click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ch. 19 abrv canc
ch. 19 cancer medicine abrv.
| abrv | meaning |
|---|---|
| BMX | bone marrow transplantation |
| bx | biopsy |
| Ca | cancer |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| cGy | centigray (one hundredth of a gray) or rad |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| CR | complete response (disappearance of all tumor) |
| CSF | colony-stimulating factor |
| DES | diethylstibestrol |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| 5-FU | f-fluorouracil |
| Ga | gallium |
| Gy | gray (unit of radiation equal to 100 rads) |
| mets | metastases |
| MoAb | monoclonal antibody |
| NED | no evidence of disease |
| NHL | non-hodgkin lymphoma |
| Pap smear | papanicolaou smear |
| PD | progressive disease |
| PR | partial response |
| prot. | protocol |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PSCT | peripheral stem cell transplant |
| rad | radiation absorbed dose |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| SD | stable disease |
| TNM | tumor, nodes, metastases |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VRT, RT | radiation therapy |