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33 Cards in this Set
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Malignant tumor arising in the glandular organ |
Adenocarcinoma |
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Agent or substance that insites or produce cancer |
Carcinogen |
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Malignant tumor arising in the epithelial tissue |
Carcinoma |
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Process by which normal cells lose their specialization and become Malignant |
Dedifferentiation |
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Process by which normal cells have a distinct appearance and specialized function |
Differentiation |
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Abnormal cells that involve only the lining of a duct and have not spread outside of the duct and other tissues in the breast |
Ductile carcinoma in situ |
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Process of increasing the severity of a symptom |
Exacerbation |
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Cancerous tumor originating in blood vessels |
Hemangiosarcoma |
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Cancerous tumor of the brain |
Glioma |
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Form of lymphoma that occurs in children and young adults |
Hodgkin's disease |
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Process of preventing formation of the immune response |
Immunosuppression |
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Enclosed within a site; refers to tumor cells that remain at a site and have not invited adjacent tissue |
In situ |
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Abnormal cells found in the lobules of the breast |
Lobular carcinoma in situ |
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Pertaining to bad wondering; refers to the spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another |
Malignant |
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Literally means a cancerous black mole or tumor |
Melanoma |
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Spreading process of cancer from a primary site to a secondary site |
Metastasis |
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Process by which the DNA is changed |
Mutation |
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Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroblast; can appear anywhere but usually in the abdomen as a swelling |
Neuroblastoma |
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Cancerous tumor composed of osseous tissue |
Osteogenic sarcoma |
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Pertaining to a form of treatment to relieve or alleviate symptoms without curing |
Palliative |
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ACS |
American Cancer Society |
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ALL |
Acute lymphocytic leukemia |
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AML |
Acute myeloid leukemia |
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BRCA |
Breast cancer gene |
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BSE |
Breast self-examination |
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CA |
Cancer |
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CEA |
Carcinoembryonic antigen |
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CLL |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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CML |
Chronic myelocytic leukemia |
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NHL |
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
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TNM |
Tumor, node, metastasis |
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TSE |
Testicular self examination |
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WHO |
World health organization |
