Cancer and Oncology Terms

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer and a type of liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

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

A substance being studied in the prevention 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 licensed pharmacist with special training in how to design, give, monitor, and change chemotherapy for cancer patients.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.

A rare type of kidney cancer that grows and spreads quickly.

The active ingredient in a substance being studied in the treatment of small cell lung cancer and other types of cancer.

Bendamustine is an alkylating chemotherapy drug with a structure related to purine building blocks, used mainly for certain leukemias and lymphomas.

A common condition marked by benign (not cancer) changes in breast tissue.

A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.

A benign tumor is a growth that does not invade nearby tissue or spread elsewhere, though its location can still make it clinically significant.

A substance being studied as a mouth rinse treatment for oral mucositis (painful mouth sores) caused by cancer therapy.

Three drugs behind one of the great successes in cancer treatment, and a regimen whose limits are set by its own side effects.

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

An abnormal mass that grows in the beta cells of the pancreas that make insulin.

A gene therapy agent that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.