Turley - Oncology
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| Onc/o- | tumor; mass
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| -oma | tumor; mass
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| carcinogens | environmental substances that contribute to the develoment of cancer i.e. radiation, chemicals funes, foreign particles, some hormone drugs, etc.
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| pathogens | viruses and bacteria that cause chronic irritation and inflammation that can eventually damage the DNA
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| mutation | condition that changes
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| oncogenes | mutated genes in the RNA of a virusmet
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| metastases | when cancer cells move from their place of origin (primary cancer) and move to another area of the body
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| necrosis | condition of dead cells or tissue
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| tumor | new growth or neoplasm (may be malignant or benign)
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| benign | a tumor which lacks the ability to metastasize
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| malignant | the tendency of a medical condition, especially tumors, to become progressively worse and to potentially result in death.
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| mal- | bad
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| sarc/o- | connective tissue
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| gli/o- | cells that provide support
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| rhabd/o- | rod-shaped
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| myel/o- | bone marrow
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| karyotype | examination of the chromosomes under a microscope
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| cry/o- | cold
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| grading | classifies cancers by how differentiated their cells appear under a microscope
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| staging | classifies cancer by how far it has spread in the body
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| monoclonal antibodies | bind to specific antigens on the surface of a cancerous cell and destroy the cell
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| chemotherapy | chemical drug treatment to treat cancer
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| radical resection | cutting out and removing a cancerous tumor, as well as nearby lymph nodes, soft tissue and even bone.
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| central venous catheter | a catheter that is tunneled through the subcutaneous tissue in the upper chest, than inserted into a large vein and the tip advanced to the SVC (for infusion of chemotherapy)
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| brachytherapy | type of radiation therapy in which the radiation source is implanted into the body within or within a short distance of the tumor.
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