Chapter 19 Abbreviations

Question 1

AFP

Answer 1

alpha-fetoprotein

Question 2

BMT

Answer 2

bone marrow transplantation

Question 3

bx

Answer 3

biopsy

Question 4

CA

Answer 4

cancer

Question 5

CEA

Answer 5

carcinoembryonic antigen

Question 6

chemo

Answer 6

chemotherapy

Question 7

CR

Answer 7

complete response- disappearance of all tumor

Question 8

CSF

Answer 8

colony-stimulating factor

Question 9

DNA

Answer 9

deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 10

EGFR

Answer 10

epidermal growth factor receptor

Question 11

ER

Answer 11

estrogen receptor

Question 12

EPO

Answer 12

erythropoietin- promotes growth of red blood cells

Question 13

FNA

Answer 13

fine needle aspiration

Question 14

IMRT

Answer 14

intensity-modulated radiation therapy- high doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way, more precisely than in conventional radiotherapy

Question 15

IORT

Answer 15

intraoperative radiation therapy

Question 16

Mets

Answer 16

metastases

Question 17

MoAb

Answer 17

monoclonal antibody

Question 18

NED

Answer 18

no evidence of disease

Question 19

NHL

Answer 19

non-hodgkin lymphoma

Question 20

NSCLC

Answer 20

non-small cell lung cancer

Question 21

Pap smear

Answer 21

papanicolaou smear

Question 22

PD

Answer 22

progressive disease- tumor increases in size

Question 23

PR

Answer 23

partial response- tumor is one-half its original size

Question 24

prot.

Answer 24

protocol

Question 25

PSA

Answer 25

prostate-specific antigen

Question 26

PSCT

Answer 26

peripheral stem cell transplantation

Question 27

PSRS

Answer 27

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

Question 28

RNA

Answer 28

ribonucleic acid

Question 29

RT

Answer 29

radiation therapy

Question 30

TNM

Answer 30

tumor-node-metastasis

Question 31

VEGF

Answer 31

vascular endothelial growth factor

Question 32

XRT

Answer 32

radiation therapy