Hormone, Diabetes and Metabolism Terms

A mass of abnormal cells that forms in the endocrine (hormone-producing) tissues of the pancreas.

Beta and alpha cells sit close enough to argue with each other, which is how blood sugar is held within a narrow band.

An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including the soy plant.

A form of the hormone progesterone that is made in the laboratory and used to prevent pregnancy.

A once-daily background insulin engineered to form a slow-release deposit under the skin instead of acting all at once.

LH is a pituitary hormone that triggers ovulation in females and stimulates testosterone production in males, acting on the ovaries or testes respectively.

A hormone that stimulates the production of sex hormones in men and women.

A drug that inhibits the secretion of sex hormones.

A member of a group of substances found in plants that have shown estrogenic and anticancer effects.

A portion of an organ, such as the liver, lung, breast, thyroid, or brain.

A lobectomy removes one entire lobe of an organ, most often the lung, sparing the rest of the organ and its function.

A drug that inhibits the secretion of sex hormones.

A hormone made in the pituitary gland.

A noninvasive imaging method that provides information about cellular activity (metabolic information).

A byproduct of lipid (fat) metabolism in the body.

A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy.

The one thyroid cancer arising from a different cell type entirely, and the one most likely to run in families.

Megestrol is a synthetic progestin used to treat certain hormone sensitive cancers and to help stimulate appetite in people with significant weight loss.

An inherited condition that may result in the development of cancers of the endocrine system.

A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas.