YTI- Med Term II- Oncology
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| Name the three causes of cancer. | enviromental, hereditary, biological
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| What are the two classifications of neoplasms? | benign or malignant
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| When a secondary tumor site occurs from the primary, it is called ________________ | metastasis
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| Cancer is the presence of a _________________ | malignant growth (tumor)
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| Who grades and stages tumors? | pathologist
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| Outcome, prediction, end and estimate of chance,are all words used in a ____________ | prognosis
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| Malignancies that originate from bone, fat, muscle, cartilage, bone marrow, and cells of the lymphatic system. | sarcoma
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| Develops in cartilage | fibrosarcoma
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| Develops in bone tissue | osteosarcoma
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| Develops in nerve cells in bone marrow | Ewing Sarcoma
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| Non-cancerous growths composed of the same type of cells as the tissue in which they are growing are called? | Benign Neoplasm
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| Composed of cells that are invasive and spread to remote regions of the body are called? | Malignant Neoplasm
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| adren/o | gland
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| blast/o | immature or embryonic cell
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| mut/o | genetic change
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| onc/o | tumor
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| radi/o | radiation, x-rays, radius
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| -blast | immature or embryonic cell
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| -oma | tumor
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| -plastic | formative
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| -plasm | formation, growth
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| ALL | chronic myelogenous or myelocytic leukemia
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| BRCA | Breast cancer gene
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| BX | Biopsy
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| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen
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| Chemo | Chemotherapy
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| CML | Chronic myelocytic leukemia
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| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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| DRE | Digital Rectal Exam
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| ER | Estrogen Receptor
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| FNA | Fine Needle Aspiration
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| HD | Hodgkin's Disease
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| Mets | metastasis
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| NHL | non-Hodgkin's Disease
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| PSA | Prostate-specific Antigen
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| TNM | Tumor, Node, Metastasis
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| TX | Treatment
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| XRT | Radiation Therapy
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| Destruction by freezing | cryosurgery
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| Destruction by burning tissue | electrodesiccation
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| Removal of an organ, tumor and surrounding tissue | exenteration
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| Destruction by high-frequency current | fulguration
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| Surgical removal of a localized tumor | lumpectomy
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| Removal of a tumor and a large amount of surrounding tissue | Resectioning
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| Surgical removal of a localized tumor | Tylectomy
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| Inflammatory bone disease that can precede the development of bone cancer | Paget's Disease
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| Cancerous tumor of kidney occurring mainly in children | Wilm's Tumor
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| Malignant tumor, most commonly found in Africa that affects children. Characteristic symptom of massive, swollen jaw. | Burkitt's Lymphoma
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| How many stages of cancer? | 4
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| Overgrowth of blood cells | proliferation
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| Malignant disease that affects the lymphatic system, primarily the lymph nodes. | Hodgkin Disease
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| Malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle and fibrous tissue, associated with AIDS | Kaposi Sarcoma
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| List treatments | surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy (biotherapy) and radiation therapy
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| Malignant tumor arising in a glandular organ | adenocarcinoma
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| Radiation therapy in which the radioactive substance is inserted into a body cavity or organ | brachytherapy
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| Agent or substance that incites or produces cancer | carcinogen
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| Malignant tumor arising in epithelial tissue | carcinoma
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| Cancerous tumor derived from cartilage cells | chondrosarcoma
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| Cancerous tumor of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy | choriocarcinoma
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| Complex protein of high molecular weight found in the nucleus of every cell | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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| Abnormal cills that involve only the lining of a duct and have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast | ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
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| Primary bone cancer occurring in the pelvic area or in one of the long bones | Ewing's sarcoma
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| Outside the body radiation | external radiation
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| Cancerous tumor of the brain,usually of the cerebral hemispheres | glioblastoma
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| Cancerous tumor of the brain | glioma
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| Cancerous tumor originating in blood vessels | hemangiosarcoma
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| Form of lymphoma that occurs in young adults | Hodgkin's disease (HD)
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| First virus known to cause cancer in humans | human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus (HTLV)
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| Pertaining to the process of extending or growing into normal tissue;invasive | infiltrative
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| Within a site | in situ
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| Pertaining to the spreading process of a malignant tumor into normal tissue | invasive
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| Cancerous tumor of smooth muscle tissue | leiomyosarcoma
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| Wound; an injury, altered tissue or a single infected patch of skin | lesion
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| Disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes; cancer of the blood-forming tissues | leukemia
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| White, thickened patches formed on the mucous membranes of the cheeks, gums, or tongue that tend to become cancerous | leukoplakia
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| Cancerous tumor of fat cells | liposarcoma
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| Abnormal cells found in the lobules of the breast | lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
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| Cancerous tumor of lymphatic vessels | lymphangiosarcoma
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| Cancerous tumor of the lymph nodes | lymphoma
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| Cancerous disease of lymphatic tissue; also called lymphoblastoma | lymphosarcoma
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| Pertaining to bad wandering | malignant
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| Cancerous tumor of the brain, the fourth ventricle, and the cerebellum | medulloblastoma
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| Cancerous black mole or tumor | melanoma
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| Cancerous tumor originating in the arachnoidal membrane of the brain | meningioma
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| Inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by exposure to high-energy beams delivered by radiation therapy | mucositis
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| Tumor arising in the hemopoietic portion of the bone marrow | myeloma
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| Cancerous tumor of the muscle tissue | myosarcoma
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| New thing formed, such as an abnormal growth or tumor | neoplasm
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| Cancerous tumor of the kidney; also called Wilms' tumor; found in children 2-3 yrs old | nephroblastoma
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| Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroblasts; usually in the abdomen as swelling; Dx in first yrs of life | neuroblastoma
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| Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroglial cells and located in the cerebrum | oligodendroglioma
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| Cancerous tumor composed of osseous tissue | osteogenicsarcoma
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| Pertaining to a form of Tx to relieve or alleviate symptoms w/o curing | palliative
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| In radiation therapy, refers to the skin area of entry for the radiation | port
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| Pertaining to the state of a growth or condition before the onset of cancer | precancerous
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| Original, initial or principal site | primary site
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| Process of lessening the severity if symptoms; time shen symptoms of disease are at rest | remission
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| Cancerous tumor arising in connective tissue | sarcoma
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| Second site usually derived from the primary site | secondary site
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| Cancerous tumor of the testis | seminoma
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| Pathologic condition of the heart in which there is accumulation of excess fluid in the pericardium | tamponade (cardiac)
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| Pertaining to the inability to open the mouth fully;occurs in patients with oral cancer who undergo combo Tx | trismus
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| Abnormal growth, swelling or enlargement | tumor
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