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43 Cards in this Set
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CEA
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Carcinoembryonic antigen
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Gy
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Gray - unit of absorbs radiation dose
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H&E
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Hematoxylin and eosin - a dye combo used to stain pathology specimens
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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EGFR
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Epidermal growth factor receptor
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Ga
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Gallium
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GIST
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
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CSF
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Colony-stimulating factor - examples: G-CSF (Granulocyte colony - stimulating factor) & G-CSF (Granulocyte-macrophage colony - stimulating factor)
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IHC
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Immunohistochemistry
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NED
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No evidence of disease
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NF
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Neurofibro-matosis
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TNM
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Tumor nodes metastasis
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VEGF
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Vascular endothelial growth factor
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PSA
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Prostate-specific antigen
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PSCT
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Peripheral stem cell transplantation
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PR
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Partial response
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Prot
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Protocol
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Pap smear
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Papanicolaou smear
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PD
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Progressive these - tumor increases in size
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ER
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Estrogen receptor
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EPO
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Erythropoietin; promotes growth of red blood cells
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FNA
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Fine needle aspiration
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5-FU
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5-Fluorouracil
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HER2-neu
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Growth factor gene highly activated in cells of certain type of breast cancer
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HNPCC
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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
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IMRT
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Intensity modulator radiation therapy - high doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way, more precisely than in conventional radio therapy
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IORT
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Intra operative radiation therapy
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Mets
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Metastasis
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MoAb
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Mono clonal antibody
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NHL
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Non Hodgkin lymphoma
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NSCLC
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Non-small cell lung cancer
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BMT
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Bone marrow transplant
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Bx
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Biopsy
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RT
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Radiation therapy
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SD
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Stable disease
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AFP
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Alpha-feto protein
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CR
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Complete response - disappearance of all tumor
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Chemo
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Chemotherapy
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cGy
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Centigray (100th of a gray or rad)
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CA
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Cancer
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PSRS
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Proton stereotactic radiosurgery
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RNA
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Ribonucleic acid
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ATRA
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All-trans retinoic acid - treatment for acute myelogenic leukemia
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