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| | National Cancer Institute - Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
 | | A tumor of the thymus, an organ that is part of the lymphatic system and is located in the chest, behind the breastbone. | | | Tumor necrosis factor seems to play a role in the breakdown of cancer cells. | | | In cancer treatment, a tumor board review may include that of a medical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with surgery), and a radiation oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with radiation). |
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http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=t
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| | GBM - MGH Brain Tumor Center |
| | When a tumor is located in a sensitive area of the brain, a biopsy is performed with a small needle, thereby avoiding further damage to brain function. | | | Because grade 3 and 4 tumors have a tendency to grow rapidly, treatment must be started as soon after surgery as is feasible, allowing time for the surgical incision to heal. | | | For questions about surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, and medications for the tumor, the specialists should be contacted by the primary care doctor or by the patient and family. |
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http://brain.mgh.harvard.edu/Glioblastoma.htm
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| | Tumor markers |
| | Although there are a multitude of tumor markers, very few of them have found their way into clinical practice because of their lack of specificity. | | | This is usually done by inserting a needle through the skin and into the tumor. | | | The process of taking a sample of tumor tissue through a needle. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/tumor_markers.jsp
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| | Brain tumor |
| | Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are used to treat tumors that can't be removed by surgery alone. | | | Because brain tumors can develop in parts of the brain that control motor skills, speech, vision and thinking, rehabilitation may be a necessary part of recovery. | | | A needle biopsy may be used for brain tumors in hard to reach areas within your brain. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00281.html
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| | Rat & Mouse Gazette: Tumors in Rats |
| | Because mammary tumors are just under the skin the surgery to remove them is minor, as opposed to major surgery which enters a body cavity, and rats usually recover quite quickly. | | | While there is a chance that any rat could develop another tumor later, the surgery will probably save her life and definitely improve the quality of her life for months to come. | | | Hopefully in the future, more rats will be tumor resistant, but until then, you need to be on the lookout for this life-threatening disease in your rats. |
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http://www.rmca.org/Articles/tumors.htm
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| | Brain Tumor / Family Village |
| | The Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's mission is to improve treatment, quality of life and the long term outlook for children with brain and spinal cord tumors by funding, basic, clinical and applied research, state of the art therapies, professional information and education, and patient and family support. | | | Information and experience is shared among brain tumor patients, their families and supporters, all kinds of concerned medical professionals, medical educators, and researchers who study brain tumor growth or treatment. | | | Our mission is to raise funds for scientific research and heighten public awareness of this most devastating disease and to improve prognosis and quality of life for those that are affected. |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_brtm.htm
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| | Wilms' tumor |
| | These therapies are called adjuvant therapies, and this type of combination therapy has been shown to substantially improve outcome in patients with Wilms' tumor. | | | All of these patients receive abdominal radiation therapy and lung radiation therapy if the tumor has spread to the lungs. | | | These patients usually receive abdominal radiation therapy and lung radiation therapy if the tumor has spread to the lungs. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/wilms_tumor.jsp
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| | Cat Sickness,Natural,Vitamins,Herbal Cat Vet Health Products |
| | In sharp contrast to this allopathic procedure, the Feline Medicine Chest's approach to treating tumors is vastly different. | | | Thus tumors and other maladies develop in our cats as their bodies' try to push the pathogens out. | | | Since the skin is the largest organ of the body, it reflects the vast majority of tumors as the body is desperately trying to push this foreign matter out of the body. |
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http://www.petmedicinechest.com/feline/discussions/tumortext.asp
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| | Brain Tumor |
| | Dedicated to eliminating brain tumors by funding and encouraging research and providing free patient education, materials and resource information. | | | Provides funding for research as well as client services for brain tumor patients. | | | Provides a Parent to Parent Network which has information and support to parents with a child who has had a brain or spinal cord tumor by creating a linkage to another parent who has had similar experiences. |
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/shc99bra.asp
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Brain tumor - children |
| | The treatment approach varies with the size and type of the tumor and the general health of the child. | | | Often close to vital structure, making surgical removal difficult. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000768.htm
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| | Tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The German Jewish doctor of medicine, Schatzie Werteim sheltered her self in her laboratory doing studies on tumors for 3 years, and in conclusion came up with an remarkable breakthrough that has bewildered scientists through out the entire medical society. | | | This patch increases blood flow within the body (tests were done examining blood). | | | Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of inflammation. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Brain tumor - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Approximately, one quarter of metastatic cancers spread to brain. | | | Tumors located in distant locations may affect the nerve cells and cause neurologic changes by mechanisms other than directly invading the brain tissue. | | | Increased pressure in the skull or brain edema cause more generalized symptoms like generalized headache, nausea and vomiting, loss of consciousness (stupor or coma) and intellectual decline. |
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http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/b/brain-tumor.html
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| | Tumor Immunology |
| | Immunotherapy of tumors is usually not done until conventional therapies like surgery, chemotherapy and radiation have been tried for practical and ethical reasons. | | | Melanomas are fast-growing skin tumors which metastasize to distant locations in the body. | | | Melanoma vaccines have induced tumor remission in some patients. |
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http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/MIC419/Tutorials/tumor.html
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| | Oncology - Wilms Tumor |
| | pain in the abdomen from pressure on other organs near the tumor | | | These symptoms of Wilms tumor may resemble other medical conditions or serious illnesses. | | | Rupture of the tumor may lead to cancer cells spreading to other tissues in the body. |
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http://uuhsc.utah.edu/healthinfo/pediatric/oncology/wilms.htm
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| | Tumor Markers |
| | Many of the well-known markers are seen in non-cancerous conditions as well as cancer. | | | Tumor markers are substances, usually proteins, that are produced by the body in response to cancer growth or by the cancer tissue itself. | | | The goal is to be able to screen for and diagnose cancer early, when it is the most treatable and before it has had a chance to grow and spread. |
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http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tumor_markers/glance.html
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| | Technorati Tag: tumor |
| | New Advances in Cancer Tumor Research Accurate, reliable news from ASCO, the society of medical professionals treating people living with thyroid cancer. | | | Mechanism of resistance to prostate cancer drugs A new study findings demonstrate a mechanism of resistance to prostate cancer drugs that block the... | | | BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations-associated cancer risk The findings of a new study underscore the complexity of genetics for BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated... |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/tumor
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tumor |
| | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Some that are not curable can still be treated and patients can live for many years with the cancer. | | | Tumors are classified as either benign (slow-growing and often harmless depending on the location) or malignant (faster-growing and likely to spread to other parts of the body and cause problems). |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001310.htm
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| | Brain Tumor Trials And Treatments |
| | Be sure to check out our Survivors Stories, visit the Noteworthy Treatments Section and our Video Library. | | | The information provided through this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating a brain tumor, health problem or a disease. | | | This site is maintained by the Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research Information. |
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http://virtualtrials.com
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| | Kidney-tumor |
| | Treatment: nephrectomy with wide margins; chemotherapy if resection is incomplete in infants 3 months or older or if tumor ruptures during surgery | | | Seen in 7-22% of uremic patients not on dialysis, 40% on dialysis for 3 years, 80% on dialysis for 10 years | | | If blastema present, patient at risk for Wilms’ tumor |
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| | Tumors |
| | Health > Diseases, Conditions, and Health Topics > Tumors | | | A study conducted at an Italian cancer research center has rekindled the debate on aspartame. | | | A far more pressing reason to study stem cells is the fact that they are the source of at least some, and perhaps all, cancers. |
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http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/tumors/?inline=nyt-classifier
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| | Skin-tumor |
| | Other tumors of skin: angiofibroma, atypical fibroxanthoma, benign cystic teratoma, benign fibrous histiocytoma, collagenous fibroma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, dermatomyofibroma, | | | Nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn: associated with malformed adnexal structures (see below) | | | Due to reparative changes associated with ulcer, trauma, chronic irritation, North American blastomycosis, tuberculosis, syphilis, granular cell tumor, Spitz nevi, melanoma |
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| | Acoustic neuroma - MayoClinic.com |
| | But these tumors often are associated with neurofibromatosis 2, an inherited disorder characterized by tumors of the cranial and spinal nerves. | | | As they grow, they push against the brain but they don't spread into the brain. | | | This nerve has two branches — the cochlear and vestibular. |
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| | benign tumor - Columbia Encyclopedia article about benign tumor |
| | Tumor cells are less responsive to these restraints and can proliferate to the point where they disrupt tissue architecture, distort the flow of nutrients, and otherwise do damage. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | tumor: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/benign+tumor
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| | AANS/CNS Section on Tumors |
| | The award is given to a faculty/attending practicing neurosurgeon with the best proposal for translational research in the area of brain tumor investigation and treatment. | | | The BrainLAB Community Neurosurgery Award will be given to a neurosurgeon practicing in a nonacademic setting who submits the best abstract related to central nervous system tumors. | | | The section also thanks Jeffrey Bruce, MD, FACS (Awards Subcommittee chairman), for his efforts to recognize the scholarly work of community based brain tumor neurosurgeons. |
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http://www.neurosurgery.org/sections/section.aspx?Section=TU
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| | The Enquirer - 66-pound tumor removed |
| | She left weighing about 160 pounds, and extremely relieved that the tumor wasn't cancer. | | | However, such tumors have been reported to grow to well beyond 100 pounds. | | | No one knows how long the tumor may have been growing. |
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http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041210/NEWS01/412110312/1056
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| | Mouse Tumor Biology System (MTB) (BETA) |
| | Currently MTB holds >16,000 tumor instances in >3,500 genetically defined mouse strains and >1,300 pathology images. | | | The Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB) Database supports the use of the mouse as a model system of hereditary cancer by providing electronic access to: | | | Information on genetic factors associated with tumor susceptibility in mice and somatic genetic-mutations observed in the tumors, |
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