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Cancer Abbreviations Flashcards

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ADC’s

A

Antibody drug Conjugates

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AFP

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Alpha-fetaprotein

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bcr

A

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

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BMT

A

Bone Marrow Transplantation

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bx

A

biopsy

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CA

A

Cancer

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CAR-T cell

A

Chimeric Antigen receptor T cell

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CEA

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CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen

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cGy

A

Centigray (one hundredth of a grey) or rad

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Chemo

A

Chemotherapy

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CR

A

Complete response - diappearance of all tumor

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CSF

A

Colony Stimulating Factors G-CSF & GM-CSF

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CTC

A

Circulting Tumor Cells

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ctDNA

A

circulating tumor DNA

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DNA

A

DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

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EGFR

A

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

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ER

A

Estrogen Receptor

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FNA

A

Fine Needle Aspiration

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5-FU

A

5-Fluorouracil

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GIST

A

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

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Gy

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Grey - unit of absorped radiation dose

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HER2

A

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

A

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

A

Immunohistochemistry

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IMRT

A

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

A

Immune-Oncology

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IORT

A

Intraoperative Radiattion Therapy

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mets

A

Metastasis

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mAb (MAB)

A

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

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NED

A

No Evidemce of Disease

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NF

A

Neurofibromatosis

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NHL

A

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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NSCLC

A

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Pap smear

A

Papanicolaou Smear

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PD

A

Progressive Disease

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PET

A

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

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PET-CT

A

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

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PET-MRI

A

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

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PR

A

Partial Responce

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prot.

A

protocol

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PSA

A

Prostate-Specific Antigen

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PSCT

A

Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant

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PSRS

A

Proton Stereotactic RadioSurgery

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RNA

A

Ribonucleic Acid

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SD

A

Stable Disease - tumor does not shrink but does not grow

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SRS

A

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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TNM

A

Tumor-Node-Metastasis

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VEGF

A

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

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RT, XRT

A

Radiation Therapy

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