Reproductive, Pregnancy and Breast Health Terms

Stage I breast cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.

Cancer is found in the cervix only.

Cancer is found in the uterus only.

Cancer is found in connective tissue just under the skin of the penis.

Cancer is found in the prostate only.

Stage I is divided into stage IA, stage IB, and stage IS, and is determined after a radical inguinal orchiectomy (surgery to remove the testicle) is done.

Stage I uterine sarcoma is divided into stages IA, IB, and IC based on how far the cancer has spread into the wall of the uterus.

Cancer that is found only in the vagina (birth canal).

Stage I vulvar cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.

Stage I breast cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.

Stage I breast cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.

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

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.

Relief arrives in days rather than months, because the drug changes muscle tone instead of shrinking the gland causing the obstruction.

It does not shrink the prostate at all; it slackens the muscle wrapped around the outlet, so any relief arrives within days.

A drug used with prednisone to treat hormone-resistant prostate cancer that has spread and that had been treated with docetaxel.

Taxol is the brand name for paclitaxel, a chemotherapy drug that stops cancer cells from dividing by disrupting their internal skeleton.