Fact Sheets: Detection and Diagnosis
Cancer Staging
(Reviewed: 09/22/2010) - This fact sheet explains the process of grouping cancer cases in categories (stages) based on the size of the tumor and the extent of the cancer in the body.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
(Reviewed: 12/30/2011) - This fact sheet discusses the advantages and disadvantages of several colorectal cancer screening tests.
Computed Tomography (CT): Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 09/08/2003) - A fact sheet that describes the CT scan procedure and technology and its uses in diagnosis and treatment.
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
(Reviewed: 01/15/2003) - A fact sheet that describes the role of screening and diagnostic laboratory tests. Includes a brief discussion of factors affecting the results.
Mammograms
(Reviewed: 09/22/2010) - A fact sheet that defines screening and diagnostic mammograms. Discusses mammography screening guidelines and risk factors for breast cancer.
Pap Test
(Reviewed: 12/21/2010) - A fact sheet that describes the Pap test procedure, possible results, and the link between HPV and cervical cancer.
Pathology Reports
(Reviewed: 09/23/2010) - A fact sheet that describes the type of information that may be found in a pathology report, the document that contains results of the visual and microscopic examination of tissue removed during a biopsy or surgery.
Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women
(Reviewed: 09/17/2010) - A fact sheet that provides information and statistics about a woman's chance of developing breast cancer by specific ages.
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
(Reviewed: 03/18/2009) - A fact sheet that describes the PSA screening test for prostate cancer and explains the benefits and limitations of the test.
Proteomics and Cancer
(Reviewed: 08/07/2009) - This fact sheet describes proteomics (the study of proteins and how they respond to the needs of the body or in disease). This research may lead to new ways to diagnose cancer and identify the best treatments for individual patients.
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
(Reviewed: 08/11/2011) - A fact sheet that describes the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) procedure, its use in determining the extent, or stage, of cancer in the body, and the results of research on the use of SLNB in breast cancer and melanoma.
Tumor Grade
(Reviewed: 05/19/2004) - A fact sheet that discusses tumor grade and its role in prognosis. Explains concepts like normal cell biology and cell differentiation.
Tumor Markers
(Reviewed: 12/07/2011) - A fact sheet that defines tumor markers and describes how they can be used to aid diagnosis and treatment.
(Reviewed: 09/22/2010) - This fact sheet explains the process of grouping cancer cases in categories (stages) based on the size of the tumor and the extent of the cancer in the body.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
(Reviewed: 12/30/2011) - This fact sheet discusses the advantages and disadvantages of several colorectal cancer screening tests.
Computed Tomography (CT): Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 09/08/2003) - A fact sheet that describes the CT scan procedure and technology and its uses in diagnosis and treatment.
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
(Reviewed: 01/15/2003) - A fact sheet that describes the role of screening and diagnostic laboratory tests. Includes a brief discussion of factors affecting the results.
Mammograms
(Reviewed: 09/22/2010) - A fact sheet that defines screening and diagnostic mammograms. Discusses mammography screening guidelines and risk factors for breast cancer.
Pap Test
(Reviewed: 12/21/2010) - A fact sheet that describes the Pap test procedure, possible results, and the link between HPV and cervical cancer.
Pathology Reports
(Reviewed: 09/23/2010) - A fact sheet that describes the type of information that may be found in a pathology report, the document that contains results of the visual and microscopic examination of tissue removed during a biopsy or surgery.
Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women
(Reviewed: 09/17/2010) - A fact sheet that provides information and statistics about a woman's chance of developing breast cancer by specific ages.
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
(Reviewed: 03/18/2009) - A fact sheet that describes the PSA screening test for prostate cancer and explains the benefits and limitations of the test.
Proteomics and Cancer
(Reviewed: 08/07/2009) - This fact sheet describes proteomics (the study of proteins and how they respond to the needs of the body or in disease). This research may lead to new ways to diagnose cancer and identify the best treatments for individual patients.
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
(Reviewed: 08/11/2011) - A fact sheet that describes the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) procedure, its use in determining the extent, or stage, of cancer in the body, and the results of research on the use of SLNB in breast cancer and melanoma.
Tumor Grade
(Reviewed: 05/19/2004) - A fact sheet that discusses tumor grade and its role in prognosis. Explains concepts like normal cell biology and cell differentiation.
Tumor Markers
(Reviewed: 12/07/2011) - A fact sheet that defines tumor markers and describes how they can be used to aid diagnosis and treatment.