Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer |
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abnormal adenoma alcohol American Cancer Society and/or anemia appearance asymptomatic barium enema benign biopsy bleeding blood bone bowel breast cancer bronchial bronchoscopy cancer detection cancer mortality cancer suspect carcinoma in situ cervical smears chest classification clinical cytologic diagnosis disease Division endometrial epidermoid especially etiology evidence factors female cancer film gastroscopy gland goiter guaiac test head and neck hematuria individual intravenous pyelogram invasion involvement iodine kidney larynx lesion leukemia Leukoplakia lumen lung cancer lymph nodes lymphomas male cancer Male Female malignant lymphomas melanoma metastases microscopic mucosa negative nodular nodule obstruction occasionally occur palpation pathologic patient pelvic physical examination physician polyps positive possible present procedure prognosis prostatic cancer pyelogram rectum rectum and colon relatively renal routine screening sigmoidoscope significant skin specimen sputum stage stomach cancer surgery surgical suspicious symptoms and signs technique therapy thyroid cancer tissue tumor urinary usually vaginal women x-ray x-ray studies