Oncology Terms Flashcards
1
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Biological therapy
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Treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers that were that work with the immune system
2
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Carcinoma in situ
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Cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding this year
3
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Neoadjuvant therapy
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A cancer treatment that precedes other treatment such as administrating chemotherapy or radiation therapy to a patient before the surgery
4
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Adjuvant chemotherapy
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The use of chemotherapy after or in combination with another former cancer treatment
5
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Brachytherapy
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The use of radio therapy where the source of radiation is placed within or close the area treated
