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Chap 15, Oncology, Abbreviations Flashcards

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AFP

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alpha-fetoprotein (tumor marker for liver and germ cells)

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ALL

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acute lymphocytic leukemia (lymphoblastic)

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AML

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acute myeloid leukemia

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ANLL

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acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia

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APL, APML

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acute promyelocytic leukemia

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BCE

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basal cell epithelioma

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BM

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bone marrow (or bowel movement)

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BMA

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bone marrow aspiration

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BMT

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bone marrow transplant

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BRM

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biological response modifier

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BSE

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breast self exam

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bx

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biopsy

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CA

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cancer, carcinoma

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CA-125

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ovarian carcinoma antigen (tumor marker for ovary)

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CEA

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carcinoembryonic antigen (tumor marker for colon, lung, breast, others)

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cGy

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centigray

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CLL

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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CML

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chronic myelocytic leukemia

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DES

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diethylstilbestrol

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FAB

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French-American-British (classification system for leukemia)

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Gy

A

gray

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HD

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Hodgkin disease (also referred to as Hodgkin lymphoma)

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MAB

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monoclonal antibody

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PSA

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prostate specific antigen (tumor marker for prostate)

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RT

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radiation therapy

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TNM

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tumor, nodes, metastasis (refers to tumor staging)

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ASR

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Analyte Specific Reagents

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FIT

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Fecal Immunochemical Test

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Pap smear

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Papanicolaou smear (from cervix or vagina)

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HPV vaccine

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Human Papilloma Virus

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ASCUS

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Pap smear interpreted by pathologist as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

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