Chapter 19 abbreviations Flashcards
ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
Adeno-CA
adenocarcinoma
AML
acute myeloid leukemia
BRCA
breast cancer gene
BSE
breast self-examination
Bx
biopsy
CA
cancer
CA-125
cancer antigen 125
CEA
carcinoembryonic antigen
chemo
chemotherapy
CIS
carcinoma in situ
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CML
chronic myelocytic leukemia
DCIS
ductal carcinoma in situ
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
ERT
external radiation therapy
ETS
environmental tobacco smoke
FNA
fine needle aspiration
HCC
hepatocellular carcinoma
HD
Hodgkin’s disease
H & E
hematoxylin and eosin
HER-2
human epidermal growth factor receptor-2
HTLV
human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus
IRT
internal radiation therapy
KS
Kaposi’s sarcoma
LCIS
lobular carcinoma in situ
MPD
mammary Paget’s disease
NHL
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
PDT
photodynamic therapy
RNA
ribonucleic acid
St
stage (of disease)
TC
testicular cancer
TNM
tumour, node, metastasis
TPE
Taxol, Platinol, Vepesid
TSE
testicular self-examination
VAD
vacuum-assisted needle biopsy device
WHO
world health organization