trials. A clinical trial is a...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 00:22

... Your Parent Has Cancer A Guide for Teens U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health 14 What are treatment side effects? Cancer treatments destroy cancer cells, ... until a patient remains free of cancer for several years. Cancer treatment may cause a remission, which means that the doctor can’t find signs of cancer. But sometimes t...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... mid-1980s aboard a transatlantic ship from the Caspian Sea. C. The zebra mussel probably steamed, sometime in the mid-1980s, aboard a transatlantic ship into U.S. waterways from the Caspian Sea. ... zebra mussel probably steamed sometime from the Caspian Sea in the mid-1980s into U.S. waterways aboard a transatlantic ship. E. The zebra mussel probably steamed from the Caspian Sea ab...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2014, 08:20

... men of other races. After African-American men, it is most common among white men, followed by Hispanic and Native American men. Asian-American men have the lowest rates of prostate cancer. Aside ... who has 3 immediate family members with prostate cancer. The younger a man is when he has prostate cancer, the greater the risk for his male family members. Prostate canc...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... testosterone’s action in prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy can play a role in treating early-stage prostate cancer. For men with high-risk early-stage prostate cancer, it may be used along with radiation ... which a doctor places radioactive material inside the prostate. Brachytherapy is a choice for men with low-risk prostate cancer. There are two...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 23:20

... drinks a day raises the risk. Other risk factors It is rare, but some women are born with a gene that puts them at high risk for breast cancer. Having radiation treatment at a young age also raises ... risk. 3 Learning About Breast Cancer Breast cancer is a malignant (muh-LIG-nent) tumor that starts with cells in the breast. Malignant means that the cells are cancerous and...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 01:20

... Pamphlet layout and design by Jeremiah Beaudry and William Blatner Photos by William Blatner and Jackie Rigali How to Help With Math Homework When The Answers Aren’t in the Book Many math curricula, ... and frame discussion, lead students to the important mathematical ideas, connect mathematical concepts, ask questions that help students see things in new ways and provide the m...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 12:20