... 078. PreventionandEarly Detection ofCancer (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 78. PreventionandEarly Detection ofCancer Prevention andEarlyDetectionof Cancer: ... Improved understanding of carcinogenesis has allowed cancerprevention and earlydetection (also known as cancer control) to expand beyond the identification and avoidance of carcinogens. Specific ... prevent cancer in those at risk, and more sensitive and specific screening for early detection ofcancer are the goals. Carcinogenesis is not simply an event but a process, a continuum of discrete...
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... proliferation,apoptosis and other metabolic events in prostate cancer [14]. Taken together, a combination of geneamplification and androgen stimulation may causeoverexpression of TPD52 in prostate cancer. TPD52undergoes ... Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Greifswald, Germany2 Department of Urology, University of Greifswald, Germany3 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of ... rate ofprostatecancer has beendecreased significantly. In spite of all new treatmentstrategies to increase survival, PCA is the most com-mon type ofcancer found in men in Western countriesand...
... shownto have sensitivity and specificity rates of 93 and 98%.15,16One explanation for this discrepancy is that early lesions of oral cancerand precancer are often subtle and rarelydemonstrate ... results of an exit survey of seven dental schools. J Cancer Educ 2002;17(2):83–4.92. Horowitz AM, Canto MT, Child WL. Maryland adults’ perspec-tives on oral cancerpreventionandearly detection. ... mouthrinse in the detectionof oral cancer and precancer. J Oral Pathol Med 1996;25(3):97–103.53. Onofre MA, Sposto MR, Navarro CM. Reliability of toluidine blueapplication in the detectionof oral epithelial...