Cancer
(Oncology) Terminology - Medical terms for cancer disease
Glossary of medical terminology used in cancer treatment
Definitions of cancer (oncology) terms - Surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and medical
oncology.
Antibody - Substance in immune system defending the body
against bacteria, viruses, and diseases.
Antigen - Substance creating reaction by immune system.
Benign
- Not spreading, not malignant.
Biochemistry - Absorption of medicine by cells resulting
changes in metabolism.
Biopsy
- Removal a sample tissue to diagnose a disease.
CT
Scan - Computer Tomography Scan
Chemotherapy - Treatment of cancer by using chemicals or
medicines.
Clinical trial - Experimentation with new drugs or treatment
to evaluate their effectiveness in curing a disease.
Differentiation - Physical changes of normal cells. Gene - Part of a chromosome determining physical characteristics. |
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Histopathology - Examination of cells to diagnose a disease.
Immune
system - Body's defense mechanism.
Immunotherapy - Triggering body's defense mechanism in
cancer treatment.
Localized - Tumor restricted to one part only.
Lumpectomy - Removal of tumor by surgery.
Malignant - Cancerous.
Mammogram - X-ray to detect breast cancer.
Metastases - Spread of cancer from primary to other parts of
body.
Oncology - Study and treatment of cancer.
Oncologist - Doctor specializing in oncology.
Prognosis - Expected result of a disease.
Radiation oncology - Treatment of cancer by radiation.
Relapse - Occurrence of cancer after remission.
Remission - Disappearance of cancer symptoms.
Staging - Stating the extent to which cancer has spread. Surgical oncology - Surgical removal of cancerous parts. |
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