prostate cancer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprostateandcancer
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prostate
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒs.teɪt/us/ˈprɑː.steɪt/
an organ near the penis in male mammals that produces a liquid that mixes with and ...
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cancer
noun
uk/ˈkæn.sər/us/ˈkæn.sɚ/
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often ...
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(Definition ofprostateandcancerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Treatingprostatecancerwith brachytherapy.
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Characteristics of men reporting forprostatecancerscreening.
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Another study focused on poorly differentiatedprostatecancer.
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We had selected nine patients with localisedprostatecancer.
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How low is the a/b ratio forprostatecancer?
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Prostate-specific antigen following radiotherapy for localprostatecancer.
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High dose rate afterloading for brachytherapy forprostatecancer.
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Some publications have also recommended againstprostatecancerscreening.
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A decision analysis for treatment of clinically localizedprostatecancer.
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A few thoughts before having aprostatecancerscreening test.
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How low is the ratio forprostatecancer?
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Tissue microarray sampling strategy forprostatecancerbiomarker analysis.
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Above 80 years of age, the risk for men to die withprostatecanceris larger than to die ofprostatecancer.
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The incidence ofprostatecancerhas increased rapidly, but the number of deaths fromprostatecancerhas not increased at the same rate (12).
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No county or municipality has organized screening programs forprostatecancer.
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This may explain the disproportionate research and funding in breast cancer as compared withprostatecancer.
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There is no public discussion on early detection ofprostatecancer.
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Detection of organ-confinedprostatecanceris increased through prostate-specific antigen-based screening.
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This technical document led to the development of clinical practice guidelines onprostatecancerscreening.
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Mostprostatecancerdevelops from a background of proliferative but seemingly benign epithelium.
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Between 65% and 80% of men with abnormal results will not haveprostatecancer.
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Most of these abnormalities contribute to the pathogenesis of only a subset ofprostatecancer.
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There is no national record on the incidence rate ofprostatecancer.
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The role of increasing detection in the rising incidence ofprostatecancer.
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It is estimated that about 25,000 new cases ofprostatecancerwere diagnosed in 1995 (15;25).
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