Archives: Glossaire

Benign inflammation of the prostate, treated with antibiotics.

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

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

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

Final section of the large intestine, ending at the anus.

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

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

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