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Path. Cancer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tumor | Mass formed by neoplastic cells. |
| Palliative Care | Improving the quality of life by relieving symptoms and reducing suffering. |
| Chemotherapy | The use of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells. |
| TNM Staging | Staging system that assesses cancer in 3 different categories; T= Size of primary tumor. N = extent of lymph node involvement. M = presence and extent of metastasis. |
| Surgery | Treatment method used to remove tumors, cancerous organs and affected lymph nodes. |
| Benign Tumor | Non-cancerous Tumor. |
| Oncology | Study of tumors. |
| Metastasis | Spreading of cancer cells from a primary site of origin to distant sites. |
| Radiation Therapy | Use of ionizing radiation to destroy cancer cells. |
| Lung Cancer | Causing most cancer related deaths in North America. |
| Cancer | Collection of over 200 diseases characterized by uncontrollable cell division and lack of programmed cell death. |
| Carcinogens | Cancer causing agents such as chemicals, radiation and viruses. |
| Malignant Tumor | Cancerous tumor. |
| Cervical Cancer | Cancer type in which viruses account for between 80%-90% of cases. |
| Local Spread | A type of metastasis that involves direct invasion of tumors into surrounding tissues. |
| Neoplasia | Development of any new and independent cells in the body that do not follow the same laws governing other cells and serve no useful purpose. |
| Seeding | A type of metastasis that involves the spreading of cancer cells along surfaces of membranes that cover body cavities. |
| Staging | General term used to describe the extent and spread of cancer. |
| In Situ | Early cancer that is present only in the cell layers where it began; pre-invasive stage. |
| ABCDE Rules Of Cancer | A = asymmetry B = Border irregularity C = color variations D = diameter >6mm E = elevation |
| -Oma | Naming rule for benign tumors. |
| Adenoma | Benign tumor of glandular tissue |
| Osteoma | Benign bone tumor |
| Chondroma | Benign cartilage tumor |
| Lipoma | Benign adipose fat tumor. |
| Carcinoma | Naming rule for Malignant Tumor Of epithelial Tissue. |
| Adenocarcinoma | Malignant Tumor Of glandular Tissue. |
| Sarcoma | Naming rule for malignant tumors of connective tissue or muscular tissue. |
| Osteosarcoma | Malignant Bone tumor |
| Chondrosarcoma | Malignant cartilage tumor |
| Hodgekinâs Lymphoma | Presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. |
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