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Radical prostatectomy - A surgery in
which the entire prostate gland and seminal vesicles are removed.
Radiofrequency ablation - Heating the
tissue to kill cancer cells.
Randomized clinical trial - A clinical
trial in which two therapies are tested. Patients are randomly
assigned to one treatment or another. Efforts are made to ensure
the balance of important clinical factors between the two groups.
Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC
curves) - Simultaneous comparison of sensitivity and specificity.
Receptor - A specific molecule on the
surface of or within the cell that recognizes and binds with other
specific molecules.
Renal cell carcinoma - Suspected kidney
cancer.
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