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oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''� ...

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National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

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10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate –

13-cis retinoic acid Isotretinoin, also known as 13-''cis''-retinoic acid and sold under the brand name Accutane among others, is a medication primarily used to treat severe acne. It is also used to prevent certain skin cancers (squamous-cell carcinoma), and in th ...

– 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin – 18F-EF5 – 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – 2-methoxyestradiol – 2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 170 – 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone – 3-AP – 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy – 3-dimensional radiation therapy – 4-demethoxydaunorubicin –

4-hydroxytamoxifen Afimoxifene, also known as 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) and by its tentative brand name TamoGel, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) of the triphenylethylene group and an active metabolite of tamoxifen. The drug is under development ...

– 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide – 4-NQO –

5-FU Fluorouracil (5-FU), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a cytotoxic chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. By intravenous injection it is used for treatment of colorectal cancer, oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreat ...

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5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) is the main metabolite of serotonin. In chemical analysis of urine samples, 5-HIAA is used to determine serotonin levels in the body. Clinical significance 5-HIAA is tested by 24-hour urine samples combined ...

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5-hydroxytryptamine Serotonin () or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Its biological function is complex and multifaceted, modulating mood, cognition, reward, learning, memory, and numerous physiological processes such as vomiting and vas ...

– 506U78 – 5Q- syndrome – 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene – 9-cis retinoic acid – 90Y-DOTA-biotin

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A33 monoclonal antibody – AAP – abarelix –

ABCD rating ABCD rating, also called the Jewett staging system or the Whitmore-Jewett staging system, is a staging system for prostate cancer that uses the letters ''A'', ''B'', ''C'', and ''D''. * “A” and “B” refer to cancer that is confined to the ...

– ABI-007 –

ABT-510 ABT-510 is a molecular therapeutic drug that was the subject of research as a potential treatment for cancer. According to the ''Journal of Clinical Oncology'', ABT-510 is a "subcutaneously (SC) administered nonapeptide thrombospondin analogue."

– ABT-751 – ABX-EGF – accelerated phase – ACE inhibitor – acetylcysteine –

achlorhydria Achlorhydria and hypochlorhydria refer to states where the production of hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions of the stomach and other digestive organs is absent or low, respectively. It is associated with various other medical problems. Sig ...

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acitretin Acitretin (trade names Soriatane and Neotigason) is a second-generation retinoid. It is taken orally, and is typically used for psoriasis. Acitretin is an oral retinoid used in the treatment of severe resistant psoriasis. Because of the potential ...

– acoustic neurofibromatosis – acridine carboxamide –

acrylonitrile Acrylonitrile is an organic compound with the formula and the structure . It is a colorless, volatile liquid although commercial samples can be yellow due to impurities. It has a pungent odor of garlic or onions. In terms of its molecula ...

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actinic keratosis Actinic keratosis (AK), sometimes called solar keratosis or senile keratosis, is a pre-cancerous area of thick, scaly, or crusty skin.Freedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. . Actinic k ...

– action study –

Activase Alteplase (t-PA), a biosynthetic form of human tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), is a thrombolytic medication, used to treat acute ischemic stroke, acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (a type of heart attack), pulmonary embolism as ...

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acute erythroid leukemia Acute erythrocyte leukemia is a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (less than 5% of AML cases) where the myeloproliferation is of erythrocytic precursors. It is defined as type "M6" under the FAB classification. Signs and symptoms The most com ...

– acute lymphoblastic leukemia –

acute lymphocytic leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a cancer of the lymphoid line of blood cells characterized by the development of large numbers of immature lymphocytes. Symptoms may include feeling tired, pale skin color, fever, easy bleeding or bruisin ...

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acute myelogenous leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with normal blood cell production. Symptoms may includ ...

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acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with normal blood cell production. Symptoms may inclu ...

– acute nonlymphocytic leukemia – AD 32 – adenocarcinoma – adenoid cystic cancer – adenoma –

adenopathy Lymphadenopathy or adenopathy is a disease of the lymph nodes, in which they are abnormal in size or consistency. Lymphadenopathy of an inflammatory type (the most common type) is lymphadenitis, producing swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. In cl ...

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adenosine triphosphate Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is an organic compound that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells, such as muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, condensate dissolution, and chemical synthesis. Found in all known forms o ...

– adenovirus – adjunct agent –

adjunctive therapy Combination therapy or polytherapy is therapy that uses more than one medication or modality. Typically, the term refers to using multiple therapies to treat a ''single'' disease, and often all the therapies are pharmaceutical (although it can also ...

– adjuvant therapy –

adrenocortical The adrenal cortex is the outer region and also the largest part of an adrenal gland. It is divided into three separate zones: zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata and zona reticularis. Each zone is responsible for producing specific hormones. It is ...

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Adriamycin Doxorubicin, sold under the brand name Adriamycin among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. This includes breast cancer, bladder cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, and acute lymphocytic leukemia. It is often used toget ...

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adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL or ATLL) is a rare cancer of the immune system's T-cells caused by human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). All ATL cells contain integrated HTLV-1 provirus further supporting that causal role o ...

– AE-941 – AEE788 –

aerobic metabolism Cellular respiration is the process by which biological fuels are oxidised in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor such as oxygen to produce large amounts of energy, to drive the bulk production of ATP. Cellular respiration may be des ...

– aerobic respiration –

aerodigestive tract {{Short pages monitor – Institutional review board, IRB – irinotecan – irofulven – irradiated – irradiation – irreversible toxicity – iseganan hydrochloride – ISIS 2503 – ISIS 3521 – ISIS 5132 – islet cell – islet cell cancer – islet of Langerhans cell – isoflavone – isointense – isolated hepatic perfusion – isolated limb perfusion – isolated lung perfusion – isotretinoin – itraconazole – International unit, IU – Intravenous therapy, IV – Intravenous pyelogram, IVP – ixabepilone

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J-107088 – J-pouch coloanal anastomosis – jaundice – Jewett staging system – JM 216 – junctional nevus – juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

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Kaposi's sarcoma – karenitecin – Karnofsky Performance Status – keloid – keratan sulfate – keratinocyte growth factor – keratoacanthoma – ketoconazole – ketorolac – keyhole limpet hemocyanin – Keratinocyte Growth Factor, KGF – killer cell – Kinaret – Klatskin tumor – Klebsiella – Klinefelter syndrome – KOS-862 – Karnofsky performance status, KPS – kretek – KRN5500 – KRN7000 – Krukenberg tumor – KW2189

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L-377,202 – L-778,123 – L-carnitine (see Carnitine) – laboratory study – laboratory test – lacrimal gland – lactate dehydrogenase – lactic acid dehydrogenase – LAK cell – lamina propria – lamivudine – lamotrigine – laparoscope – laparoscopic prostatectomy – laparoscopic-assisted colectomy – laparoscopy – laparotomy – Arctium lappa, lappa – large cell carcinoma – large granular lymphocyte – laryngectomy – laser surgery – laser therapy – LCIS – Lactate dehydrogenase, LDH – lectin – leflunomide – leiomyoma – leiomyosarcoma – lentinan – lepirudin – leptomeningeal – leptomeningeal cancer – leptomeningeal metastases – leridistim – lerisetron – Leser-Trélat – letrozole – leucovorin – leukapheresis – leukemia – leukocyte – leukopenia – leukoplakia – leuprorelin – leuvectin – levamisole – levocarnitine – levofloxacin – LGD1069 – LH-RH – Lhermitte's sign – Li-Fraumeni syndrome – liarozole – ligature (medicine), ligation – light-emitting diode therapy – lignan – limb perfusion – limited-stage small cell lung cancer – linac – liothyronine sodium – lipophilic – liposarcoma – liposomal – lisofylline – Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) – liver metastases – liver scan – LMB-1 immunotoxin – LMB-2 immunotoxin – LMB-7 immunotoxin – LMB-9 immunotoxin – lobaplatin – lobectomy – lobradimil – lobular carcinoma in situ – lobule – local cancer – local therapy – localized gallbladder cancer – locally advanced cancer – lometrexol – lomustine – lonafarnib – loop electrosurgical excision procedure – loop excision – loperamide hydrochloride – losoxantrone – low-grade lymphoma – lower GI series – LU 79553 – LU-103793 – lubricant – lumbar puncture – lumpectomy – lung metastases – lurtotecan – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist – lutetium texaphyrin – LY231514 – LY293111 – LY317615 – LY335979 – LY353381 hydrochloride – lycopene – lymph gland – lymph node – lymph node dissection – lymph node drainage – lymph node mapping – lymph vessel – lymphadenectomy – lymphadenopathy – lymphangiogram – lymphangiography – lymphangiosarcoma – lymphatic fluid – lymphatic mapping – lymphatic system – lymphatic vessel – lymphedema – lymphoblast – lymphocyte – lymphocytic – lymphocytic leukemia – lymphoepithelioma – lymphography – lymphoid – lymphokine-activated killer cell – lymphoma – lymphomatoid granulomatosis – lymphoproliferative disorder – lymphosarcoma – lymphoscintigraphy – Lynch syndrome – lysis – lysosome – lytic – lytic lesion

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Paraprotein, M protein – macroglobulinemia – macrophage – mafosfamide – MAGE-3 – magnetic resonance imaging – magnetic resonance perfusion imaging – magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – magnetic-targeted carrier – maintenance therapy – malabsorption syndrome – malignancy – malignant – malignant ascites – malignant fibrous cytoma – malignant fibrous histiocytoma – malignant meningioma – malignant mesothelioma – malignant mixed Müllerian tumor – malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor – malondialdehyde – MALT lymphoma – mammary – mammogram – mammography – Mammotome – mantle field – marimastat – mast cell – mastectomy – mastocytoma – matrix metalloproteinase – MDL 101,731 – MDX-060 – mean survival time – measurable disease – mechlorethamine – MEDI-507 – medial supraclavicular lymph node – median survival time – mediastinal pleura – mediastinoscopy – mediastinum – medical castration – medical oncologist – medroxyprogesterone – medullary breast carcinoma – medullary thyroid cancer – medulloblastoma – mega-voltage linear accelerator – megestrol – meiosis – melanocyte – melanoma – melanoma vaccine – melphalan – MEN-10755 – MEN1 syndrome – meningeal – meningeal metastases – meningioma – menopausal hormone therapy – mercaptopurine – Mercury (element), mercury – Merkel cell cancer – mesenchymal – mesenteric membrane – mesna – mesonephroma – mesothelioma – metaplasia – metaplastic carcinoma – metastasectomy – metastasis – metastasize – metastatic – metastatic cancer – metasynchronous – meteorism – methotrexate – methoxsalen – Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta – methyl-5-aminolevulinate – methylphenidate – methylprednisolone – metoclopramide – metronidazole – metronomic therapy – Mexican valerian – MG98 – microcalcification – micrometastases – micromolar – Microsatellite (genetics), microsatellite – microsatellite instability – microstaging – microwave therapy – microwave thermotherapy – mifepristone – Miraluma test – misoprostol – mistletoe lectin – mitochondria – mitolactol – mitomycin – mitosis – mitotane – mitotic activity – mitotic index – mitotic inhibitor – mitoxantrone – mivobulin isethionate – mixed glioma – MLN2704 – modafinil – Medical imaging, modality – modified radical mastectomy – Mohs surgery – molar pregnancy – molecular risk assessment – molecularly targeted therapy – monoclonal antibody – monoclonal antibody 3F8 – monocyte – Montanide ISA-51 – Morinda citrifolia – morphology (biology), morphology – motexafin gadolinium – moxifloxacin – MPNST – MRI – MRI#Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, MRSI – MS 209 – MS-275 – mucinous carcinoma – mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma – muJ591 monoclonal antibody – Mullerian tumor, Müllerian tumor – multicenter study – multicentric breast cancer – multidrug resistance – multidrug resistance inhibition – multifocal breast cancer – multimodality treatment – multiple endocrine adenomatosis – multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome – multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome – multiple myeloma – multiple sclerosis – multiplicity (oncology), multiplicity – muromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibody – musculoskeletal – mycophenolate mofetil – mycosis fungoides – mycostatin – myelin – myeloablation – myelodysplasia – myelodysplastic syndrome – myelofibrosis – myelogenous – myelogram – myeloid – myeloma – myeloproliferative disorder – myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia – myelosuppression – myelosuppressive therapy – myometrium

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N-acetylcysteine – N-acetyldinaline – N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine – naloxone –

– National Institutes of Health – natural killer cell – NB1011 – NBI-3001 – National Cancer Institute, NCI – nebulizer – neck dissection – needle biopsy – needle-localized biopsy – negative axillary lymph node – negative test result – nelarabine – nelfinavir mesylate – neoadjuvant therapy – neoplasia – neoplasm – nephrotomogram – nephrotoxic – nephroureterectomy – nerve block – nerve grafting – nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy – nerve-sparing surgery – neuro-oncologist – neurobehavioral – neuroblastoma – neuroectodermal tumor – neuroendocrine – neuroendocrine tumor – neuroepithelial – neurofibroma – neurofibromatosis type I – neurofibromatosis type 2 – neuroma – neuron – neuropathologist – neuropathy – neuropeptide – neuroradiologist – neurotoxicity – neurotoxin – neurotropism – neutropenia – neutrophil – nevus – Neurofibromatosis type I, NF1 – NG-monomethyl-L-arginine – Nicotinamide, niacinamide – nicotinamide – NIH – nilutamide – nimodipine – nipple discharge – nitrocamptothecin – nitrosourea – NK cell – Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, NMRI – node-negative – node-positive – nodular parenchyma – nolatrexed – non-Hodgkin's lymphoma – non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – nonconsecutive case series – noncontiguous lymphoma – nonhematologic cancer – noni – nonlytic – nonmalignant – nonmalignant hematologic disorder – nonmelanoma skin cancer – nonmelanomatous – nonmetastatic – nonopioid – nonprescription – nonrandomized clinical trial – nonseminoma – nonspecific immune cell – nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug – nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor – novobiocin – Nil per os, NPO – NR-LU-10 antigen – NSAID – nuclear magnetic resonance imaging – nuclear medicine scan – nutraceutical – nystatin

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O(6)-benzylguanine – oat cell cancer – objective improvement – objective response – oblimersen – obtundation – occult stage non-small cell lung cancer – octreotide – Ocular Melanoma, ocular melanoma – ofloxacin – OGX-011 – oblimersen – oligoastrocytoma – oligodendroglial tumor – oligodendroglioma – oltipraz – omega-3 fatty acid – omentectomy – Greater omentum, omentum – omeprazole – Ommaya reservoir – oncogene – oncologist –

– Oncology nursing, oncology nurse – oncology pharmacy specialist – oncolysate – oncolysis – oncolytic – Oncolytic virus – Onconase – ondansetron – ONYX-015 – oophorectomy – open biopsy – open colectomy – open label study – opioid – opportunistic infection – oral and maxillofacial surgeon – orchidectomy – orchiectomy – oropharynx – OSI-7904L – osmolality – osteitis deformans – osteogenic sarcoma – osteolytic – osteoporosis – osteosarcoma – ostomy – ovarian ablation – ovarian epithelial cancer – ovarian suppression – Overall Survival (OS) – overexpress – overgrowth syndrome – oxaliplatin – oxandrolone – OXi-104 – oxidative metabolism – oxidative stress

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Phosphorus-32, P-32 – p-value – p53 gene – Pacific valerian – paclitaxel – Paget's disease of bone – Paget's disease of the nipple – PALA – palatine uvula – palliative care – palliative therapy – Palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia – pamidronate – Pancoast's tumor – pancreatectomy – pancreatic cancer – pancreatic duct – pancreatic enzyme – pancreatic juice – pancreatitis – PAP, same as Pap smear – Pap smear – Pap test, same as Pap smear – papillary serous carcinoma – papillary thyroid cancer – papillary tumor – papilledema – paracentesis – parageusia – Paramyxoviridae, paramyxovirus – paraneoplastic syndrome – parathyroid gland – parathyroid hormone – parenchyma – paresthesias – paricalcitol – parietal pericardium – Parkinson's disease – parotidectomy – paroxetine hydrochloride – partial cystectomy – partial laryngectomy – partial mastectomy – partial nephrectomy – partial oophorectomy – partial remission – partial response – passive antibody therapy – Paterson–Kelly syndrome – pathological staging – patient-controlled analgesia – Patient derived tumor xenografts – Prostate cancer, PCA – Physician Data Query, PDQ – peau d'orange – PEG-interferon alfa-2a – PEG-interferon alfa-2b – PEG-MGDF – pegaspargase – pegfilgrastim – PEITC – peldesine – pelvic exenteration – pelvic lymphadenectomy – pemetrexed disodium – penclomedine – penicillamine – pentetic acid calcium – pentosan polysulfate – pentostatin – pentoxifylline – peptide – peptide 946 – percutaneous ethanol injection – percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography – perfusion – perfusion magnetic resonance imaging – pericardial effusion – perifosine – perineal colostomy – perineal prostatectomy – peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy – peripheral neuropathy – peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor – peripheral stem cell – peripheral stem cell support – peripheral stem cell transplantation – peristalsis – primary peritoneal cancer, peritoneal cancer – peritoneal infusion – peritoneal perfusion – pernicious anemia – pertuzumab – PET scan – petechiae – Peutz–Jeghers syndrome – phagocyte – pharmacokinetics – phase I trial – phase I/II trial – phase II trial – phase II/III trial – phase III trial – phase IV trial – phenethyl isothiocyanate – phenoxodiol – phenylacetate – phenylbutyrate – pheochromocytoma – pheresis – Philadelphia chromosome – photodynamic therapy – photothermal therapy – photofrin – photopheresis – phyllodes tumor – Physician Data Query – phytic acid – phytoestrogen – phytosterol – PI-88 – pilocarpine – pilocytic – pineal region tumor – pineoblastoma – pineocytoma – piperacillin/tazobactam – pirfenidone – piritrexim – pixantrone – Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, PJS – PKC412 – plasmacytic – plasmacytoma – plasmapheresis – Plenaxis – pleomorphism (cytology), pleomorphic – pleural effusion – pleurodesis – plexiform neurofibroma – plexopathy – ploidy – Plummer–Vinson syndrome – pluripotent – pluripotent stem cell – pM-81 monoclonal antibody – Primitive neuroectodermal tumor, PNET – pneumonectomy – PNU 166148 – PNU-93914 – polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant – poly-ICLC – polyglutamate camptothecin – polyglutamate paclitaxel – polymerase chain reaction – polymorphism (biology), polymorphism – polyneuritis – polyp (medicine), polyp – polypectomy – polyphenol – Polyphenon E – polyposis – pons – pons, pontine – porfimer sodium – porfiromycin – port-a-cath – positive axillary lymph node – positive test result – positron emission tomography scan – postremission therapy – PR+ – PR- – precancerous – precancerous dermatitis – precancerous dermatosis – precancerous polyps – predictive factor – prednisolone – prednisone – preleukemia – premalignant – pretracheal space – prevascular space – preventive mastectomy – primary central nervous system lymphoma – primary endpoint – primary myelofibrosis – primary peritoneal cancer – primary tumor – primitive neuroectodermal tumor – prinomastat – pro-oxidant – probenecid – procarbazine – prochlorperazine – proctoscopy – proctosigmoidoscopy – progesterone receptor negative – progesterone receptor positive – progesterone receptor test – progression-free survival (PFS) – progressive disease – proliferative index – prolymphocytic leukemia – promegapoietin – promyelocytic leukemia – prophylactic cranial irradiation – prophylactic mastectomy – prophylactic oophorectomy – prophylactic surgery – prophylaxis – prospective cohort study – Prost 30 monoclonal antibody – prostate-specific antigen – prostate-specific antigen test – prostatectomy – prostatic acid phosphatase – prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia – prostatitis – protease inhibitor (pharmacology), protease inhibitor – protein kinase C – proteoglycan – proteomic profile – proteomics – proton beam radiation therapy – proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – PS-341 – Prostate specific antigen, PSA – psammoma body – PSC 833 – pseudomyxoma peritonei – psoralen – Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, PTC – PTCD – PTK787/ZK 222584 – Nephroptosis, ptosis – pulmonary sulcus tumor – PV701 – pyrazine diazohydroxide – pyrazoloacridine – pyroxamide

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Coenzyme Q10, Q10 – QS21 – quadrantectomy

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R-flurbiprofen – r-tPA – R101933 – R115777 – radiation fibrosis – radiation oncologist – radiation physicist – radiation surgery – radiation therapist – radiation therapy – radical cystectomy – radical lymph node dissection – radical mastectomy – radical perineal prostatectomy – radical prostatectomy – radical retropubic prostatectomy – radioactive drug – radioactive iodine – radioactive palladium – radioactive seed – radiofrequency ablation – radiographer – radioimmunoguided surgery – radioimmunotherapy – radioisotope – radiolabeled – radiologic exam – radionuclide scanning – radiopharmaceutical – radiosensitization – radiosensitizer – radiosurgery – radiotherapy – raloxifene – raltitrexed – randomized clinical trial – ranpirnase – rapamycin – rapid hormone cycling – rapid-onset opioid – ras gene – rasburicase – rattlesnake root – ravuconazole – rebeccamycin – recombinant tissue plasminogen activator – reconstructive surgeon – reconstructive surgery – recurrent cancer – Red blood cell – Reed–Sternberg cell – reflux – refractory cancer – regional cancer – regional chemotherapy – regional enteritis – regional lymph node – regional lymph node dissection – rehabilitation specialist – relative survival rate – relaxation technique – remission induction therapy – remote brachytherapy – Renal cell carcinoma, renal cell cancer – renal collecting tubule – renal glomerulus – renal tubular acidosis – retinoblastoma – retinoid – retinol – retinyl palmitate – retroperitoneal – retropubic prostatectomy – retrospective cohort study – retrospective study – retroviral vector – retrovirus – RevM10 gene – rhabdoid tumor – rhabdomyosarcoma – rhizoxin – ribavirin – ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor – rifampin – risedronate – ritonavir – rituximab – RK-0202 – RMP-7 – RNA – Ro 31-7453 – Ro 50-3821 – rofecoxib – rosiglitazone – RPI.4610 – RPR 109881A – RSR13 – Rous sarcoma virus, RSV

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Somatosensory cortex, S-1 – S-phase fraction – safingol – salpingo-oophorectomy – salvage therapy – samarium 153 – saponin – saquinavir mesylate – sarCNU – sarcoma – sarcosinamide nitrosourea – sargramostim – satraplatin – SC-70935 – SCH 54031 – SCH 66336 – SCH-58500 – Schiller test – Schwann cell – schwannoma – scintimammography – scleroderma – screening mammogram – ''Scutellaria barbata'' – SDX-102 – SDX-105 – second primary cancer – second-line therapy – second-look surgery – secondary cancer – sedoxantrone trihydrochloride – segmental cystectomy – segmental mastectomy – selective estrogen receptor modulator – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor – sella turcica – semaxanib – seminal vesicle biopsy – seminoma – semiparasitic – semustine – senile keratosis – sentinel lymph node – sentinel lymph node biopsy – sentinel lymph node mapping – seocalcitol – selective estrogen receptor modulator, SERM – serotonin – sertraline – serum albumin – serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase – Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase – serum tumor marker test – sesquiterpene lactone – sestamibi breast imaging – severe myelosuppression – Sézary syndrome – SGN-00101 – SGN-15 – SGOT – SGPT – sham therapy – shave biopsy – Sho-saiko-to – sialic acid – sialyl Tn-KLH – side-to-end coloanal anastomosis – sideropenic dysphagia – sigmoidoscope – sigmoidoscopy – signal transduction inhibitor – signet ring cell carcinoma – Squamous intraepithelial lesion, SIL – sildenafil – Silybum marianum – silymarin – simple mastectomy – simple nephrectomy – single blind study – single-photon emission computed tomography – siplizumab – sirolimus – small cell lung cancer – small intestine – smoldering leukemia – smoldering myeloma – SMT-487 – SnET2 – SNX 111 – soblidotin – sodium borocaptate – sodium salicylate – sodium sulfite – sodium thiosulfate – soft tissue sarcoma – solar keratosis – solid tumor – somatic cell – somatic mutation – somnolence syndrome – Medical ultrasonography, sonogram – sorivudine – specific immune cell – SPECT – Specific Pathogen Free, SPF – spiculated mass – spindle cell cancer – spindle cell sarcoma – spiral CT scan – splenomegaly – sputum cytology – squalamine lactate – squamous cell – squamous cell carcinoma – squamous intraepithelial lesion – SR-29142 – SR-45023A – SR49059 – SSRI – Cancer staging, staging – staurosporine – stavudine – stellate veins, stellate – stem cell – stem cell factor – stem cell transplantation – stent – stereotactic biopsy – stereotactic body radiation therapy – stereotactic external-beam radiation – stereotactic injection – stereotactic radiation therapy – stereotactic radiosurgery – stereotaxic radiosurgery – stereotaxis – steroid therapy – STI481 – Imatinib, STI571 – stoma – stomatitis – streptavidin – streptozocin – Stromagen – stromal tumor – strontium-89 – Sturge–Weber syndrome – SU011248 – SU101 – SU5416 – SU6668 – subcutaneous port – subependymal – suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid – subglottis – subset analysis – subtenon – sucralfate – sulfonamide (medicine), sulfonamide – sulindac – superior vena cava – superior vena cava syndrome – supraclavicular lymph node – supraglottic laryngectomy – supraglottis – supratentorial – suramin – surgical oncologist – survival rate – symptom management – syncytium – syngeneic bone marrow transplantation – syngeneic stem cell transplantation – synovial membrane – synovial sarcoma – synthetic protegrin analog – synthetic retinoid – systemic chemotherapy – systemic disease – systemic lupus erythematosus – systemic therapy

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T cell – Triiodothyronine, T-3 – T-cell depletion – T-cell lymphoma – T138067 – T4N5 liposomal lotion – T900607 – TAC-101 – tacrolimus – TAG-72 antigen – talampanel – talaporfin sodium – tamoxifen – tariquidar – taurolidine – taxane – technetium tc 99m dextran – technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid – tegafur – teicoplanin – telangiectasia – temoporfin – temozolomide – teniposide – TENS – teratoma – terminal disease – tetanus toxoid – tetrahydrouridine – TG4010 – theophylline – thermal ablation – thermography – thiotepa – third-line therapy – thoracentesis – thoracoscopy – thoracotomy – thrombocyte – thrombocytopenia – thrombohemorrhagic event – thrombophlebitis – thrombopoietin – thymidine – thymidylate synthase inhibitor – thymoma – Thyrogen – thyroglobulin – thyroid follicular cell – thyroid hormone – thyroid-stimulating hormone – thyroidectomy – thyrotropin alfa – tiazofurin – time to progression – tin ethyl etiopurpurin – tin Sn 117m DTPA – tinidazole – tioguanine – tipifarnib – tirapazamine – tissue plasminogen activator – TLK286 – Trabecular meshwork, TM – Transplacental carcinogenesis – Tumor necrosis factors, TNF – TNFerade – TNM staging system – TNP-470 – tocladesine – tomography – topical chemotherapy – topoisomerase inhibitor – topotecan – toremifene – tositumomab – total androgen blockade – total estrogen blockade – total nodal irradiation – total parenteral nutrition – total-body irradiation – TP-38 immunotoxin – Tissue plasminogen activator, tPA – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, TPA – trabecular cancer – transabdominal ultrasound – transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation – transdermal – transferrin-CRM107 – transitional cell – transitional cell carcinoma – transperineal biopsy – transrectal biopsy – transrectal ultrasound – transurethral biopsy – transurethral needle ablation – transurethral resection – transurethral resection of the prostate – transvaginal ultrasound – trastuzumab – Traumeel S – treosulfan – tretinoin – triacetyluridine – triamcinolone – Triapine – tributyrin – trichothiodystrophy – triiodothyronine – trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole – trimetrexate glucuronate – triptorelin – troglitazone – tropisetron – troxacitabine – TRUS – tuberous sclerosis – tubulovillous adenoma – tumor – tumor antigen vaccine – tumor board review – tumor burden – tumor debulking – tumor infiltrating lymphocyte – tumor load – tumor marker – tumor model – Tumor necrosis factors, tumor necrosis factor – tumor suppressor gene – tumor-derived – tumor-specific antigen – Transurethral resection of the prostate, TUR – TURP – transvaginal ultrasound, TVS – tympany – type I and type II errors – tyrosinase peptide – tyrosine kinase inhibitor – TZT-1027

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ubiquinone – UCN-01 – UGT1A1 – ultrasonogram – ultrasonography – ultrasound-guided biopsy—see ultrasound and

biopsy A biopsy is a medical test commonly performed by a surgeon, interventional radiologist, or an interventional cardiologist. The process involves extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a dise ...

– ultraviolet radiation therapy—see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy – uncontrolled study—see

clinical trial Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, diet ...

– unconventional cancer treatments—see experimental cancer treatment – undifferentiated—see cellular differentiation – unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy—see oophorectomy – unresectable—see Segmental resection, resection – unresectable gallbladder cancer—see gallbladder cancer – unsealed internal radiation therapy—see radiation therapy – upper GI series – urachus – uracil – urea nitrogen—see blood urea nitrogen – ureteroscopy – urine cytology—see urine – urokinase – urologic oncologist—see urology and oncologist – urothelium – ursodiol – UV radiation – UVA radiation – UVB radiation – uvula

V

vaccine adjuvant – vaccine therapy – vaccinia CEA vaccine – vaginal cancer – vaginal melanoma–list of vaginal tumors, vaginal tumors – valacyclovir – valdecoxib – valerian (herb), valerian – ''Valeriana officinalis'' – Valerianae radix – valganciclovir – valproic acid – vancomycin – vapreotide – varicose veins – vascular endothelial growth factor – Vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF – VEGF Trap – venlafaxine – video-assisted resection – video-assisted surgery – villous adenoma – Intestinal villus, villus – vinblastine – vinca alkaloid – vincristine – vindesine – vinorelbine – viral vector – virotherapy – virtual colonoscopy – Virulizin – virus replication cycle – virus-neutralizing antibody – viscotoxins – visilizumab – visual pathway glioma – VNP20009 – VNP40101M – von Hippel–Lindau disease – voriconazole – vorozole – vulvar cancer – VX 853 – VX-710

W

Waldenström macroglobulinemia – warfarin – wedge resection – Wermer's syndrome – Whipple procedure – white blood cell – Whitmore-Jewett staging system – whole cell vaccine – Wilms' tumor – Wobe-Mugos E

X

X-ray – X-ray therapy – xenograft – xeroderma pigmentosum – xerogram – xerostomia – XK469 – XR9576

Y

YM598 – ibritumomab tiuxetan, yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan – yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 – yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide

Z

ZD 1839 – ZD0473 – ZD6474 – ziconotide – zidovudine – zileuton – zoledronate – Zollinger–Ellison syndrome – Zoloft – zolpidem – zosuquidar trihydrochloride

References

{{Tumors Oncology, * Indexes of science articles, Oncology-related terms Medical lists, Oncology