Cancer and Oncology Terms

A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near a tumor.

A type of radiation therapy used to treat liver cancer that is advanced or has come back.

The use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to help diagnose diseases, including cancer.

The use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to treat diseases, including cancer.

A type of systemic radiation therapy in which a radioactive substance is linked to an antibody that locates and kills tumor cells when injected into the body.

A test that uses radiation or other imaging procedures to find signs of cancer or other abnormalities.

A procedure that produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the body, including areas where there are cancer cells.

A radiopharmaceutical is a medication containing a radioactive component, used to produce diagnostic images or deliver targeted radiation treatment.

The use of a drug that makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

A drug that makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor.

High-energy radiation aimed at a tumor to break its DNA, given in many small doses so healthy tissue can recover.

A substance that is used to improve the health of the digestive system and bones and is being studied in the prevention of colon cancer.

Raloxifene is a medication used to prevent and treat osteoporosis and to lower breast cancer risk in certain postmenopausal women.

A drug used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of the disease or who have osteoporosis.

An anticancer drug that stops tumor cells from growing by blocking the ability of cells to make DNA.

An approved antibody that starves tumors of new blood vessels by occupying the receptor rather than the growth signal itself.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A family of genes that may cause cancer when they are mutated (changed).

A manufactured copy of an enzyme humans lost during evolution, given to strip uric acid out of the blood within hours.