Cancer and Oncology Terms

A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes.

The blood is what sets it apart: the same malignant cells circulate, so it behaves unlike a lymphoma confined to skin.

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

A monoclonal antibody that binds to cells that have the CD30 antigen on their surface, including Hodgkin disease cells and cells from anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

A monoclonal antibody that binds to cells that have the CD40 antigen on their surface, including cells from multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

A Japanese formulation of seven Chinese herbs that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.

A highly malignant type of cancer typically found in glandular cells that line the digestive organs.

A widely sold liver supplement whose one genuinely established use has little to do with the bottle on the shelf.

In radiation therapy, simulation is the planning session that uses imaging to map a patient's anatomy and precisely target the treatment area.

A drug used to treat prostate cancer that has spread.

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

One label covers several different diseases, and which cell a tumor came from matters far more than the fact that it sits in skin.

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

Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway).

Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway).

An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body.

A rare cancer that forms in tissues of the small intestine (the part of the digestive tract between the stomach and the large intestine).

An indolent (slow-growing) type of lymphoma in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the lymph nodes.

A group of diseases in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells.

Myeloma already present in the marrow and visible in the blood, but not yet doing the organ damage that defines the disease needing treatment.