index of oncology articles index of oncology articles this is a list of terms related to oncology. the original source for this list was the us national cancer institute's public domain dictionary of cancer terms. 0–9 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate – 13-cis retinoic acid – 17-n-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin – 18f-ef5 – 1h-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – 2-methoxyestradiol – 2it-bad monoclonal antibody 170 – 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone – 3-ap – 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy – 3-dimensional radiation therapy – 4-demethoxydaunorubicin – 4-hydroxytamoxifen – 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide – 4-nqo – 5-fu – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid – 5-hydroxytryptamine – 506u78 – 5q- syndrome – 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene – 9-cis retinoic acid – 90y-dota-biotin a a33 monoclonal antibody – aap – abarelix – abcd rating – abi-007 – abt-510 – abt-751 – abx-egf – accelerated phase – ace inhibitor – acetylcysteine – achlorhydria – acitretin – acoustic neurofibromatosis – acridine carboxamide – acrylonitrile – actinic keratosis – action study – activase – acute erythroid leukemia – acute lymphoblastic leukemia – acute lymphocytic leukemia – acute myelogenous leukemia – acute myeloid leukemia – acute nonlymphocytic leukemia – ad 32 – adenocarcinoma – adenoid cystic cancer – adenoma – adenopathy – adenosine triphosphate – adenovirus – adjunct agent – adjunctive therapy – adjuvant therapy – adrenocortical – adriamycin – adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma – ae-941 – aee788 – aerobic metabolism – aerobic respiration – aerodigestive tract – aerosolize – aflatoxin – afp – ag013736 – ag2037 – ag3340 – ag337 – agent study – agglutinin – aggressive lymphoma – agnogenic myeloid metaplasia – agonist – agranulocytosis – ajcc staging system – alanine aminopeptidase – alanine transferase – alanosine – aldesleukin – alemtuzumab – alendronate sodium – alkalinization – alkylating agent – all – all-trans retinoic acid – allogeneic – allogeneic bone marrow transplantation – allogeneic stem cell transplantation – allogenic – allopurinol – allovectin-7 – aloe-emodin – alopecia – alpha-fetoprotein – alteplase – altretamine – aluminium sulfate – alvac-cea vaccine – amanita phalloides – ambien – amelanotic melanoma – ames, bruce – amifostine – amikacin – aminocamptothecin – aminoglutethimide – aminoglycoside antibiotic – aminolevulinic acid – aminopterin – aml – amonafide – amoxicillin – amphotericin b – ampulla – ampulla of vater – amputation – amsacrine – amylase – amyloidosis – anagrelide – anakinra – anaphylactic shock – anaplastic – anaplastic large cell lymphoma – anaplastic thyroid cancer – anastomosis – anastrozole – androgen – androgen ablation – androgen suppression – androgen-independent – anecdotal report – anemia – anetholtrithione – angelica root – angiogenesis – angiogenesis inhibitor – angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma – angiosarcoma – angiostatin – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor – anhydrovinblastine – anidulafungin – animal model – annamycin – anorexia – ansamycin – antagonist – anterior mediastinotomy – anterior mediastinum – anthracenedione – anthracycline – anthraquinone – anti-cea antibody – anti-idiotype vaccine – anti-inflammatory – antiandrogen – antiandrogen therapy – anti-angiogenesis – antiangiogenic – antibody – antibody therapy – anticachexia – anticancer antibiotic – anticarcinogenic – anticoagulant – anticonvulsant – antidepressant – antiemetic – antiestrogen – antifolate – antifungal medication – antigen – antigen-presenting cell – antigen-presenting cell vaccine – antiglobulin test – antihormone therapy – antimetabolite – antimicrotubule agent – antimitotic agent – antineoplastic – antineoplastic antibiotic – antioxidant – antiparasitic – antiretroviral therapy – antisense c-fos – antithymocyte globulin – antituberculosis – antitumor antibiotic – antiviral drug – anxiolytic – apc – apc vaccine – apc8015 – apheresis – aplastic anemia – aplidine – apocrine gland – apolizumab – apoptosis – appendix – arctigenin – arctiin – arginine butyrate – aromatase inhibitor – arsenic trioxide – arteriogram – arteriography – asbestos – ascites – asparaginase – aspartate transaminase – aspergillosis – aspergillus – asthenia – astrocyte – astrocytoma – asymptomatic – atamestane – ataxia – ataxia-telangiectasia – ataxic gait – atelectasis – athymic nude mouse – atll – atp – atrasentan – atypical hyperplasia – atrt atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – augmerosen – autoimmune disease – autologous – autologous bone marrow – autologous bone marrow transplantation – autologous lymphocyte – autologous stem cell transplantation – autologous tumor cell – avastin – axilla – axillary artery – axillary bud – axillary dissection – axillary lymph node – axillary lymph node dissection – axillary nerve – axillary vein – azacitidine – azoxymethane – azq – azt b b cell – b lymphocyte – b3 antigen – b43-pap immunotoxin – b7-1 – bacillus calmette guérin – bacterial toxin – barium enema – barium solution – barium swallow – barrett's esophagus – basal cell – basal cell carcinoma – basal cell nevus syndrome – basophil – batimastat – bay 12-9566 – bay 43-9006 – bay 56-3722 – bay 59-8862 – bb-10901 – bbbd – bbr 2778 – bbr 3464 – bcg – bcg solution – bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide g3139 – bcx-1777 – beckwith-wiedemann syndrome – beclomethasone – bellini duct carcinoma – bendamustine – benign – benign proliferative breast disease – benign prostatic hyperplasia – benign prostatic hypertrophy – benign tumor – benzaldehyde – benzoylphenylurea – benzydamine – beriplast p – best practice – beta alethine – beta carotene – beta hemolytic streptococcus group b – beta-endorphin – beta-glucan – beta-human chorionic gonadotropin – bevacizumab – bexarotene – bexxar regimen – bg00001 – bi-rads – biafine cream – bibx 1382 – bicalutamide – bidi (oncology) – bilateral cancer – bilateral nephrectomy – bilateral prophylactic mastectomy – bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy – bile duct – biliary – bilirubin – binding agent – bioavailable – biochanin a – biochemical reactions – biological response modifier – biological therapy – biomarker – biomed 101 – biopsy – biopsy specimen – biotherapy – birt–hogg–dube syndrome – bispecific antibody – bispecific monoclonal antibody – bisphosphonate – bizelesin – bl22 immunotoxin – black cohosh – black snakeroot – blast – blast crisis – blast phase – bleomycin – blessed thistle – blinded study – blood cell count – blood chemistry study – blood thinner – blood transfusion – blood–brain barrier – blood–brain barrier disruption – bms-182751 – bms-184476 – bms-188797 – bms-214662 – bms-247550 – bms-275291 – bms-354825 – bolus (medicine) – bolus infusion – bone marrow – bone marrow ablation – bone marrow aspiration – bone marrow biopsy – bone marrow metastases – bone marrow transplantation – bone metastases – bone scan – bone-seeking radioisotope – boron neutron capture therapy – boronophenylalanine-fructose complex – bortezomib – bowen's disease – bph – brachial plexopathy – brachial plexus – brachytherapy – brain metastasis – brainstem glioma – brain stem tumor – brain tumor – brca1 – brca2 – breakthrough pain – breast cancer in situ – breast density – breast duct endoscopy – breast imaging reporting and data system – breast implant – breast reconstruction – breast self-exam – breast-conserving surgery – breast-sparing surgery – brief pain inventory – brip1 – brivudine – brm – bromelain – bronchiole – bronchitis – bronchoscope – bronchoscopy – bronchus – brostallicin – broxuridine – bryostatin 1 – buccal mucosa – budesonide – bupropion – burdock – burkitt's leukemia – burkitt's lymphoma – burr hole – buserelin – buspirone – busulfan – buthionine sulfoximine c c cell – c-erbb-2 – c-kit – ca 19-9 assay – ca-125 – ca-125 test – cachexia – calcitonin – calcitriol – cam – campath-1h – camptothecin – camptothecin analog – cancer – cancer induction – cancer information service – cancer of unknown primary origin – cancer stem cell – cancer vaccine – cancer.gov – candidiasis – candidosis – cap-1 – capecitabine – capsaicin – captopril – carbendazim – carbogen – carbon-11 acetate – carboplatin – carboxyamidotriazole – carboxypeptidase-g2 – carcinoembryonic antigen – carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1 – carcinogen – carcinogenesis – carcinoid – carcinoid syndrome – carcinoma – carcinoma in situ – carcinomatosis – carcinosarcoma – carcinosis – carcinostatic – cardin (oncology) – carmustine – carnitine – carotenoid – carzelesin – case report – case series – case-control study – caspofungin acetate – castleman's disease – cat scan – catechol – cauterization – cauterize – cbr96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate – cc-1088 – cc-49 monoclonal antibody – cc-5013 – cc-8490 – cci-779 – cd34 antigen – cd40-ligand – cea – cea assay – cecum – cefalexin – cefepime – cefixime – ceftriaxone – celecoxib – celiac disease – cell – cell differentiation – cell motility – cell proliferation – cell respiration – cell adhesion – cellular adoptive immunotherapy – cellular metabolism – cellulitis – central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor – central venous access catheter – cep-2563 dihydrochloride – cep-701 – cephalosporin – ceramide – cerebellar hemangioblastoma – cerebellopontine – cerebral hemisphere – cerebrospinal fluid – cerebrospinal fluid diversion – cervical – cervical intraepithelial neoplasia – cervix – cetuximab – cevimeline – cgp 48664 – chamberlain procedure – chemoembolization – chemoimmunotherapy – chemoprevention – chemoprevention studies – chemoprotective – chemoradiation – chemoradiotherapy – chemosensitivity – chemosensitivity assay – chemosensitizer – chemotherapeutic agent – chemotherapy – chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy – chest x-ray – chiasma – child-life worker – chitin – chlorambucil – chlorine – chloroma – chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide – cholangiocarcinoma – cholangiosarcoma – cholelith – cholestasis – chondrocyte – chondroitin sulfate – chondrosarcoma – chordoma – chorioallantoic membrane – choriocarcinoma – choroid plexus tumor – chpp – chronic granulocytic leukemia – chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis – chronic leukemia – chronic lymphoblastic leukemia – chronic lymphocytic leukemia – chronic myelogenous leukemia – chronic myeloid leukemia – chronic myelomonocytic leukemia – chronic phase – chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia – chs 828 – ci-1033 – ci-958 – ci-980 – ci-994 – ciclosporin – cidofovir – cilengitide – cimetidine – cipro – ciprofloxacin – circulatory system – cirrhosis – cis – cisplatin – citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate – cladribine – clarithromycin – clear cell adenocarcinoma – clear-cell sarcoma – clear cell sarcoma of the kidney – clinical breast exam – clinical resistance – clinical series – clinical study – clinical trial – cll – clodronate – clofarabine – cml – cmml – cmv – cnicin – cns – cns metastasis – cns prophylaxis – cns sanctuary – cns tumor – co-culture – co-trimoxazole – coactivated t cell – cobalt 60 – cockayne syndrome – coenzyme q10 – cohort study – col-3 – cold nodule – coley's toxins – collagen disease – collagenase – collecting duct – coloanal anastomosis – coloanal pull-through – colorectal cancer (colon cancer) – colon polyp – colonoscope – colonoscopy – colony-stimulating factor – colorectal – colposcope – colposcopy – combination chemotherapy – combretastatin a4 phosphate – comedo carcinoma – common bile duct – comorbidity – compassionate use trial – complementary and alternative medicine – complete blood count (cbc) – complete hysterectomy – complete metastasectomy – complete remission – complete response – compound nevus – compression bandage – computed tomographic colonography – computed tomography – computed tomography colography – computerized axial tomography – computerized tomography – concurrent therapy – condylomata acuminata – cone biopsy – congestive heart failure – conization – consecutive case series – consolidation therapy – contiguous lymphoma – continent reservoir – contingency management – continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion – continuous infusion – contralateral – control animal – control group – controlled clinical trial – controlled study – conventional therapy – conventional treatment – cooperative group – coq10 – cordectomy – cordycepin – core biopsy – corticosteroid – corynebacterium granulosum – coumestan – coumestrol – cp-358,774 – cp-609,754 – cp-724,714 – cp4071 – cpg 7909 – cpt 11 – cqs – craniopharyngioma – craniotomy – creatine – creatinine – cribriform – crisnatol mesylate – crohn's disease – cryopreservation – cryosurgery – cryotherapy – cryptorchidism – csf – ct scan – ct-2103 – ct-2106 – ct-2584 – ctc – cultured cell – cultured cell line – cumulative dose – curcumin – cutaneous breast cancer – cutaneous t-cell lymphoma – cyanogenic glucoside – cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor – cyclophosphamide – cyclosporine – cyproheptadine – cyproterone acetate – cyst – cystectomy – cystosarcoma phyllodes – cystoscope – cystoscopy – cytarabine – cytochlor – cytogenetics – cytokine – cytology – cytomegalovirus – cytopenia – cytoplasm – cytotoxic – cytotoxic chemotherapy – cytotoxic t cell d d-20761 – da-huang – dacarbazine – dacliximab – daclizumab – dactinomycin – daidzein – dalteparin – danazol – darbepoetin alfa – darkfield microscope – data safety and monitoring committee – daunorubicin – dcis – de novo – death cap – debulking operation – decitabine – decortication – deferoxamine – defibrotide – degenerative disease – dehydroepiandrosterone – delayed-type hypersensitivity response – dendritic cell – dendritic cell vaccine – denileukin diftitox