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| Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue. |
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| Treatment of disease with substances that assist or enhance the action of primary treatment. |
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| Synth chemicals used in treatment of cancer, interfering w/DNA synthesis & cell division to prevent cancer cells from increa |
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| Partial or complete lack of hair. |
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| Pertaining to tumor growth in small microscopic sacs ; small sac or alveolus. |
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| Loss of differentiation of cells and reversion to a more primitive, unspecialized cell type. |
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| Process of forming new blood vessels. |
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| Chemical substances produced by bacteria or primitive plants; inhibit the growth of cells & used in treatment of cancer & infectious disease. |
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| Chemicals that prevent cell division by inhibiting formation of substances necessary to make DNA; used in cancer trtmnt |
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| Drugs that block mitosis (cell division); used to treat cancer. |
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| biologic response modifiers |
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| Substances produced by normal cells that block tumor growth or stimulate the immune system to fight cancer. |
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| Treatment using the body’s own defense mechanisms to fight tumor cells. |
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| Small amount of bone marrow tissue is removed (aspirated) & examined under micro for evid of malignancy |
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| Bone marrow tissue is infused intravenously into a patient |
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| Implantation of small, sealed containers or seeds of radioactive material directly or near tumors. |
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| General ill health and malnutrition associated with chronic disease such as cancer. |
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| Substance that produces cancer |
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| Malignant (cancerous) tumor |
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| Process of burning tissue to destroy it. |
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| Pieces of DNA that when broken or dislocated can cause a normal cell to become malignant. |
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| Use of several chemotherapeutic agents together for treatment of tumors |
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| Destruction of tissue using cold temperatures. |
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| Tumor forms with large open spaces filled with fluid. |
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| Loss of differentiation of cells & reversion to more primitive, unspecialized type; anaplasia or undifferentiation |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA |
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| Genetic material within the nucleus of a cell; controls cell division & protein synthesis |
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| Drugs that promote tumor cells to differentiate, stop growing and die |
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| Pertaining to abnormal growth of cells but not clearly cancerous. |
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| Burning tissue to destroy it. |
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| Low-energy beams of radiation for treatment of skin or surface tumors. |
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| Removal of a tumor with a large area of surrounding tissue containing lymph nodes. |
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| Surrounded by a capsule; benign tumors are encapsulated. |
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| Resembling epidermal tissue (tumors that arise from aberrant epidermal cells). |
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| Removal of tumor and a margin of normal tissue. |
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| Wide resection involving removal of the tumor, organ of origin, & all surrounding tissue in the body space. |
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| Cells are scraped from a region of suspected disease and examined under the microscope. |
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| Radiation applied to a tumor from a distant source, such a machine (linear accelerator). |
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| Visual examination of the colon using a fiberoptic instrument (endoscope). |
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| Malignant tumor of fiber-producing cells (flesh or connective tissue origin). |
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| Abnormal condition of fibrous connective tissue; occurring in the lung as a side effect of radiation for lung cancer. |
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| Pertaining to microscopic description of tumor growth in small, gland-type sacs. |
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| Method of administering radiation treatment in small, repeated doses rather than in a few large doses. |
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| Destruction of tissue by electric sparks generated by a high-frequency current. |
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| Mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another & project from tissue surface. |
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| Family members are tested to determine whether they have inherited a cancer-causing gene. |
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| Evaluate microscopic appearance of tumor cells & determine their degr of differentiation /maturity & thus malig transform |
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| Unit of absorbed radiation dose. |
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| Visual appearance of tumors, such as cystic, fungating, inflammatory, medullary, necrotic, polypoid, ulcerating & verrucous. |
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| Condition of increased formation (increase in number of cells). |
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| Piece of tumor is removed for examination to establish a diagnosis. |
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| Pertaining to extending beyond normal tissue boundaries. |
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| Having the ability to enter and destroy surrounding tissue. |
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| Exposure to any form of radiant energy such as light, heat or x-rays. |
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| Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using small incisions and a laparoscope (endoscope). |
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| Device that produces high-energy x-ray (photon) beams for treatment of deep-seated tumors. |
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| X-ray examination of the breast. |
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| Large, soft, fleshy tumors. |
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| Pertaining to embryonic connective tissue from which all connective tissues arise. |
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| Conversion of normal cells into a less differentiated type in response to chronic stress or injury. |
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| Beyond control; spreading of a cancerous tumor from its original location to a distant site. |
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| Microscopic description of tumors |
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| Appearance of tumors as viewed under the microscope. |
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| Cell division or replication of cells; creation of two identical daughter cells from a parent cell. |
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| Tumors composed of different types of tissue (epithelial as well as connective tissues). |
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| molecularly targeted drugs |
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| Anticancer drugs designed to block the function of growth factors, their receptors, & signaling pathways in specific tumor |
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| Damage to normal tissue or the state of being diseased. |
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| Pertaining to cystic tumors filled with mucus. |
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| Inflammation of mucous membranes; often a side effect of radiation therapy or chemotherapy. |
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| Pertaining to producing mutation. |
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| Change in the genetic material (DNA) of a cell. |
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| Stopping or inhibiting the growth of bone marrow tissue (blood cells (leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets) |
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| Tumor containing dead cells. |
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| Insertion of a needle into tissue to remove a core of cells to examine under a microscope; needle aspiration. |
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| New growth; new formation (tumor benign or malignant). |
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| Cancerous tumor of embryonic nervous tissue; a sarcoma made of neuroblasts and affecting infants & children up to 10 |
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| Unit of DNA (gene) composed of a sugar, phosphate, and a base. |
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| Region of DNA in tumor cells (cellular oncogene) or in viruses (viral oncogene) that cause cancer. |
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| Study of tumors (malignant tumors). |
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| Malignant tumor (flesh tissue) of bone. |
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| Relieving, but not curing symptoms. |
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| Pertaining to tumors that grow in small, nipple-like or finger-like pattern. |
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| Possessing a stem or stalk (peduncle). |
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| Study of the distribution and removal of drugs in the body over a period of time. |
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| Radiation treatment using x-rays and gamma rays delivered to tumor tissue via a linear accelerator. |
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| Pertaining to tumors that contain a variety of types of cells. |
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| Inflammation of the lungs. |
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| Tumors that grow as projections (resembling a polyp) extending outward from a base. |
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| Measure level of specific proteins in the blood or on the surface of tumor cells. |
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| Detailed plan for treatment of illness. |
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| Subatomic particles (protons) produced by a cyclotron deposit absorbed dose of radiation at a focused point in the body. |
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| Energy carried by a stream of particles. |
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| Tumor cells that are destroyed with radiotherapy. |
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| Radioactive substances (radionuclides) are injected intravenously and scans (images) are taken of organs. |
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| Tumor cells that require large doses of radiation to be destroyed. |
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| Tumor in which radiation can cause death of cells without damage to surrounding tissue. |
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| Drugs that increase the sensitivity of tumor cells to x-rays. |
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| Treatment of tumors using radiation; radiation oncology. |
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| A sliding back; recurrence of symptoms of disease. |
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| To send back; partial or complete disappearance of symptoms of disease. |
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| Tumor of the retina of the eye (embryonic cells); congenital and hereditary tumor; childhood malignancy |
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| Cellular substance that, along with DNA, plays a role in protein synthesis. |
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| Tumor of flesh tissue (malignant). |
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| Pertaining to hard, densely packed tumors, overgrown with fibrous tissue. |
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| Pertaining to a clear fluid (serum) that remains after blood has clotted. |
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| Type of polyp that extends from a broad base as opposed to growing on a stalk. |
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| Study prior to rad. therapy using CT or MRI to map treatment. It is required for all patients undergoing rad. therapy. |
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| Tumor composed of a mass of cells. |
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| System of evaluating the extent of spread of tumors. |
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| Stem cells (immature blood cells) are harvested from the bloodstream & then reinfused after receiving chemotherapy. |
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| stereotactic radiosurgery |
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| Single dose of rad. delivered under stereotactic, precise guidance to destroy a vascular abnorm or treat small intracranial tumors. |
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| Complex, naturally occurring chemicals, such as hormones, that are used in cancer chemotherapy. |
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| Radiation therapy using high-energy beams from a distant (tele-) source, such as a linear accelerator or cyclotron |
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| Growth that has open, exposed surfaces resulting from death of overlying tissue. |
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| Tumor, whose growth pattern, resembles a wart. |
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| Pieces of DNA from viruses that infect a normal cell and cause it to become malignant. |
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| Infectious agent that reproduces by entering a host cell & using the host’s genetic material to make copies of itself. |
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| 1.) fibers; 2.) fibrous connective tissue |
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| death (of cells or whole body) |
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| 1.) rays, x-rays; 2.) radius (lower arm - thumb side) |
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| condition of producing, forming |
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| development, formation, growth |
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