Question | Answer |
This latin word meaning crab,now refers to any malignant tumor(neoplasm,oncoma)? | Cancer |
These are malignant tumors of epithelial tissues and make up the majority of all cancers? | Carcinomas |
Originate in connective or supportive tissues of the body such as muscles,tendons,fat,joints, and bone? | Sarcomas |
Cancers of the blood-forming tissues? | Leukemias |
Cancers of the lymphoid tissues? | Lymphomas |
Cancers of the bone marrow? | Myelomas |
cancer fo squamous epithelium is called a_______? | Squamous carcinoma |
_____________ is a type of skin cancer? | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
___________is a cancer that originates in the bronchus of the respiratory tract? | Broncogenic carcinoma |
surgery is a treatment used when possible to remove cancerous tissues? T or F | True |
________and __________are two principal treatments to remove remaining cancerous cells. | Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy |
_______ is a treatment that employs the injection of hormones, active and passive. | Immunotherapy |
Laser therapy with a special chemical injected into the blood stream is called___________? | Photodynamic Therapy |
Air and or water pollution and radiation make up__________ classifications. | Environmental |
Hormones,genetic dispositons and viruses constitute a __________ category. | Hereditary |
Smoking,chemicals used in industry,food cosmetics and plastics are __________classifications. | Biological |
_________ means Cancer of the bone. | Osteosarcoma |
Normall cells reproducing themselves in an orderly process? | Mitosis |
Immature cells under going normal changes as them mature and assume specialized functions? | Differentiation |
Failure of immature cells to develope specialized functions? | Dedifferentiation |
Tumor cells that are well differentiated? | Grade l |
Tumor cells that are moderately differentiated | Grade ll |
These are tumor cells that are poorly to very poorly differentiated? | Grade lll |
TNM | Tumor Node Metastisis |
Used to detect abnormal or cancerous cells in the cervix/vagina? | Pap Smear/test |
This test is used to find hidden blood in the colon? | Fecal occult blood test |
A microscopic examine of sputum? | Sputum cytology test |
A test to diagnose and monitor fetal distress or fetal abnormalities? | AFP(Alpha-fetoprotein) |
A test that can indicate atopic pregnancies and testicular cancer? | HCG(Human chorionic gonadotropin) |
__________are usually not a threat to life and are encapsulated? | Benign Tumors |
__________grow rapidly and are threats to life unless detedted early and properly treated. | Malignant Tumors |
____ and _____ are two types of radiation therapy. | IRT (INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY), AND ERT(EXTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY) |
An examination used to detect prostate cancer | DRE (Digital Rectal Examination) |
Removal of tumor and surrounding tissue. | Excisional biopsy |
Removal of part of a tumor | incisional biopsy |
Puncture of a tumor for the removal of a core of tissue. | Needle biopsy |
Form of breast biopsy. | Fine Needle aspiration |
The use of mammogram-guided needle | Stereotactic biopsy |
Using a large bore needle to remove a generous sample of breast tissue with the assistance of a vacuum-assisted needle biopsy device. | Core biopsy |
Process by which a physician pinpoints the first lymph node into which a tumor drans and removes only those most likely to be cancerous. | Sentinel node biopsy |
aden/o | gland |
carcin/o | cancer |
-gen | formation,produce |
-oid | resemble |
brachy- | short |
American Cancer Society | ACS |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | AIDS |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | ALL |
breast cancer gene | BRCA |
biopsy | Bx |
cancer | CA |
carcinoembryonic antigen | CEA |
CHEMOTHERAPY | chemo |
Chronic myelocytic leukemia | CML |
ductal carcinoma in situ | DCIS |
Deoxyribonucleic acid | DNA |
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION | FNA |
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA | HCC |
HYMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA VIRUS | HTLV |
METASTASIS | METS |
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | NHL |
prostate-specific antigen | PSA |
RADIATION THERAPY | RT |
TUMOR,NODE,METASTASIS | TNM |
TREATMENT | TX |
RADIATION THERAPY | XRT |
BLAST/O | EMBRYONIC CELL |
MUT/A | GENETIC CHANGE |
RADI/O | RADIATION; X-RAY |
PLASIA- | FORMATION,GROWTH |
-PLASM | A THING FORMED |
PLASTIC- | FORMATIVE |
OLIGO- | LITTLE |
ASTRO- | STAR SHAPED |
NEO- | NEW |
CHORI/O | CHORION |
MEDULL/O | MARROW |
ANGI/O | VESSEL |
IMMUN/O | SAFE |
ONC/O | TUMOR |
RETICUL/O | NET,MESH |
RHABD/O | ROD-SHAPED |
DUCT | TO LEAD |
TRISM | GRATING |
CAPSUL | WITHIN |
SARC | FLESH |
SEMIN | SEED |
TERAT | MONSTER |
TOX | POISON |
-GENIC | PRODUCING |
-IN | SUBSTANCE |
-PLAKIA | PLATE |
-ATE | USE,ACTION |
-IVE | NATURE |
-STASIS | CONTROL |
FORM OF LYMPHOMA THAT OCCURS IN YOUNG ADULTS. | Hodgkin's disease |
Process of increasing the severity of symptoms. | Exacerbation |
Process by which normal cells have a distinct appearance and specialized function. | differentiation |
Enclosed within a site | in situ |
Enclosed within a sheath | Encapsulated |
Type of laser therapy that involves the use of a special chemical that is injected into the blood stream and absorbed by cells all over the body. | Photodynamic therapy |
Process of growing rapidly | Fungating |
Excessive formation and growth of normal cells. | Hyperplasia |
Malignant neoplasm that causes violaceous(purplish discoloration)vascular lesions and general lymphadenopathy. | Kaposi's sarcoma |
Spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another. | Metastasis |