List of oncology-related terms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms.
1
- 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin
- 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
- 13-cis retinoic acid
- 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin
- 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
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3
- 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone
- 3-AP
- 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- 3-dimensional radiation therapy
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5
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A
- A33 monoclonal antibody
- AAP
- abarelix
- ABCD rating
- ABI-007
- ABT-510
- ABT-751
- ABX-EGF
- accelerated phase
- ACE inhibitor
- acetylcysteine
- achlorhydria
- acitretin
- acoustic neurofibromatosis
- acridine carboxamide
- acrylonitrile
- actinic keratosis
- action study
- Activase
- acute leukemia
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- acute lymphocytic leukemia
- acute myelogenous leukemia
- acute myeloid leukemia
- acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
- acute pain
- acyclovir
- AD 32
- Adderall
- adenocarcinoma
- adenoid cystic cancer
- adenoma
- adenopathy
- adenosine triphosphate
- adenovirus
- adjunct agent
- adjunctive therapy
- adjuvant therapy
- adrenocortical
- Adriamycin
- adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
- AE-941
- AEE788
- aerobic metabolism
- aerobic respiration
- aerodigestive tract
- aerosolize
- aflatoxin
- AFP
- AG-013736
- AG2037
- AG3340
- AG337
- agent study
- agglutinin
- aggressive lymphoma
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- agonist
- agranulocytosis
- AJCC staging system
- alanine aminopeptidase
- alanine transferase
- alanosine
- aldesleukin
- alemtuzumab
- alendronate sodium
- alkalinization
- alkylating agent
- ALL
- all-trans retinoic acid
- allogeneic
- allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
- allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- allogenic
- allopurinol
- Allovectin-7
- aloe-emodin
- alopecia
- alpha-fetoprotein
- Alteplase
- altretamine
- aluminum sulfate
- ALVAC-CEA vaccine
- Amanita phalloides
- Ambien
- amelanotic melanoma
- amifostine
- amikacin
- aminocamptothecin
- aminoglutethimide
- aminoglycoside antibiotic
- aminolevulinic acid
- aminopterin
- AML
- amonafide
- amoxicillin
- amphotericin B
- ampulla
- ampulla of Vater
- amputation
- amsacrine
- amylase
- amyloidosis
- anagrelide
- anakinra
- anaphylactic shock
- anaplastic
- anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- anaplastic thyroid cancer
- anastomosis
- anastrozole
- androgen
- androgen ablation
- androgen suppression
- androgen-independent
- anecdotal report
- anemia
- anetholtrithione
- Angelica root
- angiogenesis
- angiogenesis inhibitor
- angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
- angiosarcoma
- angiostatin
- angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
- anhydrovinblastine
- anidulafungin
- animal model
- annamycin
- anorexia
- ansamycin
- antagonist
- anterior mediastinotomy
- anterior mediastinum
- anthracenedione
- anthracycline
- anthraquinone
- anti-CEA antibody
- anti-idiotype vaccine
- anti-inflammatory
- antiandrogen
- antiandrogen therapy
- anti-angiogenesis
- antiangiogenic
- antibody
- antibody therapy
- anticachexia
- anticancer antibiotic
- anticarcinogenic
- anticoagulant
- anticonvulsant
- antidepressant
- antiemetic
- antiestrogen
- antifolate
- antifungal
- antigen
- antigen-presenting cell
- antigen-presenting cell vaccine
- antiglobulin test
- antihormone therapy
- antimetabolite
- antimicrotubule agent
- antimitotic agent
- antineoplastic
- antineoplastic antibiotic
- antineoplaston
- antioxidant
- antiparasitic
- antiretroviral therapy
- antisense c-fos
- antithymocyte globulin
- antituberculosis
- antitumor antibiotic
- antiviral
- anxiolytic
- APC
- APC vaccine
- APC8015
- apheresis
- aplastic anemia
- aplidine
- apocrine gland
- apolizumab
- apoptosis
- appendix
- arctigenin
- arctiin
- arginine butyrate
- aromatase inhibitor
- arsenic trioxide
- arteriogram
- arteriography
- asbestos
- ascites
- asparaginase
- aspartate transaminase
- aspergillosis
- Aspergillus
- asthenia
- astrocyte
- astrocytoma
- asymptomatic
- atamestane
- ataxia
- ataxia-telangiectasia
- ataxic gait
- atelectasis
- athymic nude mouse
- ATLL
- ATP
- atrasentan
- atypical hyperplasia
- ATRT Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
- augmerosen
- autoclave-resistant factor
- autoimmune disease
- autologous
- autologous bone marrow
- autologous bone marrow transplantation
- autologous lymphocyte
- autologous stem cell transplantation
- autologous tumor cell
- Avastin
- axilla
- axillary
- axillary dissection
- axillary lymph node
- axillary lymph node dissection
- azacitidine
- azoxymethane
- AZQ
- AZT
B
- B cell
- B lymphocyte
- B3 antigen
- B43-PAP immunotoxin
- B7-1
- Bacillus Calmette Guérin
- bacterial toxin
- barium enema
- barium solution
- barium swallow
- Barrett's esophagus
- basal cell
- basal cell carcinoma
- basal cell nevus syndrome
- basophil
- batimastat
- BAY 12-9566
- BAY 43-9006
- BAY 56-3722
- BAY 59-8862
- BB-10901
- BBBD
- BBR 2778
- BBR 3464
- BCG
- BCG solution
- bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139
- BCX-1777
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- beclomethasone
- Bellini duct carcinoma
- bendamustine
- benign
- benign proliferative breast disease
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- benign tumor
- benzaldehyde
- benzoylphenylurea
- benzydamine
- Beriplast P
- best practice
- beta alethine
- beta carotene
- beta hemolytic streptococcus group B
- beta-endorphin
- beta-glucan
- beta-human chorionic gonadotropin
- bevacizumab
- bexarotene
- Bexxar regimen
- BG00001
- BI-RADS
- Biafine cream
- BIBX 1382
- bicalutamide
- bidi
- bilateral cancer
- bilateral nephrectomy
- bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- bile duct
- biliary
- bilirubin
- binding agent
- bioavailable
- biochanin A
- biochemical reactions
- biological response modifier
- biological therapy
- biomarker
- Biomed 101
- biopsy
- biopsy specimen
- biotherapy
- Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
- bispecific antibody
- bispecific monoclonal antibody
- bisphosphonate
- bizelesin
- BL22 immunotoxin
- black cohosh
- black snakeroot
- blast
- blast crisis
- blast phase
- bleomycin
- blessed thistle
- blinded study
- blood cell count
- blood chemistry study
- blood thinner
- blood transfusion
- blood-brain barrier
- blood-brain barrier disruption
- BMS-182751
- BMS-184476
- BMS-188797
- BMS-214662
- BMS-247550
- BMS-275291
- BMS-354825
- Bolus (medicine)
- bolus infusion
- bone marrow
- bone marrow ablation
- bone marrow aspiration
- bone marrow biopsy
- bone marrow metastases
- bone marrow transplantation
- bone metastases
- bone scan
- bone-seeking radioisotope
- Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
- boronophenylalanine-fructose complex
- bortezomib
- Bowen's disease
- BPH
- BPU
- brachial plexopathy
- brachial plexus
- brachytherapy
- brain metastasis
- brain stem glioma
- brain stem tumor
- brain tumor
- BRCA1
- BRCA2
- breakthrough pain
- breast cancer in situ
- breast density
- breast duct endoscopy
- Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System
- breast implant
- breast reconstruction
- breast self-exam
- breast-conserving surgery
- breast-sparing surgery
- Brief Pain Inventory
- BRIP1
- brivudine
- BRM
- bromelain
- bronchiole
- bronchitis
- bronchoscope
- bronchoscopy
- bronchus
- brostallicin
- broxuridine
- bryostatin 1
- buccal mucosa
- budesonide
- bupropion
- burdock
- Burkitt's leukemia
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- burr hole
- buserelin
- buspirone
- busulfan
- buthionine sulfoximine
C
- C cell
- c-erbB-2
- c-kit
- CA 19-9 assay
- CA-125
- CA-125 test
- cachexia
- calcitonin
- calcitriol
- CAM
- Campath-1H
- camptothecin
- camptothecin analog
- cancer
- Cancer Information Service
- cancer of unknown primary origin
- Cancer stem cell
- cancer vaccine
- Cancer.gov
- Candidiasis
- Candidosis
- CAP-1
- capecitabine
- capsaicin
- captopril
- carbendazim
- carbogen
- carbon-11 acetate
- carboplatin
- carboxyamidotriazole
- carboxypeptidase-G2
- carcinoembryonic antigen
- carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinoid
- carcinoid syndrome
- carcinoma
- carcinoma in situ
- carcinomatosis
- carcinosarcoma
- carcinosis
- carcinostatic
- cardin
- carmustine
- carnitine
- carotenoid
- carzelesin
- case report
- case series
- case-control study
- caspofungin acetate
- Castleman's disease
- CAT scan
- catechol
- cauterization
- cauterize
- cBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate
- CC-1088
- CC-49 monoclonal antibody
- CC-5013
- CC-8490
- CCI-779
- CD34 antigen
- CD40-ligand
- CEA
- CEA assay
- cecum
- cefalexin
- cefepime
- cefixime
- ceftriaxone
- celecoxib
- celiac disease
- cell
- cell differentiation
- cell motility
- cell proliferation
- cell respiration
- cell adhesion
- cellular adoptive immunotherapy
- cellular metabolism
- cellulitis
- central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- central venous access catheter
- CEP-2563 dihydrochloride
- CEP-701
- cephalosporin
- ceramide
- cerebellar hemangioblastoma
- cerebellopontine
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebrospinal fluid
- cerebrospinal fluid diversion
- cervical
- cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
- cervix
- cetuximab
- cevimeline
- CGP 48664
- Chamberlain procedure
- chemoembolization
- chemoimmunotherapy
- chemoprevention
- chemoprevention studies
- chemoprotective
- chemoradiation
- chemoradiotherapy
- chemosensitivity
- chemosensitivity assay
- chemosensitizer
- chemotherapeutic agent
- chemotherapy
- chest x-ray
- chiasma
- child-life worker
- chitin
- chlorambucil
- chlorine
- chloroma
- chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide
- cholangiocarcinoma
- cholangiosarcoma
- cholelith
- cholestasis
- chondrocyte
- chondroitin sulfate
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- chorioallantoic membrane
- choriocarcinoma
- choroid plexus tumor
- CHPP
- chronic granulocytic leukemia
- chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis
- chronic leukemia
- chronic lymphoblastic leukemia
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- chronic myelogenous leukemia
- chronic myeloid leukemia
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- chronic phase
- chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
- CHS 828
- CI-1033
- CI-958
- CI-980
- CI-994
- ciclosporin
- cidofovir
- cilengitide
- cimetidine
- Cipro
- ciprofloxacin
- circulatory system
- cirrhosis
- CIS
- cisplatin
- citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate
- cladribine
- clarithromycin
- clear cell adenocarcinoma
- clear cell carcinoma
- clear cell sarcoma of the kidney
- clinical breast exam
- clinical resistance
- clinical series
- clinical study
- clinical trial
- CLL
- clodronate
- clofarabine
- CML
- CMML
- CMV
- cnicin
- CNS
- CNS metastasis
- CNS prophylaxis
- CNS sanctuary
- CNS tumor
- co-culture
- co-trimoxazole
- coactivated T cell
- cobalt 60
- Cockayne syndrome
- coenzyme Q10
- cohort study
- COL-3
- cold nodule
- collagen disease
- collagenase
- collecting duct
- coloanal anastomosis
- coloanal pull-through
- colon cancer
- colon polyp
- colonoscope
- colonoscopy
- colony-stimulating factor
- colorectal
- colposcope
- colposcopy
- combination chemotherapy
- combretastatin A4 phosphate
- comedo carcinoma
- common bile duct
- comorbidity
- compassionate use trial
- complementary and alternative medicine
- complete blood count (CBC)
- complete hysterectomy
- complete metastasectomy
- complete remission
- complete response
- compound nevus
- compression bandage
- computed tomographic colonography
- computed tomography
- computed tomography colography
- computerized axial tomography
- computerized tomography
- concurrent therapy
- condylomata acuminata
- cone biopsy
- congestive heart failure
- conization
- consecutive case series
- consolidation therapy
- contiguous
- contiguous lymphoma
- continent reservoir
- contingency management
- continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion
- continuous infusion
- contralateral
- control animal
- control group
- controlled clinical trial
- controlled study
- conventional therapy
- conventional treatment
- cooperative group
- CoQ10
- cordectomy
- cordycepin
- core biopsy
- corticosteroid
- Corynebacterium granulosum
- coumestan
- coumestrol
- CP-358,774
- CP-609,754
- CP-724,714
- CP4071
- CpG 7909
- CPT 11
- CQS
- craniopharyngioma
- craniotomy
- creatine
- creatinine
- cribriform
- crisnatol mesylate
- Crohn's disease
- cryopreservation
- cryosurgery
- cryotherapy
- cryptorchidism
- CSF
- CT scan
- CT-2103
- CT-2106
- CT-2584
- CTC
- cultured cell
- cultured cell line
- cumulative dose
- curcumin
- cutaneous breast cancer
- cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- cyanogenic glucoside
- cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor
- cyclophosphamide
- cyclosporine
- cyproheptadine
- cyproterone acetate
- cyst
- cystectomy
- cystosarcoma phyllodes
- cystoscope
- cystoscopy
- cytarabine
- cytochlor
- cytogenetics
- cytokine
- cytology
- cytomegalovirus
- cytopenia
- cytoplasm
- cytotoxic
- cytotoxic chemotherapy
- cytotoxic T cell
D
- D-20761
- da-huang
- DACA
- dacarbazine
- dacliximab
- daclizumab
- dactinomycin
- daidzein
- dalteparin
- danazol
- darbepoetin alfa
- darkfield microscope
- Data Safety and Monitoring Committee
- daunorubicin
- DCIS
- de novo
- death cap
- debulking operation
- decitabine
- decortication
- deferoxamine
- defibrotide
- degenerative disease
- dehydroepiandrosterone
- delayed-type hypersensitivity response
- dendritic cell
- dendritic cell vaccine
- denileukin diftitox
- dental implant
- deoxycytidine
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- DepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabine
- depsipeptide
- dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- dermatologist
- dermis
- DES
- deslorelin
- desmoid tumor
- desmoplastic
- desmoplastic melanoma
- desmoplastic small round cell tumor
- dexamethasone
- dexmethylphenidate
- dexrazoxane
- dextroamphetamine-amphetamine
- dextromethorphan acetic acid
- DFMO
- DHA-paclitaxel
- DHEA
- di-dgA-RFB4 monoclonal antibody
- diagnosis
- diagnostic mammogram
- diagnostic procedure
- diagnostic trial
- diathermy
- diaziquone
- didanosine
- DIEP flap
- diethylstilbestrol
- differentiation
- difluoromethylornithine
- digital mammography
- digital photography
- digital rectal examination
- dihematoporphyrin ether
- dimesna
- dimethyl sulfoxide
- dimethylxanthenone acetic acid
- diphosphonate
- dipyridamole
- disease progression
- disease-free survival
- disease-specific survival
- distal
- distal pancreatectomy
- distant cancer
- distraction
- disulfiram
- DJ-927
- DNA
- docetaxel
- dock
- dolasetron
- dolastatin 10
- donepezil
- dose
- dose-dense chemotherapy
- dose-dependent
- dose-limiting
- dose-rate
- dosimetrist
- double-blinded
- double-contrast barium enema
- doubling time
- doxercalciferol
- doxorubicin
- doxycycline
- DPPE
- DRE
- dronabinol
- drug tolerance
- dry orgasm
- DTGM fusion protein
- ductal carcinoma
- ductal carcinoma in situ
- ductal lavage
- Dukes' classification
- dumping syndrome
- duodenitis
- DX-52-1
- DX-8951f
- dyscrasia
- dysesthesia
- dysgeusia
- dysphagia
- dysplasia
- dysplastic nevi
- dysplastic nevus
- dyspnea
E
- E7070
- E7389
- EBV
- ecchymosis
- echocardiography
- ecteinascidin 743
- ectocervical
- edatrexate
- edotecarin
- edrecolomab
- EF5
- efaproxiral
- effector cell
- efficacy
- eflornithine
- EGb761
- EGFR
- EKB-569
- electroacupuncture
- electrodesiccation
- electrolarynx
- electroporation therapy
- eligibility criteria
- embolism
- embolization
- embryoma
- embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
- embryonal tumor
- embryonic
- EMD 121974
- emitefur
- emodin
- enalapril
- encephalopathy
- enchondroma
- endocervical curettage
- endocrine cancer
- endocrine pancreas cell
- endocrine therapy
- endometrial
- endometrial biopsy
- endometrial disorder
- endometrial hyperplasia
- endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia
- endometriosis
- endometrium
- endorectal ultrasound
- endoscope
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- endoscopic ultrasound
- endoscopy
- endostatin
- endothelial cell
- endothelin receptor antagonist
- endothelin-1 protein receptor antagonist
- eniluracil
- enoxaparin
- ENT
- enterostomal therapist
- enucleation
- enveloped virus
- eosinophil
- eosinophilia
- EP-2101
- ependymal tumor
- ependymoma
- epidemiology
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- epidermoid carcinoma
- epigastric
- epiglottis
- epinephrine
- epipodophyllotoxin
- epirubicin
- epithelial
- epithelial carcinoma
- epithelial ovarian cancer
- epithelium
- epitope
- EPO906
- epoetin alfa
- epoetin beta
- epothilone
- epothilone B
- epothilone D
- epratuzumab
- Epstein-Barr virus
- EPT
- ER
- ER+
- ER-
- ERA-923
- erb-38 immunotoxin
- ErbB1
- ERCP
- erlotinib
- ERT
- ERUS
- erythema
- erythrocyte
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- erythrodysplasia
- erythroid dysplasia
- erythroleukemia
- erythroleukoplakia
- erythroplakia
- erythropoietin
- esophageal
- esophagectomy
- esophagitis
- esophagoscopy
- esophagram
- esophagus
- ESR
- essential thrombocythemia
- essential thrombocytosis
- estradiol
- estramustine
- estrogen
- estrogen receptor
- estrogen receptor negative
- estrogen receptor positive
- estrogen receptor test
- estrogen replacement therapy
- etanercept
- etanidazole
- ethynyluracil
- etidronate
- etiology
- etoposide
- etoposide phosphate
- ETS
- evaluable disease
- evaluable patients
- everolimus
- Ewing's family of tumors
- Ewing's sarcoma
- exatecan mesylate
- excision
- excisional biopsy
- exemestane
- exisulind
- exocrine pancreas cell
- expanded access trial
- extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
- external radiation
- external-beam radiation
- extrahepatic
- extrapleural pneumonectomy
F
- false-negative test result
- false-positive test result
- familial adenomatous polyposis
- familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome (FAMMM syndrome)
- familial cancer
- familial dysplastic nevi
- familial polyposis
- Family history (medicine)
- Fanconi's anemia
- Fanconi's syndrome
- FAP
- fatty-replaced breast tissue
- fazarabine
- fecal occult blood test
- fenretinide
- fentanyl
- fiber
- fibrin sealant
- fibroblast
- fibroid
- fibromatosis
- fibrosarcoma
- fibrosis
- fibrous
- fifth cranial nerve
- filgrastim
- filgrastim-SD/01
- finasteride
- fine-needle aspiration
- first-line therapy
- FK463
- flavonoid
- flavopiridol
- flecainide
- flow cytometry
- floxuridine
- flt3L
- fluconazole
- flucytosine
- fludarabine
- fludeoxyglucose F 18
- fludrocortisone
- fluoropyrimidine
- fluoroscope
- fluoroscopy
- fluorouracil
- fluoxetine
- flutamide
- FOBT
- folate
- folate antagonist
- FOLFOX
- folic acid
- follicular large cell lymphoma
- follicular mixed cell lymphoma
- follicular thyroid cancer
- formaldehyde
- FR901228
- fractionation
- free radical
- fulguration
- fulvestrant
- functional magnetic resonance imaging
- fundus
- fungating lesion
- fusion protein
G
- G-CSF
- gabapentin
- Gail model
- gallium nitrate
- gallium scan
- gamma irradiation
- gamma knife
- gamma ray
- ganciclovir
- ganglioside
- gastrectomy
- gastric atrophy
- gastrinoma
- gastroenterologist
- gastroesophageal junction
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- gastrointestinal
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- gastrointestinal tract
- gastroscope
- gastroscopy
- gefitinib
- geldanamycin analog
- GEM 231
- gemcitabine
- gemtuzumab ozogamicin
- gene expression profiling
- gene therapy
- gene transfer
- gene-modified
- genetic analysis
- genetic counseling
- genetic deletion
- genetic markers
- genetic susceptibility
- genetic testing
- genistein
- genitourinary system
- genome
- germ cell
- germ cell tumor
- German Commission E
- germinoma
- germline mutation
- Gerota's capsule
- Gerota's fascia
- gestational trophoblastic disease
- gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
- gestational trophoblastic tumor
- GI14721
- giant cell fibroblastoma
- gimatecan
- GIST
- Gleason score
- Gleevec
- Gliadel Wafer
- glial cell
- glial tumor
- glioblastoma
- glioblastoma multiforme
- glioma
- gliosarcoma
- glossectomy
- glucagon
- glucagonoma
- glucocorticoid
- gluconeogenesis
- glufosfamide
- glutamine
- glutathione
- glutathione S-transferase
- glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor
- glycolysis
- glycopeptide
- glycoprotein
- glycoprotein 100
- glycosaminoglycan
- GM-CSF
- GM2-KLH vaccine
- GnRH
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist
- Gonzalez regimen
- Gorlin syndrome
- goserelin
- gossypol
- gp100
- gp209-2M
- GPX-100
- grade IV astrocytoma
- graft-versus-host disease
- graft-versus-tumor
- granisetron
- granulocyte
- granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
- granulocytic sarcoma
- granulocytopenia
- granulosa cell tumor
- GTI-2040
- GVHD
- GW572016
- GW786034
- gynecologic
- gynecologic cancer
- gynecologic oncologist
H
- HAART
- hairy cell leukemia
- halofuginone hydrobromide
- Halsted radical mastectomy
- hamartoma
- hand-foot syndrome
- head and neck cancer
- Hedyotis diffusa
- HeLa
- helical computed tomography
- helper T cell
- hemagglutinin-neuraminidase
- hemangiopericytoma
- hemangiosarcoma
- hematogenous
- hematologic malignancy
- hematologist
- hematopoiesis
- hematopoietic growth factor
- hematopoietic tissue
- hematoporphyrin derivative
- hemilaryngectomy
- heparin
- hepatectomy
- hepatic
- hepatic arterial infusion
- hepatic artery
- hepatic portal vein
- hepatic veno-occlusive disease
- hepatoblastoma
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- hepatocyte
- hepatoma
- hepatomegaly
- HER1
- HER2/neu
- HER2/neu gene
- herba scutellaria barbatae
- hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome
- hereditary mutation
- hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- herpesvirus
- heterogenic
- hexyl 5-aminolevulinate
- high-dose chemotherapy
- high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy
- high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy
- high-energy photon therapy
- high-grade lymphoma
- high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
- high-risk cancer
- highly active antiretroviral therapy
- hilar
- histamine dihydrochloride
- histiocytic lymphoma
- histologic examination
- histology
- histone
- histone deacetylase
- historic cohort study
- historical control subject
- HLA
- HNPCC
- Hodgkin's disease
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- holmium Ho 166 DOTMP
- homoharringtonine
- hormonal therapy
- hormone receptor
- hormone receptor test
- hormone replacement therapy
- hormone responsive
- hormone therapy
- hormone treatment
- Horner's syndrome
- host cell
- hot nodule
- HPPH
- HPV
- HRT
- HTLV-1
- hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein
- Huang Lian
- human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
- human leukocyte antigen
- human lymphocyte antigen
- human papillomavirus
- human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
- Hürthle cell neoplasm
- hydrazine sulfate
- hydromorphone
- hydronephrosis
- hydroureter
- hydroxychloroquine
- hydroxyurea
- hypercalcemia
- hyperfractionation
- hyperglycemia
- hypericum perforatum
- hypernephroma
- hyperplasia
- hypersensitivity
- hyperthermia therapy
- hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion
- hyperthermic perfusion
- hyperthyroidism
- hyperuricemia
- hypervascular
- hypoglycemia
- hypopharynx
- hypotension
- hypothalamus
- hypothesis
- hypothyroidism
- hypoxia
- hypoxic
- hysterectomy
I
- ibandronate
- ICI 182,780
- ICI D1694
- idarubicin
- IDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibody
- idiopathic
- idiopathic myelofibrosis
- idoxifene
- idoxuridine
- ifosfamide
- IH636 grape seed extract
- IL-1
- IL-1-alfa
- IL-11
- IL-12
- IL-2
- IL-3
- IL-4
- IL-6
- ileostomy
- iloprost
- ILX-295501
- ILX23-7553
- IM-862
- imaging procedure
- imatinib mesylate
- imipenem
- imiquimod
- immune adjuvant
- immune function
- immune response
- immune system
- immune system tolerance
- immunoassay
- immunocompetence
- immunocompetent
- immunocompromised
- immunodeficiency
- immunodeficiency syndrome
- immunoglobulin
- immunological adjuvant
- immunology
- immunomodulation
- immunophenotyping
- immunoscintigraphy
- immunostimulant
- immunosuppression
- immunosuppressive
- immunosuppressive therapy
- immunotherapy
- immunotoxin
- in situ cancer
- incisional biopsy
- incomplete Freund's adjuvant
- indinavir
- indium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan
- indium In 111 pentetreotide
- indole-3-carbinol
- indolent lymphoma
- indometacin
- induction therapy
- infiltrating cancer
- infiltrating ductal carcinoma
- inflammatory breast cancer
- infliximab
- infrared coagulation
- inguinal orchiectomy
- inoperable
- inositol
- inositol hexaphosphate
- instillation
- Institutional Review Board
- intensification therapy
- intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- intercalator
- interferon
- interleukin
- interleukin-1
- interleukin-1-alpha
- interleukin-11
- interleukin-12
- interleukin-2
- interleukin-3
- interleukin-4
- interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin
- interleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin
- interleukin-6
- interleukin-7
- intermediate-grade lymphoma
- internal radiation
- interstitial radiation therapy
- intestinal villi
- intoplicine
- intracarotid infusion
- intracavitary
- intracavitary radiation
- intracellular
- intracolonic
- intracranial tumor
- intradermal
- intraductal carcinoma
- intraepithelial
- intrahepatic
- intrahepatic bile duct
- intrahepatic infusion
- intralesional
- intraluminal intubation and dilation
- Intramuscular injection (IM)
- intraocular melanoma
- intraoperative radiation therapy
- intraperitoneal
- intraperitoneal chemotherapy
- Intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion
- intraperitoneal infusion
- intraperitoneal radiation therapy
- intrapleural
- intrathecal
- intrathecal chemotherapy
- intratumoral, meaning within a tumour
- intravenous pyelogram
- intravenous pyelography
- intraventricular infusion
- intravesical
- invasive cancer
- invasive cervical cancer
- inverted papilloma
- investigational
- inviable
- iodine I 131 tositumomab
- iododoxorubicin
- ionomycin
- IORT
- IP - Incontinentia pigmenti
- IP6
- IRB
- irinotecan
- irofulven
- irradiated
- irradiation
- irreversible toxicity
- iseganan hydrochloride
- ISIS 2503
- ISIS 3521
- ISIS 5132
- islet cell
- islet cell cancer
- islets of Langerhans cell
- isoflavone
- isointense
- isolated hepatic perfusion
- isolated limb perfusion
- isolated lung perfusion
- isotretinoin
- itraconazole
- IU
- IV
- IVP
- ixabepilone
J
- J-107088
- J-pouch coloanal anastomosis
- jaundice
- Jewett staging system
- JM 216
- junctional nevus
- juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
K
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- karenitecin
- Karnofsky Performance Status
- keloid
- keratan sulfate
- keratinocyte growth factor
- keratoacanthoma
- ketoconazole
- ketorolac
- keyhole limpet hemocyanin
- KGF
- killer cell
- Kinaret
- Klatskin tumor
- Klebsiella
- Klinefelter's syndrome
- KOS-862
- KPS
- kretek
- KRN5500
- KRN7000
- Krukenberg tumor
- KW2189
L
- L-377,202
- L-778,123
- L-carnitine (see Carnitine)
- laboratory study
- laboratory test
- lacrimal gland
- lactate dehydrogenase
- lactic acid dehydrogenase
- LAK cell
- lamina propria
- lamivudine
- lamotrigine
- laparoscope
- laparoscopic prostatectomy
- laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- lappa
- large cell carcinoma
- large granular lymphocyte
- laryngectomy
- laser surgery
- laser therapy
- LCIS
- LDH
- lectin
- leflunomide
- leiomyoma
- leiomyosarcoma
- lentinan
- lepirudin
- leptomeningeal
- leptomeningeal cancer
- leptomeningeal metastases
- leridistim
- lerisetron
- letrozole
- leucovorin
- leukapheresis
- leukemia
- leukocyte
- leukopenia
- leukoplakia
- leuprolide
- leuvectin
- levamisole
- levocarnitine
- levofloxacin
- LGD1069
- LH-RH
- Lhermitte's sign
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome
- liarozole
- ligation
- light-emitting diode therapy
- lignan
- limb perfusion
- limited-stage small cell lung cancer
- linac
- liothyronine sodium
- lipophilic
- liposarcoma
- liposomal
- lisofylline
- liver cancer
- liver metastases
- liver scan
- LMB-1 immunotoxin
- LMB-2 immunotoxin
- LMB-7 immunotoxin
- LMB-9 immunotoxin
- lobaplatin
- lobectomy
- lobradimil
- lobular carcinoma in situ
- lobule
- local cancer
- local therapy
- localized gallbladder cancer
- locally advanced cancer
- lometrexol
- lomustine
- lonafarnib
- loop electrosurgical excision procedure
- loop excision
- loperamide hydrochloride
- losoxantrone
- low-grade lymphoma
- lower GI series
- LU 79553
- LU-103793
- lubricant
- lumbar puncture
- lumpectomy
- lung metastases
- lurtotecan
- luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
- luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist
- lutetium texaphyrin
- LY231514
- LY293111
- LY317615
- LY335979
- LY353381 hydrochloride
- lycopene
- lymph gland
- lymph node
- lymph node dissection
- lymph node drainage
- lymph node mapping
- lymph vessel
- lymphadenectomy
- lymphadenopathy
- lymphangiogram
- lymphangiography
- lymphangiosarcoma
- lymphatic fluid
- lymphatic mapping
- lymphatic system
- lymphatic vessel
- lymphedema
- lymphoblast
- lymphocyte
- lymphocytic
- lymphocytic leukemia
- lymphoepithelioma
- lymphography
- lymphoid
- lymphokine-activated killer cell
- lymphoma
- lymphomatoid granulomatosis
- lymphoproliferative disorder
- lymphosarcoma
- lymphoscintigraphy
- Lynch syndrome
- lysis
- lysosome
- lytic
- lytic lesion
M
- M protein
- macroglobulinemia
- macrophage
- mafosfamide
- MAGE-3
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance perfusion imaging
- magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
- magnetic-targeted carrier
- maintenance therapy
- malabsorption syndrome
- malignancy
- malignant
- malignant ascites
- malignant fibrous cytoma
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- malignant meningioma
- malignant mesothelioma
- malignant mixed Müllerian tumor
- malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
- malondialdehyde
- MALT lymphoma
- mammary
- mammogram
- mammography
- Mammotome
- mantle field
- marimastat
- mast cell
- mastectomy
- mastocytoma
- matrix metalloproteinase
- MDL 101,731
- MDX-060
- mean survival time
- measurable disease
- mechlorethamine
- MEDI-507
- medial supraclavicular lymph node
- median survival time
- mediastinal pleura
- mediastinoscopy
- mediastinum
- medical castration
- medical oncologist
- medroxyprogesterone
- medullary breast carcinoma
- medullary thyroid cancer
- medulloblastoma
- mega-voltage linear accelerator
- megestrol
- meiosis
- melanocyte
- melanoma
- melanoma vaccine
- melphalan
- MEN-10755
- MEN1 syndrome
- meningeal
- meningeal metastases
- meningioma
- menopausal hormone therapy
- mercaptopurine
- mercury
- Merkel cell cancer
- mesenchymal
- mesenteric membrane
- mesna
- mesonephroma
- mesothelioma
- metaplasia
- metaplastic carcinoma
- metastasectomy
- metastasis
- metastasize
- metastatic
- metastatic cancer
- metasynchronous
- meteorism
- methotrexate
- methoxsalen
- methoxypolyethylene glycol epoetin beta
- methyl-5-aminolevulinate
- methylphenidate
- methylprednisolone
- metoclopramide
- metronidazole
- metronomic therapy
- Mexican valerian
- MG98
- microcalcification
- micrometastases
- micromolar
- microsatellite
- microsatellite instability
- microstaging
- microwave therapy
- microwave thermotherapy
- mifepristone
- Miraluma test
- misoprostol
- mistletoe lectin
- mitochondria
- mitolactol
- mitomycin
- mitosis
- mitotane
- mitotic activity
- mitotic index
- mitotic inhibitor
- mitoxantrone
- mivobulin isethionate
- mixed glioma
- MLN2704
- modafinil
- modality
- modified radical mastectomy
- Mohs surgery
- molar pregnancy
- molecular risk assessment
- molecularly targeted therapy
- monoclonal antibody
- monoclonal antibody 3F8
- monocyte
- Montanide ISA-51
- Morinda citrifolia
- morphology
- motexafin gadolinium
- moxifloxacin
- MPNST
- MRI
- MRSI
- MS 209
- MS-275
- mucinous carcinoma
- mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
- muJ591 monoclonal antibody
- Müllerian tumor
- multicenter study
- multicentric breast cancer
- multidrug resistance
- multidrug resistance inhibition
- multifocal breast cancer
- multimodality treatment
- multiple endocrine adenomatosis
- multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome
- multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome
- multiple myeloma
- multiple sclerosis
- multiplicity
- muromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibody
- musculoskeletal
- mycophenolate mofetil
- mycosis fungoides
- mycostatin
- myelin
- myeloablation
- myelodysplasia
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- myelofibrosis
- myelogenous
- myelogram
- myeloid
- myeloma
- myeloproliferative disorder
- myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia
- myelosuppression
- myelosuppressive therapy
- myometrium
N
- N-acetylcysteine
- N-acetyldinaline
- N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine
- naloxone
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- natural killer cell
- NB1011
- NBI-3001
- NCI
- nebulizer
- neck dissection
- needle biopsy
- needle-localized biopsy
- negative axillary lymph node
- negative test result
- nelarabine
- nelfinavir mesylate
- neoadjuvant therapy
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- nephrotomogram
- nephrotoxic
- nephroureterectomy
- nerve block
- nerve grafting
- nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy
- nerve-sparing surgery
- neuro-oncologist
- neurobehavioral
- neuroblastoma
- neuroectodermal tumor
- neuroendocrine
- neuroendocrine tumor
- neuroepithelial
- neurofibroma
- neurofibromatosis type I
- neurofibromatosis type 2
- neuroma
- neuron
- neuropathologist
- neuropathy
- neuropeptide
- neuroradiologist
- neurotoxicity
- neurotoxin
- neurotropism
- neutropenia
- neutrophil
- nevus
- NF1
- NG-monomethyl-L-arginine
- niacinamide
- nicotinamide
- NIH
- nilutamide
- nimodipine
- nipple discharge
- nitrocamptothecin
- nitrosourea
- NK cell
- NMRI
- node-negative
- node-positive
- nodular parenchyma
- nolatrexed
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- nonconsecutive case series
- noncontiguous lymphoma
- nonhematologic cancer
- noni
- nonlytic
- nonmalignant
- nonmalignant hematologic disorder
- nonmelanoma skin cancer
- nonmelanomatous
- nonmetastatic
- nonopioid
- nonprescription
- nonrandomized clinical trial
- nonseminoma
- nonspecific immune cell
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor
- novobiocin
- NPO
- NR-LU-10 antigen
- NSAID
- nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
- nuclear medicine scan
- nutraceutical
- nystatin
O
- O(6)-benzylguanine
- oat cell cancer
- objective improvement
- objective response
- oblimersen
- obtundation
- occult stage non-small cell lung cancer
- octreotide
- ocular melanoma
- ofloxacin
- OGX-011
- olbimersen
- oligoastrocytoma
- oligodendroglial tumor
- oligodendroglioma
- oltipraz
- omega-3 fatty acid
- omentectomy
- omentum
- omeprazole
- Ommaya reservoir
- oncogene
- oncologist
- oncology
- oncology nurse
- oncology pharmacy specialist
- oncolysate
- oncolysis
- oncolytic
- Oncolytic virus
- Onconase
- ondansetron
- ONYX-015
- oophorectomy
- open biopsy
- open colectomy
- open label study
- opioid
- opportunistic infection
- oral and maxillofacial surgeon
- orchidectomy
- orchiectomy
- oropharynx
- OSI-7904L
- osmolality
- osteitis deformans
- osteogenic sarcoma
- osteolytic
- osteoporosis
- osteosarcoma
- ostomy
- ovarian ablation
- ovarian epithelial cancer
- ovarian suppression
- Overall Survival (OS)
- overexpress
- overgrowth syndrome
- oxaliplatin
- oxandrolone
- OXi-104
- oxidative metabolism
- oxidative stress
P
- P-32
- p-value
- p53 gene
- Pacific valerian
- paclitaxel
- Paget's disease of bone
- Paget's disease of the nipple
- PALA
- palatine uvula
- palliative care
- palliative therapy
- Palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia
- pamidronate
- Pancoast's tumor
- pancreatectomy
- pancreatic cancer
- pancreatic duct
- pancreatic enzyme
- pancreatic juice
- pancreatitis
- PAP, same as Pap smear
- Pap smear
- Pap test, same as Pap smear
- papillary serous carcinoma
- papillary thyroid cancer
- papillary tumor
- papilledema
- paracentesis
- parageusia
- paramyxovirus
- paraneoplastic syndrome
- parathyroid gland
- parathyroid hormone
- parenchyma
- paresthesias
- paricalcitol
- parietal pericardium
- Parkinson's disease
- parotidectomy
- paroxetine hydrochloride
- partial cystectomy
- partial laryngectomy
- partial mastectomy
- partial nephrectomy
- partial oophorectomy
- partial remission
- partial response
- passive antibody therapy
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome
- pathological staging
- patient-controlled analgesia
- PCA
- PDQ
- peau d'orange
- PEG-interferon alfa-2a
- PEG-interferon alfa-2b
- PEG-MGDF
- pegaspargase
- pegfilgrastim
- PEITC
- peldesine
- pelvic exenteration
- pelvic lymphadenectomy
- pemetrexed disodium
- penclomedine
- penicillamine
- pentetic acid calcium
- pentosan polysulfate
- pentostatin
- pentoxifylline
- peptide
- peptide 946
- percutaneous ethanol injection
- percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
- percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage
- percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
- perfusion
- perfusion magnetic resonance imaging
- pericardial effusion
- perifosine
- perineal colostomy
- perineal prostatectomy
- peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy
- peripheral neuropathy
- peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- peripheral stem cell
- peripheral stem cell support
- peripheral stem cell transplantation
- peristalsis
- peritoneal cancer
- peritoneal infusion
- peritoneal perfusion
- pernicious anemia
- pertuzumab
- PET scan
- petechiae
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- phagocyte
- pharmacokinetics
- phase I trial
- phase I/II trial
- phase II trial
- phase II/III trial
- phase III trial
- phase IV trial
- phenethyl isothiocyanate
- phenoxodiol
- phenylacetate
- phenylbutyrate
- pheochromocytoma
- pheresis
- Philadelphia chromosome
- photodynamic therapy
- photothermal therapy
- photofrin
- photopheresis
- phyllodes tumor
- Physician Data Query
- phytic acid
- phytoestrogen
- phytosterol
- PI-88
- pilocarpine
- pilocytic
- pineal region tumor
- pineoblastoma
- pineocytoma
- piperacillin-tazobactam
- pirfenidone
- piritrexim
- pixantrone
- PJS
- PKC412
- plasmacytic
- plasmacytoma
- plasmapheresis
- Plenaxis
- pleomorphic
- pleural effusion
- pleurodesis
- plexiform neurofibroma
- plexopathy
- ploidy
- Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- pluripotent
- pluripotent stem cell
- pM-81 monoclonal antibody
- PNET
- pneumonectomy
- PNU 166148
- PNU-93914
- polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant
- poly-ICLC
- polyglutamate camptothecin
- polyglutamate paclitaxel
- polymerase chain reaction
- polymorphism
- polyneuritis
- polyp
- polypectomy
- polyphenol
- Polyphenon E
- polyposis
- pons
- pontine
- porfimer sodium
- porfiromycin
- port-a-cath
- positive axillary lymph node
- positive test result
- positron emission tomography scan
- postremission therapy
- PR+
- PR-
- precancerous
- precancerous dermatitis
- precancerous dermatosis
- precancerous polyps
- predictive factor
- prednisolone
- prednisone
- preleukemia
- premalignant
- pretracheal space
- prevascular space
- preventive mastectomy
- primary central nervous system lymphoma
- primary endpoint
- primary myelofibrosis
- primary peritoneal cancer
- primary tumor
- primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- prinomastat
- pro-oxidant
- probenecid
- procarbazine
- prochlorperazine
- proctoscopy
- proctosigmoidoscopy
- progesterone receptor negative
- progesterone receptor positive
- progesterone receptor test
- progression-free survival (PFS)
- progressive disease
- proliferative index
- prolymphocytic leukemia
- promegapoietin
- promyelocytic leukemia
- prophylactic cranial irradiation
- prophylactic mastectomy
- prophylactic oophorectomy
- prophylactic surgery
- prophylaxis
- prospective cohort study
- Prost 30 monoclonal antibody
- prostate-specific antigen
- prostate-specific antigen test
- prostatectomy
- prostatic acid phosphatase
- prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
- prostatitis
- protease inhibitor
- protein kinase C
- proteoglycan
- proteomic profile
- proteomics
- proton beam radiation therapy
- proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
- PS-341
- PSA
- psammoma body
- PSC 833
- pseudomyxoma peritonei
- psoralen
- PTC
- PTCD
- PTK787/ZK 222584
- ptosis
- pulmonary sulcus tumor
- PV701
- pyrazine diazohydroxide
- pyrazoloacridine
- pyroxamide
Q
R
- R-flurbiprofen
- r-tPA
- R101933
- R115777
- radiation fibrosis
- radiation oncologist
- radiation physicist
- radiation surgery
- radiation therapist
- radiation therapy
- radical cystectomy
- radical lymph node dissection
- radical mastectomy
- radical perineal prostatectomy
- radical prostatectomy
- radical retropubic prostatectomy
- radioactive drug
- radioactive iodine
- radioactive palladium
- radioactive seed
- radiofrequency ablation
- radiographer
- radioimmunoguided surgery
- radioimmunotherapy
- radioisotope
- radiolabeled
- radiologic exam
- radionuclide scanning
- radiopharmaceutical
- radiosensitization
- radiosensitizer
- radiosurgery
- radiotherapy
- raloxifene
- raltitrexed
- randomized clinical trial
- ranpirnase
- rapamycin
- rapid hormone cycling
- rapid-onset opioid
- ras gene
- rasburicase
- rattlesnake root
- ravuconazole
- rebeccamycin
- recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
- reconstructive surgeon
- reconstructive surgery
- recurrent cancer
- Red blood cell
- Reed-Sternberg cell
- reflux
- refractory cancer
- regional cancer
- regional chemotherapy
- regional enteritis
- regional lymph node
- regional lymph node dissection
- rehabilitation specialist
- relative survival rate
- relaxation technique
- remission induction therapy
- remote brachytherapy
- renal cell cancer
- renal collecting tubule
- renal glomerulus
- renal tubular acidosis
- retinoblastoma
- retinoid
- retinol
- retinyl palmitate
- retroperitoneal
- retropubic prostatectomy
- retrospective cohort study
- retrospective study
- retroviral vector
- retrovirus
- RevM10 gene
- rhabdoid tumor
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- rhizoxin
- ribavirin
- ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor
- rifampin
- risedronate
- ritonavir
- rituximab
- RK-0202
- RMP-7
- RNA
- Ro 31-7453
- Ro 50-3821
- rofecoxib
- rosiglitazone
- RPI.4610
- RPR 109881A
- RSR13
- RSV
S
- S-1
- S-phase fraction
- safingol
- salpingo-oophorectomy
- salvage therapy
- samarium 153
- saponin
- saquinavir mesylate
- sarCNU
- sarcoma
- sarcosinamide nitrosourea
- sargramostim
- satraplatin
- SC-70935
- SCH 54031
- SCH 66336
- SCH-58500
- Schiller test
- Schwann cell
- schwannoma
- scintimammography
- scleroderma
- screening mammogram
- Scutellaria barbata
- SDX-102
- SDX-105
- second primary cancer
- second-line therapy
- second-look surgery
- secondary cancer
- sedoxantrone trihydrochloride
- segmental cystectomy
- segmental mastectomy
- selective estrogen receptor modulator
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
- sella turcica
- semaxanib
- seminal vesicle biopsy
- seminoma
- semiparasitic
- semustine
- senile keratosis
- sentinel lymph node
- sentinel lymph node biopsy
- sentinel lymph node mapping
- seocalcitol
- SERM
- serotonin
- sertraline
- serum albumin
- serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase
- serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
- serum tumor marker test
- sesquiterpene lactone
- sestamibi breast imaging
- severe myelosuppression
- Sézary syndrome
- SGN-00101
- SGN-15
- SGOT
- SGPT
- sham therapy
- shave biopsy
- Sho-saiko-to
- sialic acid
- sialyl Tn-KLH
- side-to-end coloanal anastomosis
- sideropenic dysphagia
- sigmoidoscope
- sigmoidoscopy
- signal transduction inhibitor
- signet ring cell carcinoma
- SIL
- sildenafil
- Silybum marianum
- silymarin
- simple mastectomy
- simple nephrectomy
- single blind study
- single-photon emission computed tomography
- siplizumab
- sirolimus
- small cell lung cancer
- small intestine
- smoldering leukemia
- SMT-487
- SnET2
- SNX 111
- soblidotin
- sodium borocaptate
- sodium salicylate
- sodium sulfite
- sodium thiosulfate
- soft tissue sarcoma
- solar keratosis
- solid tumor
- somatic cell
- somatic mutation
- somnolence syndrome
- sonogram
- sorivudine
- specific immune cell
- SPECT
- SPF
- spiculated mass
- spindle cell cancer
- spindle cell sarcoma
- spiral CT scan
- splenomegaly
- sputum cytology
- squalamine lactate
- squamous cell
- squamous cell carcinoma
- squamous intraepithelial lesion
- SR-29142
- SR-45023A
- SR49059
- SSRI
- staging
- staurosporine
- stavudine
- stellate
- stem cell
- stem cell factor
- stem cell transplantation
- stent
- stereotactic biopsy
- stereotactic body radiation therapy
- stereotactic external-beam radiation
- stereotactic injection
- stereotactic radiation therapy
- stereotactic radiosurgery
- stereotaxic radiosurgery
- stereotaxis
- steroid therapy
- STI481
- STI571
- stoma
- stomatitis
- streptavidin
- streptozocin
- Stromagen
- stromal tumor
- strontium-89
- Sturge-Weber syndrome
- SU011248
- SU101
- SU5416
- SU6668
- subcutaneous port
- subependymal
- suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid
- subglottis
- subset analysis
- subtenon
- sucralfate
- sulfonamide
- sulindac
- superior vena cava
- superior vena cava syndrome
- supraclavicular lymph node
- supraglottic laryngectomy
- supraglottis
- supratentorial
- suramin
- surgical oncologist
- survival rate
- symptom management
- syncytium
- syngeneic bone marrow transplantation
- syngeneic stem cell transplantation
- synovial membrane
- synovial sarcoma
- synthetic protegrin analog
- synthetic retinoid
- systemic chemotherapy
- systemic disease
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- systemic therapy
T
- T cell
- T-3
- T-cell depletion
- T-cell lymphoma
- T138067
- T4N5 liposomal lotion
- T900607
- TAC-101
- tacrolimus
- TAG-72 antigen
- talampanel
- talaporfin sodium
- tamoxifen
- tariquidar
- taurolidine
- taxane
- technetium Tc 99m dextran
- technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid
- tegafur
- teicoplanin
- telangiectasia
- temoporfin
- temozolomide
- teniposide
- TENS
- teratoma
- terminal disease
- tetanus toxoid
- tetrahydrouridine
- TG4010
- theophylline
- thermal ablation
- thermography
- thiotepa
- third-line therapy
- thoracentesis
- thoracoscopy
- thoracotomy
- thrombocyte
- thrombocytopenia
- thrombohemorrhagic event
- thrombophlebitis
- thrombopoietin
- thymidine
- thymidylate synthase inhibitor
- thymoma
- Thyrogen
- thyroglobulin
- thyroid follicular cell
- thyroid hormone
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- thyroidectomy
- thyrotropin alfa
- tiazofurin
- time to progression
- tin ethyl etiopurpurin
- tin Sn 117m DTPA
- tinidazole
- tioguanine
- tipifarnib
- tirapazamine
- tissue plasminogen activator
- TLK286
- TM
- TNF
- TNFerade
- TNM staging system
- TNP-470
- tocladesine
- tomography
- topical chemotherapy
- topoisomerase inhibitor
- topotecan
- toremifene
- tositumomab
- total androgen blockade
- total estrogen blockade
- total nodal irradiation
- total parenteral nutrition
- total-body irradiation
- TP-38 immunotoxin
- tPA
- TPA
- trabecular cancer
- transabdominal ultrasound
- transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
- transdermal
- transferrin-CRM107
- transitional cell
- transitional cell carcinoma
- transperineal biopsy
- transrectal biopsy
- transrectal ultrasound
- transurethral biopsy
- transurethral needle ablation
- transurethral resection
- transurethral resection of the prostate
- transvaginal ultrasound
- trastuzumab
- Traumeel S
- treosulfan
- tretinoin
- triacetyluridine
- triamcinolone
- Triapine
- tributyrin
- trichothiodystrophy
- triiodothyronine
- trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- trimetrexate glucuronate
- triptorelin
- troglitazone
- tropisetron
- troxacitabine
- TRUS
- tuberous sclerosis
- tubulovillous adenoma
- tumor
- tumor antigen vaccine
- tumor board review
- tumor burden
- tumor debulking
- tumor infiltrating lymphocyte
- tumor load
- tumor marker
- tumor model
- tumor necrosis factor
- tumor suppressor gene
- tumor-derived
- tumor-specific antigen
- TUR
- TURP
- TVS
- tympanites
- Type I and type II errors
- tyrosinase peptide
- tyrosine kinase inhibitor
- TZT-1027
U
- ubiquinone
- UCN-01
- UGT1A1
- ultrasonogram
- ultrasonography
- ultrasound-guided biopsy — see ultrasound and biopsy
- ultraviolet radiation therapy — see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy
- uncontrolled study — see clinical trial
- unconventional cancer treatments — see experimental cancer treatment
- undifferentiated — see cellular differentiation
- unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy — see oophorectomy
- unresectable — see resection
- unresectable gallbladder cancer — see gallbladder cancer
- unsealed internal radiation therapy — see radiation therapy
- upper GI series
- urachus
- uracil
- urea nitrogen — see blood urea nitrogen
- ureteroscopy
- urine cytology — see urine
- urokinase
- urologic oncologist — see urology and oncologist
- urothelium
- ursodiol
- UV radiation
- UVA radiation
- UVB radiation
- uvula
V
- vaccine adjuvant
- vaccine therapy
- vaccinia CEA vaccine
- valacyclovir
- valdecoxib
- valerian
- Valeriana officinalis
- Valerianae radix
- valganciclovir
- valproic acid
- vancomycin
- vapreotide
- varicose vein
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- VEGF
- VEGF Trap
- venlafaxine
- video-assisted resection
- video-assisted surgery
- villous adenoma
- villus
- vinblastine
- vinca alkaloid
- vincristine
- vindesine
- vinorelbine
- viral vector
- virtual colonoscopy
- Virulizin
- virus replication cycle
- virus-neutralizing antibody
- viscotoxin
- visilizumab
- visual pathway glioma
- VNP20009
- VNP40101M
- von Hippel-Lindau disease
- voriconazole
- vorozole
- vulvar cancer
- VX 853
- VX-710
W
- Waldenström macroglobulinemia
- warfarin
- wedge resection
- Wermer's syndrome
- Whipple procedure
- white blood cell
- Whitmore-Jewett staging system
- whole cell vaccine
- Wilms' tumor
- Wobe-Mugos E