Cancer Abbreviations

Question 1

ADC’s

Answer 1

Antibody drug Conjugates

Question 2

AFP

Answer 2

Alpha-fetaprotein

Question 3

bcr

Answer 3

Breakpoint Cluster Region (bcr-abl oncogene is a part of the Philadelphia chromosome associated with chronic myeloid leukaemia)

Question 4

BMT

Answer 4

Bone Marrow Transplantation

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bx

Answer 5

biopsy

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CA

Answer 6

Cancer

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CAR-T cell

Answer 7

Chimeric Antigen receptor T cell

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CEA

Answer 8

CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen

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cGy

Answer 9

Centigray (one hundredth of a grey) or rad

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Chemo

Answer 10

Chemotherapy

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CR

Answer 11

Complete response - diappearance of all tumor

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CSF

Answer 12

Colony Stimulating Factors G-CSF & GM-CSF

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CTC

Answer 12

Circulting Tumor Cells

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ctDNA

Answer 13

circulating tumor DNA

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DNA

Answer 14

DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

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EGFR

Answer 15

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

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ER

Answer 16

Estrogen Receptor

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FNA

Answer 17

Fine Needle Aspiration

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5-FU

Answer 18

5-Fluorouracil

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GIST

Answer 19

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

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Gy

Answer 20

Grey - unit of absorped radiation dose

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HER2

Answer 21

Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor

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H&E

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Hematoxylin and Eosin dye combination used to stain cells

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IGRT

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Intensity-modulated Gated Radiation Therapy - use of imaging mechanism attached to linear accelerator is added to IMRT to “gate”(track) a tumor moving during respiration

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IHC

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Immunohistochemistry

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IMRT

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Intense-Modulated Radioactive Therapy - High doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way, more precisely than in conventional radiotherapy

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IO

Answer 26

Immune-Oncology

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IORT

Answer 27

Intraoperative Radiattion Therapy

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mets

Answer 28

Metastasis

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mAb (MAB)

Answer 29

Monoclonal antibody - mab indicates that a drug is a monoclonal antibody

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NED

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No Evidemce of Disease

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NF

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Neurofibromatosis

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NHL

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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NSCLC

Answer 33

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Pap smear

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Papanicolaou Smear

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PD

Answer 35

Progressive Disease

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PET

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Postitron Emission Tomography --radioactive forms of glucose traser is used to findtumor location

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PET-CT

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Postitron Emission Tomography + Computed Tomography* to locate areas of tumor growth

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PET-MRI

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Postitron Emission Tomography + Magnetic Resonance Imaging ** to locate areas of tumor growth

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PR

Answer 39

Partial Responce

Question 40

prot.

Answer 40

protocol

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PSA

Answer 41

Prostate-Specific Antigen

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PSCT

Answer 42

Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant

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PSRS

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Proton Stereotactic RadioSurgery

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RNA

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Ribonucleic Acid

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SD

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Stable Disease - tumor does not shrink but does not grow

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SRS

Answer 46

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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TNM

Answer 47

Tumor-Node-Metastasis

Question 48

VEGF

Answer 48

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Question 49

RT, XRT

Answer 49

Radiation Therapy