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Cancer Med Terms Flashcards

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Chemotherapy

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Treatment using drugs

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Carcinoma

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A cancerous or malignant tumor

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Chondrosarcoma

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Malignant cancerous tumor of cartilage

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Brachytherapy

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Radiation delivered in close range to a tumor site

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Angiosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of a blood vessel

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Adenocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor of glandular tissue that can line the skin, glands, cavities of organs

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Cryosurgery

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use of a subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue

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Grade

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The appearance of tumor cells, specifically their grade of maturation or differentiation… often used in determining prognosis

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Dysplastic

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Microscopic description of cells that are highly abnormal but not clearly cancerous

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Hyperplasia

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A condition of increased formation of cells

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Liposarcoma

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malignancy of fat cells

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Metaplasia

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Conversion of normal cells into a less differentiated type in response to chronic stress or injury

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Metastasis

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Spread of a malignant tumor from its original site to a new location

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Multiple Myeloma

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Malignant tumor of bone marrow, overproduction of immunoglobulin’s and destruction of bone tissue

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Mutation

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Change in genetic material (DNA) of a cell

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Neoplasm

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New growth

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Neuroblastoma

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Malignant childhood tumor originating in the cells of the nervous system

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Oncology

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Study of tumors

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Osteosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of bone

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Pharmacokinetics

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Study of the distribution in and removal of drugs form the body over a period of time

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Protocol

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The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment

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Radiotherapy

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Treatment using radiation

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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A malignant tumor that starts in the muscle… primarily a childhood tumor and occurs most often in children under 5 years of age

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Stage

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Based on the extent of tumor spread

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Xerostomia

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Dryness of the mouth

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