Cancer and Oncology Terms

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

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

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

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

A drug used to increase the number of blood cells, especially platelets, in some cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

A drug used to treat some types of cancer.

A drug used to treat some infections caused by viruses and several types of cancer.

A drug used to treat high blood levels of uric acid in patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and other types of cancer who are receiving certain types of cancer treatment.

A doctor who can surgically reshape or rebuild (reconstruct) a part of the body, such as a woman's breast after surgery for breast cancer.

Rectal cancer forms in the final segment of the large intestine nearest the anus and is often evaluated and treated somewhat differently from colon cancer.

Recurrence describes cancer returning after treatment, either near the original tumor site or in another part of the body.

Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected.

Cancer that does not respond to treatment.

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of skin rash and skin pain in cancer patients.

Whatever the specialty, the word draws a boundary around one area, and the specialty itself decides where that boundary falls.

Refers to cancer that has grown beyond the original (primary) tumor to nearby lymph nodes or organs and tissues.

Treatment with anticancer drugs directed to a specific area of the body.

In oncology, a lymph node that drains lymph from the region around a tumor.

A surgical procedure to remove some of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor.

Three fields borrowed the same Latin idea of going backward, and the meanings that resulted have almost nothing to do with each other.