Cancer and Oncology Terms

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A long-serving seizure medicine with an unforgiving dose response, where a small increase can push blood levels far higher than expected.

Symptoms of this tumor often occur in sudden episodes rather than continuously, reflecting bursts of hormone release rather than a steady excess.

A radioactive form of phosphorus used in the treatment of cancer.

An uncommon breast growth known for coming back in the same place, which is why the rim of tissue taken around it matters.

Two versions of every summary, one technical and one plain, drawn from the same reviewed evidence rather than written independently.

A lyophilized formulation containing cultures of a low-virulent strain of Streptococcus pyogenes, treated and killed with pencillin G, with potential sclerosing, immunostimulating and antineoplastic…

A new generation organic platinum analog with an extended spectrum of antineoplastic activity.

A type of germ cell tumor that is found in the pineal gland in the brain.

A type of brain tumor that occurs in or around the pineal gland, a tiny organ near the center of the brain.

A tumor sitting exactly where it can dam the brain's drainage, so the first sign is pressure rather than anything local.

A slow growing type of brain tumor that occurs in or around the pineal gland, a tiny organ near the center of the brain.

Pioglitazone is an oral diabetes medication that improves the body's sensitivity to insulin rather than increasing the amount of insulin the pancreas releases.

A diabetes tablet that works by reprogramming fat cells, which is why it takes weeks to act and adds weight while lowering sugar.

Piperacillin-tazobactam is a broad-spectrum antibiotic combination used to treat serious bacterial infections, including in people whose immune systems are weakened.

A crystalline antibiotic fermentation product isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseoluteus with antineoplastic activity.

An analogue of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin.

An anthrapyrazole antineoplastic antibiotic.

A tumor that forms in the pituitary gland.