Cancer and Oncology Terms

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used alone or with radiation therapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.

A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

A substance that is being studied for its ability to make cancer cells respond better to chemotherapy drugs to which they have become resistant.

MSI marks a defect in a cell's DNA repair machinery, seen as changes in short repeated DNA sequences, most notably in colorectal and endometrial tumors.

A drug used to treat some types of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and severe skin conditions, such as psoriasis.

A protein/sugar compound made by some cancer cells.

A type of cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and produce mucin (the main component of mucus).

Mucositis most often affects the lining of the mouth and digestive tract, commonly appearing as painful sores following certain cancer treatments.

A type of monoclonal antibody used in cancer detection or therapy.

A rare cancer of the uterus, ovary, or fallopian tubes.

Breast cancer in which there is more than one tumor, all of which have formed separately from one another.

Adaptation of tumor cells to anticancer drugs in ways that make the drugs less effective.

Treatment used to make cancer cells less resistant to anticancer drugs.

Breast cancer in which there is more than one tumor, all of which have arisen from one original tumor.

Harm arrives from two directions at once: cells crowding the marrow, and the abnormal protein those cells pour into the circulation.

A drug being studied in the treatment of young adults with bone cancer that has gotten worse or come back.

A drug used to treat some types of cancer and some skin conditions that may become cancer.

Despite a name suggesting fungal origin, mycosis fungoides is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a cancer of white blood cells.

High-dose chemotherapy that kills cells in the bone marrow, including cancer cells.