Cancer and Oncology Terms

There are 2 types of breast carcinoma in situ: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS).

An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself.

An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the bronchi (large air passages in the lungs including those that lead to the lungs from the windpipe).

An older umbrella name for lung cancer arising in the airway lining, still met in pathology reports and textbooks.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A drug that makes cancer cells more sensitive to radiation and is also used as a diagnostic agent to determine how fast cancer cells grow.

A rare, fast-growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many white blood cells called B lymphocytes form in the blood and bone marrow.

Burkitt lymphoma is a fast growing B-cell cancer of the lymphatic system that occurs in distinct forms across different populations.

A substance that has been studied in the treatment of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and certain skin conditions.

A test used to help diagnose a type of pancreatic tumor called an insulinoma.

A substance that may be found in high amounts in the blood of patients with certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer.

Cachexia is progressive muscle and fat wasting driven by an underlying chronic illness rather than by reduced food intake alone.

Three older drugs given together on a fixed schedule, a breast cancer regimen now largely displaced by newer combinations.

A test used to help diagnose a type of pancreatic islet cell tumor called a gastrinoma.

A monoclonal antibody used to treat leukemia.

Not one disease but hundreds, grouped by the tissue they start in, and it is invasion and spread that separate them from harmless growths.

A substance that may be found in high amounts in the blood of patients with certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer.