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PARAMEDIC Terminology and Anatomy > Oncology Terminology List > Flashcards

Oncology Terminology List Flashcards

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Adjuvant therapy

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Treatment given after the primary treatment to remove residual cancer cells.

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AFP

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in germ cell tumors and liver cancer

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ALK

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

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ALL

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Acute lymphocytic leukemia

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AML

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Acute Lymphocytic leukemia

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BCC

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Basal Cell carcinoma

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BCRC1/2

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Genes indicating higher risk of breast or ovarian cancer.

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beta-hCG

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In oncology, tumor marker sometimes elevated in germ cell tumors or choriocarcinomas; also used to track pregnancy

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BTA

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in bladder, kidney, or ureter cancers

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CA-125

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in ovarian cancer

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CA15-3

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Tumor marker sometimes found in breast cancer

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CA27.29

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Tumor marker sometimes found in breast cancer

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Cancer

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A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue

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CEA

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Tumor marker sometimes elevated in colorectal cancer

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Chemo brain/fog

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Decreased concentration and memory following chemotherapy treatment

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Chemotherapy

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Medications used to stop the growth of or destroy cancer cells

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CIS

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Carcinoma in situ

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CLL

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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CML

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Chronic myeloid leukemia

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Consolidation therapy

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Treatment given after the cancer had disappeared to ensure any residual cancer cells are destroyed

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DRE

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Digital rectal exam

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ER

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Estrogen receptor; status in cancer will be + or -

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FOBT

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Fecal occult blood test

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grading

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Classification for how abnormal cancer cells appear

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HER2/neu

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Gene indicating higher risk of breast, ovarian, bladder, or pancreatic cancer

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Hormone therapy

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Treatment affects hormones or their receptors; endocrine therapy

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Immunotherapy

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Treatment that stimulates or boosts the immune system to help fight the cancer

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Induction therapy

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The first treatment received; primary therapy

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KRAS

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gene indicating higher risk of colorectal or NSCLC

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Leukemia

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Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue, such as bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced

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Lymphoma

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Cancer that begins in the lymphocytes

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Maintenance therapy

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Aims to prevent cancer recurrence

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Metastasis

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The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body

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Neoplasm

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An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should.

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NSCLC

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Non-small cell lung cancer

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Philadelphia chromosome

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Abnormal chromosome often present in CML, ALL, or AML

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Polyp

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Abnormal growths that start in the inner lining of the colon or rectum

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PR

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progesterone receptor; status in cancer will be + or -

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PSA

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tumor marker sometimes elevated in prostate cancer; can be used to monitor treatment progress

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Radiation therapy

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Using high energy radiation to kill cancer cells

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RCC

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Renal cell carcinoma

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SCC

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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SCLC

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Small cell lung cancer

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Stage

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a classification of the extent of the cancer in the body

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Targeted therapy

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medications that can identify and attack specific cell types while sparing others

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TNM staging

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Staging using information about the status of the tumor, nodes and metastasis

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Tumor marker

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Substances found at higher than normal levels in the blood, urine, or body tissue in certain cancers

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Whipple procedure

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Aka pancreaticoduodenectomy; a surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer.

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