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   Cervical cancer

   Microinvasive cancer (stage IA) is usually treated by hysterectomy (removal of the whole uterus including part of the vagina).
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   Skin cancer

   Most skin cancers can be treated by removal of the lesion, making sure that the edges (margins) are free of the tumor cells. ... "Cancer statistics, 1991".
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   Hormonal therapy (oncology)

   Surgical castration, or removal of the testes in males and ovaries in females, have been widely used in the past to treat hormone-responsive prostate cancer and breast cancer respectively.
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   Castration

   Testicular cancer is generally treated by surgical removal of the cancerous testicle(s) (orchiectomy), often followed by radiation or chemotherapy.
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   Cancer

   Surgical excision: the removal of a tumor by a surgeon. ... A few types of cancer in non-humans have been found to be caused by the tumor cells themselves.
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   Prostate cancer

   This surgical approach allowed for removal of the prostate and lymph nodes with maintenance of penile function. ... ↑ Strum SB, Pogliano D (May 2005), "What every doctor who treats male patients should know", PCRI Insights 8(2): 4–5, < http://www.prostate-cancer.org/resource/pdf/Is8-2.pdf>
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   Breast cancer treatment

   Surgical removal of the entire breast is called mastectomy. ... In these cases the purpose of radiation is to reduce the chance that the cancer will recur.
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   Colorectal cancer

   The removal of colon polyps at the time of colonoscopy reduces the subsequent risk of colon cancer. ... The treatment depends on the staging of the cancer.
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   Head and neck cancer

   Mandibulectomy (removal of the mandible or lower jaw or part of it) ... Many different treatments and therapies are used in the treatment of throat cancer.
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    Testicular cancer

    After removal, a testicular tumor is classified by a pathologist according to its histology. ... | Testicular Cancer Classification and external resources |

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Cervical cancer,
• Skin cancer,
• Hormonal therapy (oncology),
• Castration,
• Cancer,
• Prostate cancer,
• Breast cancer treatment,
• Colorectal cancer,
• Head and neck cancer,
• Testicular cancer