– limb perfusion – limited-stage small cell lung cancer – linac – liothyronine sodium – lipophilic – liposarcoma – liposomal – lisofylline – hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) – liver metastases – liver scan – lmb-1 immunotoxin – lmb-2 immunotoxin – lmb-7 immunotoxin – lmb-9 immunotoxin – lobaplatin – lobectomy – lobradimil – lobular carcinoma in situ – lobule – local cancer – local therapy – localized gallbladder cancer – locally advanced cancer – lometrexol – lomustine – lonafarnib – loop electrosurgical excision procedure – loop excision – loperamide hydrochloride – losoxantrone – low-grade lymphoma – lower gi series – lu 79553 – lu-103793 – lubricant – lumbar puncture – lumpectomy – lung metastases – lurtotecan – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist – lutetium texaphyrin – ly231514 – ly293111 – ly317615 – ly335979 – ly353381 hydrochloride – lycopene – lymph gland – lymph node – lymph node dissection – lymph node drainage – lymph node mapping – lymph vessel – lymphadenectomy – lymphadenopathy – lymphangiogram – lymphangiography – lymphangiosarcoma – lymphatic fluid – lymphatic mapping – lymphatic system – lymphatic vessel – lymphedema – lymphoblast – lymphocyte – lymphocytic – lymphocytic leukemia – lymphoepithelioma – lymphography – lymphoid – lymphokine-activated killer cell – lymphoma – lymphomatoid granulomatosis – lymphoproliferative disorder – lymphosarcoma – lymphoscintigraphy – lynch syndrome – lysis – lysosome – lytic – lytic lesion m m protein – macroglobulinemia – macrophage – mafosfamide – mage-3 – magnetic resonance imaging – magnetic resonance perfusion imaging – magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – magnetic-targeted carrier – maintenance therapy – malabsorption syndrome – malignancy – malignant – malignant ascites – malignant fibrous cytoma – malignant fibrous histiocytoma – malignant meningioma – malignant mesothelioma – malignant mixed müllerian tumor – malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor – malondialdehyde – malt lymphoma – mammary – mammogram – mammography – mammotome – mantle field – marimastat – mast cell – mastectomy – mastocytoma – matrix metalloproteinase – mdl 101,731 – mdx-060 – mean survival time – measurable disease – mechlorethamine – medi-507 – medial supraclavicular lymph node – median survival time – mediastinal pleura – mediastinoscopy – mediastinum – medical castration – medical oncologist – medroxyprogesterone – medullary breast carcinoma – medullary thyroid cancer – medulloblastoma – mega-voltage linear accelerator – megestrol – meiosis – melanocyte – melanoma – melanoma vaccine – melphalan – men-10755 – men1 syndrome – meningeal – meningeal metastases – meningioma – menopausal hormone therapy – mercaptopurine – mercury – merkel cell cancer – mesenchymal – mesenteric membrane – mesna – mesonephroma – mesothelioma – metaplasia – metaplastic carcinoma – metastasectomy – metastasis – metastasize – metastatic – metastatic cancer – metasynchronous – meteorism – methotrexate – methoxsalen – methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta – methyl-5-aminolevulinate – methylphenidate – methylprednisolone – metoclopramide – metronidazole – metronomic therapy – mexican valerian – mg98 – microcalcification – micrometastases – micromolar – microsatellite – microsatellite instability – microstaging – microwave therapy – microwave thermotherapy – mifepristone – miraluma test – misoprostol – mistletoe lectin – mitochondria – mitolactol – mitomycin – mitosis – mitotane – mitotic activity – mitotic index – mitotic inhibitor – mitoxantrone – mivobulin isethionate – mixed glioma – mln2704 – modafinil – modality – modified radical mastectomy – mohs surgery – molar pregnancy – molecular risk assessment – molecularly targeted therapy – monoclonal antibody – monoclonal antibody 3f8 – monocyte – montanide isa-51 – morinda citrifolia – morphology – motexafin gadolinium – moxifloxacin – mpnst – mri – mrsi – ms 209 – ms-275 – mucinous carcinoma – mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma – muj591 monoclonal antibody – müllerian tumor – multicenter study – multicentric breast cancer – multidrug resistance – multidrug resistance inhibition – multifocal breast cancer – multimodality treatment – multiple endocrine adenomatosis – multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome – multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome – multiple myeloma – multiple sclerosis – multiplicity – muromonab-cd3 monoclonal antibody – musculoskeletal – mycophenolate mofetil – mycosis fungoides – mycostatin – myelin – myeloablation – myelodysplasia – myelodysplastic syndrome – myelofibrosis – myelogenous – myelogram – myeloid – myeloma – myeloproliferative disorder – myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia – myelosuppression – myelosuppressive therapy – myometrium n n-acetylcysteine – n-acetyldinaline – n-butyl-n-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine – naloxone – national cancer institute – national institutes of health – natural killer cell – nb1011 – nbi-3001 – nci – nebulizer – neck dissection – needle biopsy – needle-localized biopsy – negative axillary lymph node – negative test result – nelarabine – nelfinavir mesylate – neoadjuvant therapy – neoplasia – neoplasm – nephrotomogram – nephrotoxic – nephroureterectomy – nerve block – nerve grafting – nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy – nerve-sparing surgery – neuro-oncologist – neurobehavioral – neuroblastoma – neuroectodermal tumor – neuroendocrine – neuroendocrine tumor – neuroepithelial – neurofibroma – neurofibromatosis type i – neurofibromatosis type 2 – neuroma – neuron – neuropathologist – neuropathy – neuropeptide – neuroradiologist – neurotoxicity – neurotoxin – neurotropism – neutropenia – neutrophil – nevus – nf1 – ng-monomethyl-l-arginine – niacinamide – nicotinamide – nih – nilutamide – nimodipine – nipple discharge – nitrocamptothecin – nitrosourea – nk cell – nmri – node-negative – node-positive – nodular parenchyma – nolatrexed – non-hodgkin's lymphoma – non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc) – nonconsecutive case series – noncontiguous lymphoma – nonhematologic cancer – noni – nonlytic – nonmalignant – nonmalignant hematologic disorder – nonmelanoma skin cancer – nonmelanomatous – nonmetastatic – nonopioid – nonprescription – nonrandomized clinical trial – nonseminoma – nonspecific immune cell – nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug – nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor – novobiocin – npo – nr-lu-10 antigen – nsaid – nuclear magnetic resonance imaging – nuclear medicine scan – nutraceutical – nystatin o o(6)-benzylguanine – oat cell cancer – objective improvement – objective response – oblimersen – obtundation – occult stage non-small cell lung cancer – octreotide – ocular melanoma – ofloxacin – ogx-011 – oblimersen – oligoastrocytoma – oligodendroglial tumor – oligodendroglioma – oltipraz – omega-3 fatty acid – omentectomy – omentum – omeprazole – ommaya reservoir – oncogene – oncologist – oncology – oncology nurse – oncology pharmacy specialist – oncolysate – oncolysis – oncolytic – oncolytic virus – onconase – ondansetron – onyx-015 – oophorectomy – open biopsy – open colectomy – open label study – opioid – opportunistic infection – oral and maxillofacial surgeon – orchidectomy – orchiectomy – oropharynx – osi-7904l – osmolality – osteitis deformans – osteogenic sarcoma – osteolytic – osteoporosis – osteosarcoma – ostomy – ovarian ablation – ovarian epithelial cancer – ovarian suppression – overall survival (os) – overexpress – overgrowth syndrome – oxaliplatin – oxandrolone – oxi-104 – oxidative metabolism – oxidative stress p p-32 – p-value – p53 gene – pacific valerian – paclitaxel – paget's disease of bone – paget's disease of the nipple – pala – palatine uvula – palliative care – palliative therapy – palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia – pamidronate – pancoast's tumor – pancreatectomy – pancreatic cancer – pancreatic duct – pancreatic enzyme – pancreatic juice – pancreatitis – pap, same as pap smear – pap smear – pap test, same as pap smear – papillary serous carcinoma – papillary thyroid cancer – papillary tumor – papilledema – paracentesis – parageusia – paramyxovirus – paraneoplastic syndrome – parathyroid gland – parathyroid hormone – parenchyma – paresthesias – paricalcitol – parietal pericardium – parkinson's disease – parotidectomy – paroxetine hydrochloride – partial cystectomy – partial laryngectomy – partial mastectomy – partial nephrectomy – partial oophorectomy – partial remission – partial response – passive antibody therapy – paterson–kelly syndrome – pathological staging – patient-controlled analgesia – patient derived tumor xenografts – pca – pdq – peau d'orange – peg-interferon alfa-2a – peg-interferon alfa-2b – peg-mgdf – pegaspargase – pegfilgrastim – peitc – peldesine – pelvic exenteration – pelvic lymphadenectomy – pemetrexed disodium – penclomedine – penicillamine – pentetic acid calcium – pentosan polysulfate – pentostatin – pentoxifylline – peptide – peptide 946 – percutaneous ethanol injection – percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography – perfusion – perfusion magnetic resonance imaging – pericardial effusion – perifosine – perineal colostomy – perineal prostatectomy – peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy – peripheral neuropathy – peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor – peripheral stem cell – peripheral stem cell support – peripheral stem cell transplantation – peristalsis – peritoneal cancer – peritoneal infusion – peritoneal perfusion – pernicious anemia – pertuzumab – pet scan – petechiae – peutz–jeghers syndrome – phagocyte – pharmacokinetics – phase i trial – phase i/ii trial – phase ii trial – phase ii/iii trial – phase iii trial – phase iv trial – phenethyl isothiocyanate – phenoxodiol – phenylacetate – phenylbutyrate – pheochromocytoma – pheresis – philadelphia chromosome – photodynamic therapy – photothermal therapy – photofrin – photopheresis – phyllodes tumor – physician data query – phytic acid – phytoestrogen – phytosterol – pi-88 – pilocarpine – pilocytic – pineal region tumor – pineoblastoma – pineocytoma – piperacillin/tazobactam – pirfenidone – piritrexim – pixantrone – pjs – pkc412 – plasmacytic – plasmacytoma – plasmapheresis – plenaxis – pleomorphic – pleural effusion – pleurodesis – plexiform neurofibroma – plexopathy – ploidy – plummer–vinson syndrome – pluripotent – pluripotent stem cell – pm-81 monoclonal antibody – pnet – pneumonectomy – pnu 166148 – pnu-93914 – polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant – poly-iclc – polyglutamate camptothecin – polyglutamate paclitaxel – polymerase chain reaction – polymorphism – polyneuritis – polyp – polypectomy – polyphenol – polyphenon e – polyposis – pons – pontine – porfimer sodium – porfiromycin – port-a-cath – positive axillary lymph node – positive test result – positron emission tomography scan – postremission therapy – pr+ – pr- – precancerous – precancerous dermatitis – precancerous dermatosis – precancerous polyps – predictive factor – prednisolone – prednisone – preleukemia – premalignant – pretracheal space – prevascular space – preventive mastectomy – primary central nervous system lymphoma – primary endpoint – primary myelofibrosis – primary peritoneal cancer – primary tumor – primitive neuroectodermal tumor – prinomastat – pro-oxidant – probenecid – procarbazine – prochlorperazine – proctoscopy – proctosigmoidoscopy – progesterone receptor negative – progesterone receptor positive – progesterone receptor test – progression-free survival (pfs) – progressive disease – proliferative index – prolymphocytic leukemia – promegapoietin – promyelocytic leukemia – prophylactic cranial irradiation – prophylactic mastectomy – prophylactic oophorectomy – prophylactic surgery – prophylaxis – prospective cohort study – prost 30 monoclonal antibody – prostate-specific antigen – prostate-specific antigen test – prostatectomy – prostatic acid phosphatase – prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia – prostatitis – protease inhibitor – protein kinase c – proteoglycan – proteomic profile – proteomics – proton beam radiation therapy – proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – ps-341 – psa – psammoma body – psc 833 – pseudomyxoma peritonei – psoralen – ptc – ptcd – ptk787/zk 222584 – ptosis – pulmonary sulcus tumor – pv701 – pyrazine diazohydroxide – pyrazoloacridine – pyroxamide q q10 – qs21 – quadrantectomy r r-flurbiprofen – r-tpa – r101933 – r115777 – radiation fibrosis – radiation oncologist – radiation physicist – radiation surgery – radiation therapist – radiation therapy – radical cystectomy – radical lymph node dissection – radical mastectomy – radical perineal prostatectomy – radical prostatectomy – radical retropubic prostatectomy – radioactive drug – radioactive iodine – radioactive palladium – radioactive seed – radiofrequency ablation – radiographer – radioimmunoguided surgery – radioimmunotherapy – radioisotope – radiolabeled – radiologic exam – radionuclide scanning – radiopharmaceutical – radiosensitization – radiosensitizer – radiosurgery – radiotherapy – raloxifene – raltitrexed – randomized clinical trial – ranpirnase – rapamycin – rapid hormone cycling – rapid-onset opioid – ras gene – rasburicase – rattlesnake root – ravuconazole – rebeccamycin – recombinant tissue plasminogen activator – reconstructive surgeon – reconstructive surgery – recurrent cancer – red blood cell – reed–sternberg cell – reflux – refractory cancer – regional cancer – regional chemotherapy – regional enteritis – regional lymph node – regional lymph node dissection – rehabilitation specialist – relative survival rate – relaxation technique – remission induction therapy – remote brachytherapy – renal cell cancer – renal collecting tubule – renal glomerulus – renal tubular acidosis – retinoblastoma – retinoid – retinol – retinyl palmitate – retroperitoneal – retropubic prostatectomy – retrospective cohort study – retrospective study – retroviral vector – retrovirus – revm10 gene – rhabdoid tumor – rhabdomyosarcoma – rhizoxin – ribavirin – ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor – rifampin –