Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the US National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms.

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10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate – 13-cis retinoic acid – 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 – 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide – 4-NQO – 5-FU – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid – 5-hydroxytryptamine – 506U78 – 5Q- syndrome – 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene – 9-cis retinoic acid – 90Y-DOTA-biotin

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A33 monoclonal antibody – AAP – abarelix – ABCD rating – ABI-007 – ABT-510 – – ABX-EGF – accelerated phase – ACE inhibitor – acetylcysteine – achlorhydria – acitretin – acoustic neurofibromatosis – acridine carboxamide – acrylonitrile – actinic keratosis – action study – Activase – acute erythroid leukemia – acute lymphoblastic leukemia – acute lymphocytic leukemia – acute myelogenous leukemia – acute myeloid leukemia – acute nonlymphocytic leukemia – AD 32 – adenocarcinoma – adenoid cystic cancer – adenoma – adenopathy – adenosine triphosphate – adenovirus – – adjunctive therapy – adjuvant therapy – adrenocortical – Adriamycin – adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma – – AEE788 – aerobic metabolism – aerobic respiration – aerodigestive tract – – aflatoxin – AFP – AG013736 – AG2037 – AG3340 – AG337 – agent study – agglutinin – aggressive lymphoma – agnogenic myeloid metaplasia – agonist – agranulocytosis – AJCC staging system – alanine aminopeptidase – alanine transferase – alanosine – aldesleukin – alemtuzumab – alendronate sodium – alkalinization – alkylating agent – ALL – all-trans retinoic acid – allogeneic – allogeneic bone marrow transplantation – allogeneic stem cell transplantation – allogenic – allopurinol – Allovectin-7 – aloe-emodin – alopecia – alpha-fetoprotein – Alteplase – altretamine – aluminium sulfate – ALVAC-CEA vaccine – Amanita phalloides – Ambien – amelanotic melanoma – – amifostine – amikacin – – aminoglutethimide – aminoglycoside antibiotic – aminolevulinic acid – aminopterin – AML – amonafide – amoxicillin – amphotericin B – ampulla – ampulla of Vater – amputation – amsacrine – amylase – amyloidosis – anagrelide – anakinra – anaphylactic shock – anaplastic – anaplastic large cell lymphoma – anaplastic thyroid cancer – anastomosis – anastrozole – androgen – androgen ablation – androgen suppression – – anecdotal report – anemia – anetholtrithione – Angelica root – angiogenesis – angiogenesis inhibitor – angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma – angiosarcoma – angiostatin – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor – anhydrovinblastine – anidulafungin – animal model – annamycin – anorexia – ansamycin – antagonist – anterior mediastinotomy – anterior mediastinum – anthracenedione – anthracycline – anthraquinone – anti-CEA antibody – anti-idiotype vaccine – anti-inflammatory – antiandrogen – antiandrogen therapy – anti-angiogenesis – antiangiogenic – antibody – antibody therapy – anticachexia – anticancer antibiotic – anticarcinogenic – anticoagulant – anticonvulsant – antidepressant – antiemetic – antiestrogen – antifolate – antifungal medication – antigen – antigen-presenting cell – antigen-presenting cell vaccine – antiglobulin test – antihormone therapy – antimetabolite – antimicrotubule agent – antimitotic agent – antineoplastic – antineoplastic antibiotic – antioxidant – antiparasitic – antiretroviral therapy – – antithymocyte globulin – antituberculosis – antitumor antibiotic – Antiviral drug – anxiolytic – APC – APC vaccine – APC8015 – apheresis – aplastic anemia – aplidine – apocrine gland – apolizumab – apoptosis – appendix – arctigenin – arctiin – – aromatase inhibitor – arsenic trioxide – arteriogram – arteriography – asbestos – ascites – asparaginase – aspartate transaminase – aspergillosis – Aspergillus – asthenia – astrocyte – astrocytoma – asymptomatic – atamestane – ataxia – ataxia-telangiectasia – ataxic gait – atelectasis – athymic nude mouse – ATLL – ATP – atrasentan – atypical hyperplasia – ATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – augmerosen – autoimmune disease – autologous – – autologous bone marrow transplantation – autologous lymphocyte – autologous stem cell transplantation – autologous tumor cell – Avastin – axilla – axillary artery – axillary bud – axillary dissection – axillary lymph node – axillary lymph node dissection – axillary nerve – axillary vein – azacitidine �� azoxymethane – AZQ – AZT

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B cell – B lymphocyte – – – B7-1 – Bacillus Calmette Guérin – bacterial toxin – barium enema – – barium swallow – Barrett's esophagus – basal cell – basal cell carcinoma – basal cell nevus syndrome – basophil – batimastat – – – – – – – BBR 2778 – BBR 3464 – BCG – BCG solution – bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139 – BCX-1777 – Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome – beclomethasone – Bellini duct carcinoma – bendamustine – benign – benign proliferative breast disease – benign prostatic hyperplasia – benign prostatic hypertrophy – benign tumor – benzaldehyde – – benzydamine – – best practice – – beta carotene – beta hemolytic streptococcus group B – beta-endorphin – beta-glucan – beta-human chorionic gonadotropin – bevacizumab – bexarotene – Bexxar regimen – – BI-RADS – – – bicalutamide – – bilateral cancer – bilateral nephrectomy – – bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy – bile duct – biliary – bilirubin – binding agent – bioavailable – biochanin A – biochemical reactions – biological response modifier – biological therapy – biomarker – – biopsy – biopsy specimen – biotherapy – Birt–Hogg–Dube syndrome – bispecific antibody – bispecific monoclonal antibody – bisphosphonate – bizelesin – – black cohosh – black snakeroot – blast – blast crisis – – bleomycin – blessed thistle – blinded study – blood cell count – blood chemistry study – blood thinner – blood transfusion – blood–brain barrier – – BMS-182751 – – – – BMS-247550 – – BMS-354825 – Bolus (medicine) – bolus infusion – bone marrow – – bone marrow aspiration – bone marrow biopsy – bone marrow metastases – bone marrow transplantation – bone metastases – bone scan – bone-seeking radioisotope – Boron neutron capture therapy – – bortezomib – Bowen's disease – BPH – brachial plexopathy – brachial plexus – brachytherapy – brain metastasis – brainstem glioma – brain stem tumor – brain tumor – BRCA1 – BRCA2 – breakthrough pain – breast cancer in situ – breast density – breast duct endoscopy – Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System – breast implant – breast reconstruction – breast self-exam – breast-conserving surgery – breast-sparing surgery – Brief Pain Inventory – BRIP1 – brivudine – BRM – bromelain – bronchiole – bronchitis – bronchoscope – bronchoscopy – bronchus – brostallicin – broxuridine – bryostatin 1 – buccal mucosa – budesonide – bupropion – burdock – Burkitt's leukemia – Burkitt's lymphoma – burr hole – buserelin – buspirone – busulfan – buthionine sulfoximine

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C cell – c-erbB-2 – c-kit – CA 19-9 assay – CA-125 – CA-125 test – cachexia – calcitonin – calcitriol – CAM – Campath-1H – camptothecin – – cancer – cancer induction – Cancer Information Service – cancer of unknown primary origin – cancer stem cell – cancer vaccine – Cancer.gov – Candidiasis – Candidosis – CAP-1 – capecitabine – capsaicin – captopril – carbendazim – carbogen – – carboplatin – carboxyamidotriazole – – carcinoembryonic antigen – carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1 – carcinogen – carcinogenesis – carcinoid – carcinoid syndrome – carcinoma – carcinoma in situ – carcinomatosis – carcinosarcoma – carcinosis – – – carmustine – carnitine – carotenoid – carzelesin – case report – case series – case-control study – caspofungin acetate – Castleman's disease – CAT scan – catechol – cauterization – cauterize – cBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate – CC-1088 – – CC-5013 – – CCI-779 – CD34 antigen – CD40-ligand – CEA – – cecum – cefalexin – cefepime – cefixime – ceftriaxone – celecoxib – celiac disease – cell – cell differentiation – cell motility – cell proliferation – cell respiration – cell adhesion – – cellular metabolism – cellulitis – central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor – central venous access catheter – – CEP-701 – cephalosporin – ceramide – cerebellar hemangioblastoma – cerebellopontine – cerebral hemisphere – cerebrospinal fluid – cerebrospinal fluid diversion – cervical – cervical intraepithelial neoplasia – cervix – cetuximab – cevimeline – – Chamberlain procedure – chemoembolization – chemoimmunotherapy – chemoprevention – chemoprevention studies – chemoprotective – chemoradiation – chemoradiotherapy – chemosensitivity – chemosensitivity assay – chemosensitizer – chemotherapeutic agent – chemotherapy – chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy – chest x-ray – chiasma – – chitin – chlorambucil – chlorine – chloroma – – cholangiocarcinoma – cholangiosarcoma – cholelith – cholestasis – chondrocyte – chondroitin sulfate – chondrosarcoma – chordoma – chorioallantoic membrane – choriocarcinoma – choroid plexus tumor – CHPP – chronic granulocytic leukemia – chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis – chronic leukemia – – chronic lymphocytic leukemia – chronic myelogenous leukemia – chronic myeloid leukemia – chronic myelomonocytic leukemia – – chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia – – CI-1033 – – – – ciclosporin – cidofovir – cilengitide – cimetidine – Cipro – ciprofloxacin – circulatory system – cirrhosis – CIS – cisplatin – citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate – cladribine – clarithromycin – clear cell adenocarcinoma – clear-cell sarcoma – clear cell sarcoma of the kidney – – – clinical series – clinical study – clinical trial – CLL – clodronate – clofarabine – CML – CMML – CMV – cnicin – CNS – – – – – co-culture – co-trimoxazole – – cobalt 60 – Cockayne syndrome – coenzyme Q10 – cohort study – – cold nodule – Coley's toxins – collagen disease – collagenase – collecting duct – coloanal anastomosis – coloanal pull-through – Colorectal cancer (colon cancer) – colon polyp – colonoscope – colonoscopy – colony-stimulating factor – colorectal – colposcope – colposcopy – combination chemotherapy – combretastatin A4 phosphate – comedo carcinoma – common bile duct – comorbidity – compassionate use trial – complementary and alternative medicine – complete blood count (CBC) – complete hysterectomy – – complete remission – complete response – compound nevus – compression bandage – computed tomographic colonography – computed tomography – computed tomography colography – computerized axial tomography – computerized tomography – – condylomata acuminata – cone biopsy – congestive heart failure – conization – consecutive case series – consolidation therapy – – – contingency management – continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion – continuous infusion – contralateral – – control group – controlled clinical trial – controlled study – conventional therapy – conventional treatment – – CoQ10 – cordectomy – cordycepin – core biopsy – corticosteroid – Corynebacterium granulosum – coumestan – coumestrol – CP-358,774 – – – – – CPT 11 – – craniopharyngioma – craniotomy – creatine – creatinine – cribriform – – Crohn's disease – cryopreservation – cryosurgery – cryotherapy – cryptorchidism – CSF – CT scan – CT-2103 – CT-2106 – – CTC – cultured cell – cultured cell line – cumulative dose – curcumin – – cutaneous T-cell lymphoma – cyanogenic glucoside – cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor – cyclophosphamide – cyclosporine – cyproheptadine – cyproterone acetate – cyst – cystectomy – cystosarcoma phyllodes – cystoscope – cystoscopy – cytarabine – – cytogenetics – cytokine – cytology – cytomegalovirus – cytopenia – cytoplasm – cytotoxic – – cytotoxic T cell

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– da-huang – dacarbazine – dacliximab – daclizumab – dactinomycin – daidzein – dalteparin – danazol – darbepoetin alfa – darkfield microscope – – daunorubicin – DCIS – de novo – death cap – debulking operation – decitabine – decortication – deferoxamine – defibrotide – degenerative disease – dehydroepiandrosterone – delayed-type hypersensitivity response – dendritic cell – – denileukin diftitox – dental implant – deoxycytidine – deoxyribonucleic acid – – depsipeptide – dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans – dermatologist – dermis – DES – deslorelin – desmoid tumor – desmoplastic – desmoplastic melanoma – desmoplastic small round cell tumor – dexamethasone – dexmethylphenidate – dexrazoxane – – – DFMO – DHA-paclitaxel – DHEA – – diagnosis – diagnostic mammogram – diagnostic procedures – – diathermy – – didanosine – DIEP flap – diethylstilbestrol – differentiation – difluoromethylornithine – digital mammography – digital photography – digital rectal examination – – – dimethyl sulfoxide – – diphosphonate – dipyridamole – – disease-free survival – disease-specific survival – distal – distal pancreatectomy – – distraction – disulfiram – DJ-927 – DNA – docetaxel – dock – dolasetron – – donepezil – dose – dose-dense chemotherapy – dose-dependent – – – – double-blinded – double-contrast barium enema – doubling time – doxercalciferol – doxorubicin – doxycycline – DRE – dronabinol – drug tolerance – dry orgasm – – ductal carcinoma – ductal carcinoma in situ – ductal lavage – Dukes' classification – dumping syndrome – duodenitis – – DX-8951f – dyscrasia – dysesthesia – dysgeusia – dysphagia – dysplasia – dysplastic nevi – dysplastic nevus – dyspnea

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E7070 – E7389 – EBV – ecchymosis – echocardiography – ecteinascidin 743 – – – – edrecolomab – efaproxiral – effector cell – efficacy – eflornithine – EGb761 – EGFR – – electroacupuncture – electrodesiccation – electrolarynx – – – embolism – embolization – embryoma – embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma – embryonal tumor – embryonic – – – emodin – enalapril – encephalopathy – enchondroma – endocervical curettage – – endocrine pancreas cell – – endometrial – endometrial biopsy – – endometrial hyperplasia – Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia – endometriosis – endometrium – – endoscope – endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography – endoscopic ultrasound – endoscopy – endostatin – endothelial cell – endothelin receptor antagonist – endothelin-1 protein receptor antagonists – – enoxaparin – ENT – enterostomal therapist – enucleation – enveloped virus – eosinophil – eosinophilia – – ependymal tumor – ependymoma – epidemiology – epidermal growth factor receptor – epidermoid carcinoma – epigastric – epiglottis – epinephrine – epipodophyllotoxin – epirubicin – epithelial – – epithelial ovarian cancer – epithelium – epitope – – epoetin alfa – epoetin beta – epothilone – epothilone B – epothilone D – epratuzumab – Epstein-Barr virus – EPT – ER – ER+ – ER- – ERA-923 – – ErbB1 – ERCP – erlotinib – ERT – – erythema – erythrocyte – erythrocyte sedimentation rate – erythrodysplasia – erythroid dysplasia – erythroleukemia – – erythroplakia – erythropoietin – esophageal – esophagectomy – esophagitis – esophagoscopy – esophagram – esophagus – ESR – essential thrombocythemia – essential thrombocytosis – estradiol – estramustine – estramustine phosphate – estrogen – estrogen receptor – estrogen receptor negative – estrogen receptor positive – estrogen receptor test – estrogen replacement therapy – etanercept – etanidazole – – etidronate – etiology – etoposide – etoposide phosphate – ETS – – – everolimus – – Ewing's sarcoma – – excision – excisional biopsy – exemestane – exisulind – exocrine pancreas cell – expanded access trial – – – – – extrapleural pneumonectomy

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false-negative test result – false-positive test result – familial adenomatous polyposis – familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome – familial cancer – familial dysplastic nevi – familial polyposis – Family history (medicine) – FAMMM syndrome – Fanconi anemia – Fanconi syndrome – FAP – fatty-replaced breast tissue – – fecal occult blood test – fenretinide – fentanyl – fiber – fibrin sealant – fibroblast – fibroid – fibromatosis – fibrosarcoma – fibrosis – fibrous – fifth cranial nerve – filgrastim – – finasteride – fine-needle aspiration – first-line therapy – FK463 – flavonoid – flavopiridol – flecainide – flow cytometry – floxuridine – flt3L – fluconazole – flucytosine – fludarabine – fludeoxyglucose F 18 – fludrocortisone – fluoropyrimidine – fluoroscope – fluoroscopy – fluorouracil – fluoxetine – flutamide – FOBT – folate – folate antagonist – FOLFOX – folic acid – follicular large cell lymphoma – – follicular thyroid cancer – formaldehyde – FR901228 – fractionation – free radical – fulguration – fulvestrant – functional magnetic resonance imaging – fundus – fungating lesion – fusion protein

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G-CSF – gabapentin – – gallium nitrate – gallium scan – gamma knife – gamma ray – ganciclovir – ganglioside – gastrectomy – – gastrinoma – gastroenterologist – gastroesophageal junction – gastroesophageal reflux disease – gastrointestinal – gastrointestinal stromal tumor – gastrointestinal tract – gastroscope – gastroscopy – gefitinib – – – gemcitabine – gemtuzumab ozogamicin – gene expression profiling – gene therapy – gene transfer – – genetic analysis – genetic counseling – genetic deletion – genetic markers – genetic susceptibility – genetic testing – genistein – genitourinary system – genome – germ cell – germ cell tumor – German Commission E – germinoma – germline mutation – Gerota's capsule – Gerota's fascia – gestational trophoblastic disease – gestational trophoblastic neoplasia – gestational trophoblastic tumor – – giant cell fibroblastoma – – GIST – Gleason score – Gleevec – Gliadel Wafer – glial cell – glial tumor – glioblastoma – glioblastoma multiforme – glioma – gliosarcoma – glossectomy – glucagon – glucagonoma – glucocorticoid – gluconeogenesis – glufosfamide – glutamine – glutathione – glutathione S-transferase – ^[1] – glycolysis – glycopeptide – glycoprotein – glycoprotein 100 – glycosaminoglycan – GM-CSF – – GnRH – gonadotropin-releasing hormone – gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist – Gonzalez regimen – Gorlin syndrome – goserelin – gossypol – gp100 – – – grade IV astrocytoma – graft-versus-host disease – graft-versus-tumor – granisetron – granulocyte – granulocyte colony-stimulating factor – granulocytic sarcoma – granulocytopenia – granulosa cell tumor – – GVHD – GW572016 – – gynecologic – gynecologic cancer – gynecologic oncologist

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HAART – hairy cell leukemia – – Halsted radical mastectomy – hamartoma – hand-foot syndrome – head and neck cancer – Hedyotis diffusa – HeLa – helical computed tomography – helper T cell – hemagglutinin-neuraminidase – hemangiopericytoma – hemangiosarcoma – hematogenous – hematologic malignancy – hematologist – hematopoiesis – hematopoietic growth factor – – – – heparin – hepatectomy – hepatic – hepatic arterial infusion – hepatic artery – hepatic portal vein – hepatic veno-occlusive disease – hepatoblastoma – hepatocellular carcinoma – hepatocyte – hepatoma – hepatomegaly – HER1 – HER2/neu – HER2/neu gene – herba scutellaria barbatae – hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome – hereditary mutation – hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer – herpesvirus – – – – – – – high-grade lymphoma – high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion – – highly active antiretroviral therapy – hilar – histamine dihydrochloride – – – histology – histone – histone deacetylase – historic cohort study – – HLA – HNPCC – Hodgkin's disease – Hodgkin's lymphoma – – homoharringtonine – hormonal therapy – hormone receptor – – hormone replacement therapy – – hormone therapy – Horner's syndrome – host cell – – HPPH – HPV – HRT – HTLV-1 – – – human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 – human leukocyte antigen – human lymphocyte antigen – human papillomavirus – human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 – – hydrazine sulfate – hydromorphone – hydronephrosis – hydroureter – hydroxychloroquine – hydroxyurea – hypercalcemia – hyperfractionation – hyperglycemia – hypericum perforatum – hypernephroma – hyperplasia – hypersensitivity – hyperthermia therapy – hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion – hyperthermic perfusion – hyperthyroidism – hyperuricemia – hypervascular – hypoglycemia – hypopharynx – hypotension – hypothalamus – hypothesis – hypothyroidism – hypoxia – hypoxic – hysterectomy

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ibandronate – ICI 182,780 – – idarubicin – – idiopathic – idiopathic myelofibrosis – idoxifene – idoxuridine – ifosfamide – – IL-1 – IL-1-alfa – IL-11 – IL-12 – IL-2 – IL-3 – IL-4 – IL-6 – ileostomy – iloprost – – – – – imatinib mesylate – imipenem – imiquimod – immune adjuvant – immune function – immune response – immune system – – immunoassay – immunocompetence – immunocompetent – immunocompromised – immunodeficiency – immunodeficiency syndrome – immunoglobulin – immunological adjuvant – immunology – immunomodulation – immunophenotyping – immunoscintigraphy – immunostimulant – immunosuppression – immunosuppressive – immunosuppressive therapy – immunotherapy – immunotoxin – – incisional biopsy – – indinavir – indium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan – – indole-3-carbinol – indolent lymphoma – indometacin – induction therapy – – infiltrating ductal carcinoma – inflammatory breast cancer – infliximab – – inguinal orchiectomy – inoperable – inositol – inositol hexaphosphate – instillation – Institutional Review Board – – Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy – intercalator – interferon – interleukin – interleukin-1 – interleukin-1-alpha – interleukin-11 – interleukin-12 – interleukin-2 – interleukin-3 – interleukin-4 – – – interleukin-6 – interleukin-7 – – internal radiation – – intestinal villi – – – – – intracellular – – intracranial tumor – intradermal – intraductal carcinoma – – – intrahepatic bile ducts – – – – Intramuscular injection (IM) – intraocular melanoma – intraoperative radiation therapy – intraperitoneal – intraperitoneal chemotherapy – Intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion – – – intrapleural – intrathecal – intrathecal chemotherapy – , meaning within a tumour – intravenous pyelogram – intravenous pyelography – – intravesical – invasive cancer – – inverted papilloma – – inviable – iodine I 131 tositumomab – – ionomycin – IORT – Incontinentia pigmenti – IRB – irinotecan – irofulven – irradiated – irradiation – – – – – – islet cell – islet cell cancer – islet of Langerhans cell – isoflavone – – isolated hepatic perfusion – isolated limb perfusion – isolated lung perfusion – isotretinoin – itraconazole – IU – IV – IVP – ixabepilone

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

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Kaposi's sarcoma – – Karnofsky Performance Status – keloid – keratan sulfate – keratinocyte growth factor – keratoacanthoma – ketoconazole – ketorolac – keyhole limpet hemocyanin – KGF – killer cell – Kinaret – Klatskin tumor – Klebsiella – Klinefelter syndrome – – KPS – kretek – – – Krukenberg tumor –

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– – L-carnitine (see Carnitine) – – laboratory test – lacrimal gland – lactate dehydrogenase – lactic acid dehydrogenase – LAK cell – lamina propria – lamivudine – lamotrigine – laparoscope – – – laparoscopy – laparotomy – lappa – large cell carcinoma – large granular lymphocyte – laryngectomy – laser surgery – laser therapy – LCIS – LDH – lectin – leflunomide – leiomyoma – leiomyosarcoma – lentinan – lepirudin – leptomeningeal – leptomeningeal cancer – – – lerisetron – Leser-Trélat – letrozole – leucovorin – leukapheresis – leukemia – leukocyte – leukopenia – leukoplakia – leuprorelin – – levamisole – levocarnitine – levofloxacin – LGD1069 – LH-RH – Lhermitte's sign – Li-Fraumeni syndrome – liarozole – ligation – – lignan – limb perfusion – – linac – liothyronine sodium – lipophilic – liposarcoma – liposomal – lisofylline – Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) – liver metastases – – – – – – – lobectomy – – lobular carcinoma in situ – lobule – – – – – – lomustine – lonafarnib – loop electrosurgical excision procedure – loop excision – loperamide hydrochloride – losoxantrone – – lower GI series – – – lubricant – lumbar puncture – lumpectomy – lung metastases – lurtotecan – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone – – lutetium texaphyrin – LY231514 – LY293111 – LY317615 – LY335979 – – lycopene – lymph gland – lymph node – lymph node dissection – – – lymph vessel – lymphadenectomy – lymphadenopathy – lymphangiogram – lymphangiography – lymphangiosarcoma – lymphatic fluid – – 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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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 – – marimastat – mast cell – mastectomy – mastocytoma – matrix metalloproteinase – – – – – mechlorethamine – MEDI-507 – medial supraclavicular lymph node – median survival time – mediastinal pleura – mediastinoscopy – mediastinum – medical castration – – medroxyprogesterone – medullary breast carcinoma – medullary thyroid cancer – medulloblastoma – – megestrol – meiosis – melanocyte – melanoma – melanoma vaccine – melphalan – MEN-10755 – MEN1 syndrome – meningeal – – meningioma – menopausal hormone therapy – mercaptopurine – mercury – Merkel cell cancer – mesenchymal – – mesna – mesonephroma – mesothelioma – metaplasia – metaplastic carcinoma – metastasectomy – metastasis – metastasize – metastatic – metastatic cancer – – meteorism – methotrexate – methoxsalen – Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta – methyl-5-aminolevulinate – methylphenidate – methylprednisolone – metoclopramide – metronidazole – metronomic therapy – Mexican valerian – – microcalcification – micrometastases – micromolar – microsatellite – microsatellite instability – microstaging – microwave therapy – microwave thermotherapy – mifepristone – Miraluma test – misoprostol – – mitochondria – – mitomycin – mitosis – mitotane – – mitotic index – mitotic inhibitor – mitoxantrone – – mixed glioma – – modafinil – modality – modified radical mastectomy – Mohs surgery – molar pregnancy – molecular risk assessment – molecularly targeted therapy – monoclonal antibody – – monocyte – – Morinda citrifolia – morphology – motexafin gadolinium – moxifloxacin – MPNST – MRI – MRSI – – MS-275 – mucinous carcinoma – mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma – – Müllerian tumor – multicenter study – – multidrug resistance – – – – multiple endocrine adenomatosis – multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome – multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome – multiple myeloma – multiple sclerosis – – muromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibody – musculoskeletal – mycophenolate mofetil – mycosis fungoides – mycostatin – myelin – myeloablation – myelodysplasia – myelodysplastic syndrome – myelofibrosis – – myelogram – myeloid – myeloma – myeloproliferative disorder – myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia – myelosuppression – – myometrium

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N-acetylcysteine – – – naloxone – National Cancer Institute – National Institutes of Health – natural killer cell – NB1011 – – NCI – nebulizer – neck dissection – needle biopsy – needle-localized biopsy – – – nelarabine – nelfinavir mesylate – neoadjuvant therapy – neoplasia – neoplasm – – nephrotoxic – nephroureterectomy – nerve block – – – nerve-sparing surgery – neuro-oncologist – – neuroblastoma – neuroectodermal tumor – neuroendocrine – neuroendocrine tumor – – neurofibroma – neurofibromatosis type I – neurofibromatosis type 2 – neuroma – neuron – neuropathologist – neuropathy – neuropeptide – neuroradiologist – neurotoxicity – neurotoxin – neurotropism – neutropenia – neutrophil – nevus – NF1 – NG-monomethyl-L-arginine – niacinamide – nicotinamide – NIH – nilutamide – nimodipine – nipple discharge – nitrocamptothecin – nitrosourea – NK cell – NMRI – – – nodular parenchyma – nolatrexed – non-Hodgkin's lymphoma – non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – nonconsecutive case series – – – noni – – – – nonmelanoma skin cancer – – – – – – nonseminoma – nonspecific immune cell – nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug – – novobiocin – NPO – – NSAID – nuclear magnetic resonance imaging – – nutraceutical – nystatin

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O(6)-benzylguanine – oat cell cancer – – – oblimersen – obtundation – – octreotide – ocular melanoma – ofloxacin – – oblimersen – oligoastrocytoma – oligodendroglial tumor – oligodendroglioma – oltipraz – omega-3 fatty acid – omentectomy – omentum – omeprazole – Ommaya reservoir – oncogene – oncologist – oncology – oncology nurse – – – oncolysis – oncolytic – Oncolytic virus – Onconase – ondansetron – ONYX-015 – oophorectomy – open biopsy – – 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 epithelial cancer – ovarian suppression – (OS) – overexpress – overgrowth syndrome – oxaliplatin – oxandrolone – – oxidative metabolism – oxidative stress

P[]

P-32 – p-value – p53 gene – – paclitaxel – Paget's disease of bone – Paget's disease of the nipple – – 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 thyroid cancer – papillary tumor – papilledema – paracentesis – parageusia – paramyxovirus – paraneoplastic syndrome – parathyroid gland – parathyroid hormone – parenchyma – paresthesias – paricalcitol – parietal pericardium – Parkinson's disease – parotidectomy – paroxetine hydrochloride – partial cystectomy – – – partial nephrectomy – – partial remission – – – – pathological staging – patient-controlled analgesia – Patient derived tumor xenografts – PCA – PDQ – peau d'orange – PEG-interferon alfa-2a – PEG-interferon alfa-2b – – pegaspargase – pegfilgrastim – PEITC – – pelvic exenteration – – pemetrexed disodium – – penicillamine – – pentosan polysulfate – pentostatin – pentoxifylline – peptide – – percutaneous ethanol injection – – – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography – perfusion – – pericardial effusion – perifosine – – – peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy – peripheral neuropathy – – – peripheral stem cell support – peripheral stem cell transplantation – peristalsis – peritoneal cancer – – – pernicious anemia – pertuzumab – PET scan – petechiae – Peutz–Jeghers syndrome – phagocyte – pharmacokinetics – phase I trial – – phase II trial – – phase III trial – phase IV trial – phenethyl isothiocyanate – – phenylacetate – phenylbutyrate – pheochromocytoma – pheresis – Philadelphia chromosome – photodynamic therapy – photothermal therapy – photofrin – photopheresis – phyllodes tumor – Physician Data Query – phytic acid – phytoestrogen – phytosterol – – pilocarpine – pilocytic – – pineoblastoma – pineocytoma – piperacillin/tazobactam – pirfenidone – – pixantrone – PJS – PKC412 – – plasmacytoma – plasmapheresis – Plenaxis – pleomorphic – pleural effusion – pleurodesis – plexiform neurofibroma – plexopathy – ploidy – Plummer–Vinson syndrome – pluripotent – pluripotent stem cell – – PNET – pneumonectomy – – – – poly-ICLC – – – polymerase chain reaction – polymorphism – polyneuritis – polyp – polypectomy – polyphenol – Polyphenon E – polyposis – pons – pontine – porfimer sodium – – port-a-cath – positive axillary lymph node – – positron emission tomography scan – – PR+ – – precancerous – precancerous dermatitis – precancerous dermatosis – – – prednisolone – prednisone – preleukemia – premalignant – – – 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 – – – – progression-free survival (PFS) – progressive disease – proliferative index – prolymphocytic leukemia – promegapoietin – promyelocytic leukemia – prophylactic cranial irradiation – prophylactic mastectomy – – prophylactic surgery – prophylaxis – prospective cohort study – – prostate-specific antigen – prostate-specific antigen test – prostatectomy – prostatic acid phosphatase – prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia – prostatitis – protease inhibitor – protein kinase C – proteoglycan – – proteomics – proton beam radiation therapy – – PS-341 – PSA – psammoma body – – pseudomyxoma peritonei – psoralen – PTC – – PTK787/ZK 222584 – ptosis – pulmonary sulcus tumor – – – –

Q[]

Q10 – QS21 – quadrantectomy

R[]

R-flurbiprofen – r-tPA – – R115777 – – radiation oncologist – – – radiation therapist – radiation therapy – radical cystectomy – radical lymph node dissection – radical mastectomy – radical perineal prostatectomy – radical prostatectomy – radical retropubic prostatectomy – radioactive drug – radioactive iodine – – – radiofrequency ablation – radiographer – radioimmunoguided surgery – radioimmunotherapy – radioisotope – radiolabeled – – – radiopharmaceutical – – radiosensitizer – radiosurgery – radiotherapy – raloxifene – raltitrexed – randomized clinical trial – ranpirnase – rapamycin – rapid hormone cycling – – 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 enteritis – – – – relative survival rate – relaxation technique – – – renal cell cancer – renal collecting tubule – renal glomerulus – renal tubular acidosis – retinoblastoma – retinoid – retinol – retinyl palmitate – retroperitoneal – – retrospective cohort study – retrospective study – – retrovirus – – rhabdoid tumor – rhabdomyosarcoma – rhizoxin – ribavirin – ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor – rifampin – risedronate – ritonavir – rituximab – – – RNA – – – rofecoxib – rosiglitazone – RPI.4610 – – RSR13 – RSV

S[]

S-1 – – safingol – salpingo-oophorectomy – salvage therapy – samarium 153 – saponin – saquinavir mesylate – – sarcoma – – sargramostim – satraplatin – – – – – Schiller test – Schwann cell – schwannoma – scintimammography – scleroderma – screening mammogram – Scutellaria barbata – SDX-102 – SDX-105 – – second-line therapy – – secondary cancer – – – segmental mastectomy – selective estrogen receptor modulator – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor – sella turcica – semaxanib – – seminoma – – semustine – senile keratosis – sentinel lymph node – sentinel lymph node biopsy – sentinel lymph node mapping – – SERM – serotonin – sertraline – serum albumin – serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase – Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase – – sesquiterpene lactone – – – Sézary syndrome – – – SGOT – SGPT – sham therapy – shave biopsy – Sho-saiko-to – sialic acid – – side-to-end coloanal anastomosis – sideropenic dysphagia – sigmoidoscope – sigmoidoscopy – signal transduction inhibitor – signet ring cell carcinoma – SIL – sildenafil – Silybum marianum – silymarin – – – single blind study – single-photon emission computed tomography – siplizumab – sirolimus – small cell lung cancer – small intestine – smoldering leukemia – smoldering myeloma – – – SNX 111 – – – sodium salicylate – sodium sulfite – sodium thiosulfate – soft tissue sarcoma – solar keratosis – solid tumor – somatic cell – somatic mutation – – sonogram – sorivudine – – SPECT – SPF – spiculated mass – spindle cell cancer – spindle cell sarcoma – spiral CT scan – splenomegaly – – squalamine lactate – squamous cell – squamous cell carcinoma – squamous intraepithelial lesion – – – SR49059 – SSRI – staging – staurosporine – stavudine – stellate – stem cell – stem cell factor – stem cell transplantation – stent – stereotactic biopsy – – – stereotactic injection – stereotactic radiation therapy – stereotactic radiosurgery – – stereotaxis – – – STI571 – stoma – stomatitis – streptavidin – streptozocin – Stromagen – stromal tumor – strontium-89 – Sturge-Weber syndrome – SU011248 – SU101 – SU5416 – – subcutaneous port – – suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid – subglottis – – – sucralfate – sulfonamide – sulindac – superior vena cava – superior vena cava syndrome – supraclavicular lymph node – – supraglottis – supratentorial – suramin – surgical oncologist – survival rate – – syncytium – syngeneic bone marrow transplantation – syngeneic stem cell transplantation – synovial membrane – synovial sarcoma – – – – systemic disease – systemic lupus erythematosus – systemic therapy

T[]

T cell – T-3 – T-cell depletion – T-cell lymphoma – – – – – tacrolimus – TAG-72 antigen – talampanel – talaporfin sodium – tamoxifen – tariquidar – taurolidine – taxane – – technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid – tegafur – teicoplanin – telangiectasia – temoporfin – temozolomide – teniposide – TENS – teratoma – terminal disease – tetanus toxoid – – – 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 – – – tinidazole – tioguanine – tipifarnib – tirapazamine – tissue plasminogen activator – – TM – Transplacental carcinogenesis – TNF – – TNM staging system – – – tomography – topical chemotherapy – topoisomerase inhibitor – topotecan – toremifene – tositumomab – – – – total parenteral nutrition – total-body irradiation – – tPA – TPA – trabecular cancer – transabdominal ultrasound – transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation – transdermal – – 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 – – treosulfan – tretinoin – – 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 debulking – tumor infiltrating lymphocyte – – tumor marker – – tumor necrosis factor – tumor suppressor gene – – tumor-specific antigen – TUR – TURP – TVS – tympanites – Type I and type II errors – – tyrosine kinase inhibitor –

U[]

ubiquinone – – UGT1A1 – ultrasonogram – ultrasonography – ultrasound-guided biopsy—see ultrasound and biopsy – ultraviolet radiation therapy—see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy – uncontrolled study—see clinical trial – unconventional cancer treatments—see experimental cancer treatment – undifferentiated—see cellular differentiation – unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy—see oophorectomy – unresectable—see 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 – – vaginal cancer – vaginal melanoma–vaginal tumors – valacyclovir – valdecoxib – valerian – Valeriana officinalis – – valganciclovir – valproic acid – vancomycin – vapreotide – varicose vein – vascular endothelial growth factor – VEGF – – venlafaxine – – – villous adenoma – villus – vinblastine – vinca alkaloid – vincristine – vindesine – vinorelbine – viral vector – virotherapy – virtual colonoscopy – – virus replication cycle – virus-neutralizing antibody – viscotoxin – visilizumab – visual pathway glioma – – – von Hippel-Lindau disease – voriconazole – vorozole – vulvar cancer – – VX-710

W[]

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

X[]

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

Y[]

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

Z[]

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

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