Archives: Glossaire

Fluid released during ejaculation.

Flexible tube inserted through the urethra to the bladder, to allow urine to flow away.

Result obtained after studying prostate cancer cells under the microscope. This score provides a measure of the degree of aggressiveness of the cancer.

Medical imaging technique used to view the skeleton and detect metastases.

X ray-based painless medical imaging technique that produces “sliced” images of the human body.

Reappearance of signs indicating the presence of cancer following a period of remission.

Invisible rays that pass through certain components of the human body. This property is harnessed for X-ray examinations and scanner imaging, for example.

Localized cancer treatment that destroys cells by subjecting them to radioactive rays.