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- Pancreatic Cancersearch for term
- A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. (pan-kree-AT-ic KAN-ser)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Parathyroid Cancersearch for term
- A rare cancer that forms in tissues of one or more of the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized glands in the neck that make parathyroid hormone, which helps the body store and use calcium). (PAYR-uh-THY-royd KAN-ser)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Peripheral Stem Cell Harvestsearch for term
- The same as a bone marrow transplant, except the source of the cells used to replace diseased or treatment-damaged bone marrow is the blood rather than bone marrow. Stem cells are seed cells capable of regrowing bone marrow. They can be harvested either from circulating blood or bone marrow.
- Polycythemia Vera search for term
- A disease in which there are too many red blood cells in the bone marrow and blood, causing the blood to thicken. The number of white blood cells and platelets may also increase. The extra blood cells may collect in the spleen and cause it to become enlarged. They may also cause bleeding problems and make clots form in blood vessels. (PAH-lee-sy-THEE-mee-uh VAYR-uh)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Positron Emission Tomographysearch for term
- measures important body functions, such as blood flow, oxygen use and sugar (glucose) metabolism, to help doctors evaluate how well organs and tissues are functioning. Synonyms: PET Scan
- Prostate-Specific Antigen search for term
- A substance produced by the prostate. It may be found in higher levels in the blood of men who have prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, infection or inflammation of the prostate. Also called PSA.
- PSAsearch for term
- A protein that comes from the prostate gland. The PSA test, which measures the levels of prostate specific antigen in the blood, is one test for prostate cancer.
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