Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor (Childhood) Articles

• Care for Children and Adolescents With Cancer: Questions and Answers
  ... Key Points Children's cancer centers are hospitals or units in hospitals that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children and adolescents (see Question 1). Several groups have ...
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• Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
  ... A laboratory test is a medical procedure in which a sample of blood, urine, or other tissues or substances in the body is checked for certain features. Such tests are often used as part of a routine c...
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• Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
  ... Key Points Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and grow without control (see Question 1). The place where the cancer started is called the primary cancer or the primary tumor (see Question 2). Me...
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• Tumor markers
  ... Tumor markers are substances that can often be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body tissues of some patients with certain types of cancer. Tumor markers are produced eit...
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