Cancer and Oncology Terms

White cells schooled in a gland behind the breastbone, and the reason a transplanted organ is recognized as belonging to somebody else.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood.

A type of leukemia in which large T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that contain granules (small particles) are found in the blood.

A group of lymph system cancers arising from the immune cells that direct and carry out attacks rather than make antibodies.

A type of leukemia in which large T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that contain granules (small particles) are found in the blood.

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the lymph nodes and spleen.

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

Three chemotherapy drugs given together for breast cancer, the letters taken from their older trade names.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat breast cancer.

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

A protein/sugar complex found on the surface of many cancer cells, including breast, colon, and pancreatic cells.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer.

Talactoferrin is a laboratory made version of human lactoferrin studied as an investigational treatment, without established approved use.

A drug being studied in the treatment of kidney cancer that has spread.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of leukemia and some other types of cancer.

Selective is the operative word, since the same drug blocks estrogen in breast tissue while imitating it in bone and the uterus.

A tablet that blocks estrogen in breast tissue while imitating it elsewhere, which explains both its benefits and its risks.

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

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.