EFTs
The unifying feature is molecular rather than anatomic, which is why a bone tumor and a chest wall tumor sit in the same group.
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Gastric structures and conditions involve the stomach, including its lining, secretions, and the disorders that can affect its function.
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A general term for tumors of the central nervous system, including astrocytomas, ependymal tumors, glioblastoma multiforme, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
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A system used to deliver internal radiation therapy to breast cancer patients after surgery to remove their cancer.
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In medicine, a technique that uses low power light, fiberoptic instruments, and detectors to examine tissue.
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One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features.
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A device that is used to help a person talk after a laryngectomy.
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A type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue.
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Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland.
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Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway).
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Stage I is divided into stage IA, stage IB, and stage IS, and is determined after a radical inguinal orchiectomy (surgery to remove the testicle) is done.
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A terminal disease has progressed beyond the possibility of cure, shifting the aim of care toward comfort rather than reversing the underlying condition.
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Tomography is the general technique of producing cross sectional images of the body's interior, applied across several different imaging technologies.
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