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Cuando una persona se entera de que tiene cáncer, conocer el diagnóstico y tomar decisiones sobre el tratamiento puede ser difícil. Por ejemplo, puede haber varias opciones de tratamiento, y la investigación sobre el cáncer continúa explorando y descubriendo nuevos tratamientos y mejoras a los existentes. Por eso es importante encontrar expertos con experiencia en el tratamiento de su tipo de cáncer que le proporcionen información.

Cáncer de útero - Diagnóstico

EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará una lista de pruebas, procedimientos y exploraciones frecuentes que los médicos usan para averiguar la causa de un problema médico. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.

Los médicos realizan muchas pruebas para detectar o diagnosticar el cáncer. Realizan pruebas para averiguar si el cáncer se ha diseminado a otra parte del cuerpo desde el lugar donde se inició. Si el cáncer se ha diseminado, se denomina metástasis. Los médicos también pueden hacer pruebas para determinar qué tratamientos podrían funcionar mejor.

October 30, 2014
Cat Snyder, ASCO staff

CT Scans and Cancer Risk

English
catherine.snyder

With most things in life, there are risks and benefits. It’s important to know these factors before you get any treatment or test. In this podcast, Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD shares about the connection between computed tomography (CT) scans and cancer risk.

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Breast Cancer, Male - Diagnosis

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

Medulloblastoma - Childhood - Diagnosis

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a brain tumor. They also do tests to learn if a cancerous tumor has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

Germ Cell Tumor - Childhood - Diagnosis

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a tumor. They also do tests to learn if a tumor has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the tumor has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

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