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Oncology Terminology List Flashcards

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Adjuvant therapy

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Treatment given after the primary treatment to remove residual cancer cells.

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AFP

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in germ cell tumors and liver cancer

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ALK

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

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ALL

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Acute lymphocytic leukemia

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AML

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Acute Lymphocytic leukemia

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BCC

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Basal Cell carcinoma

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BCRC1/2

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Genes indicating higher risk of breast or ovarian cancer.

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beta-hCG

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In oncology, tumor marker sometimes elevated in germ cell tumors or choriocarcinomas; also used to track pregnancy

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BTA

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in bladder, kidney, or ureter cancers

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CA-125

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in ovarian cancer

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CA15-3

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Tumor marker sometimes found in breast cancer

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CA27.29

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Tumor marker sometimes found in breast cancer

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Cancer

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A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue

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CEA

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in colorectal cancer

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Chemo brain/fog

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Decreased concentration and memory following chemotherapy treatment

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Chemotherapy

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Medications used to stop the growth of or destroy cancer cells

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CIS

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Carcinoma in situ

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CLL

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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CML

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Chronic myeloid leukemia

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Consolidation therapy

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Treatment given after the cancer had disappeared to ensure any residual cancer cells are destroyed

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DRE

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Digital rectal exam

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ER

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Estrogen receptor; status in cancer will be + or -

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FOBT

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Fecal occult blood test

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grading

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Classification for how abnormal cancer cells appear

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HER2/neu
Gene indicating higher risk of breast, ovarian, bladder, or pancreatic cancer
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Hormone therapy
Treatment affects hormones or their receptors; endocrine therapy
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Immunotherapy
Treatment that stimulates or boosts the immune system to help fight the cancer
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Induction therapy
The first treatment received; primary therapy
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KRAS
gene indicating higher risk of colorectal or NSCLC
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Leukemia
Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue, such as bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced
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Lymphoma
Cancer that begins in the lymphocytes
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Maintenance therapy
Aims to prevent cancer recurrence
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Metastasis
The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body
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Neoplasm
An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should.
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NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer
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Philadelphia chromosome
Abnormal chromosome often present in CML, ALL, or AML
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Polyp
Abnormal growths that start in the inner lining of the colon or rectum
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PR
progesterone receptor; status in cancer will be + or -
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PSA
tumor marker sometimes elevated in prostate cancer; can be used to monitor treatment progress
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Radiation therapy
Using high energy radiation to kill cancer cells
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RCC
Renal cell carcinoma
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SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
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SCLC
Small cell lung cancer
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Stage
a classification of the extent of the cancer in the body
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Targeted therapy
medications that can identify and attack specific cell types while sparing others
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TNM staging
Staging using information about the status of the tumor, nodes and metastasis
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Tumor marker
Substances found at higher than normal levels in the blood, urine, or body tissue in certain cancers
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Whipple procedure
Aka pancreaticoduodenectomy; a surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer.

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