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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.

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10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate13-cis retinoic acid17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin18F-EF51H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging2-methoxyestradiol2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 1703-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone3-AP3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy3-dimensional radiation therapy4-demethoxydaunorubicin4-hydroxytamoxifen4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide4-NQO5-FU5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid5-hydroxytryptamine506U785Q- syndrome6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene9-cis retinoic acid90Y-DOTA-biotin

A

A33 monoclonal antibodyAAPabarelixABCD ratingABI-007ABT-510ABT-751ABX-EGFaccelerated phaseACE inhibitoracetylcysteineachlorhydriaacitretinacoustic neurofibromatosisacridine carboxamideacrylonitrileactinic keratosisaction studyActivaseacute erythroid leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphocytic leukemiaacute myelogenous leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiaacute nonlymphocytic leukemiaAD 32adenocarcinomaadenoid cystic canceradenomaadenopathyadenosine triphosphateadenovirusadjunct agentadjunctive therapyadjuvant therapyadrenocorticalAdriamycinadult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaAE-941AEE788aerobic metabolismaerobic respirationaerodigestive tractaerosolizeaflatoxinAFPAG013736 – AG2037 – AG3340AG337agent studyagglutininaggressive lymphomaagnogenic myeloid metaplasiaagonistagranulocytosisAJCC staging systemalanine aminopeptidasealanine transferasealanosinealdesleukinalemtuzumabalendronate sodiumalkalinizationalkylating agentALLall-trans retinoic acidallogeneicallogeneic bone marrow transplantationallogeneic stem cell transplantationallogenicallopurinolAllovectin-7aloe-emodinalopeciaalpha-fetoproteinAlteplasealtretaminealuminium sulfateALVAC-CEA vaccineAmanita phalloidesAmbienamelanotic melanomaAmes, Bruceamifostineamikacinaminocamptothecinaminoglutethimideaminoglycoside antibioticaminolevulinic acidaminopterinAMLamonafideamoxicillinamphotericin Bampullaampulla of Vateramputationamsacrineamylaseamyloidosisanagrelideanakinraanaphylactic shockanaplasticanaplastic large cell lymphomaanaplastic thyroid canceranastomosisanastrozoleandrogenandrogen ablationandrogen suppressionandrogen-independentanecdotal reportanemiaanetholtrithioneAngelica rootangiogenesisangiogenesis inhibitorangioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomaangiosarcomaangiostatinangiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitoranhydrovinblastineanidulafunginanimal modelannamycinanorexiaansamycinantagonistanterior mediastinotomyanterior mediastinumanthracenedioneanthracyclineanthraquinoneanti-CEA antibodyanti-idiotype vaccineanti-inflammatoryantiandrogenantiandrogen therapyanti-angiogenesisantiangiogenicantibodyantibody therapyanticachexiaanticancer antibioticanticarcinogenicanticoagulantanticonvulsantantidepressantantiemeticantiestrogenantifolateantifungal medicationantigenantigen-presenting cellantigen-presenting cell vaccineantiglobulin testantihormone therapyantimetaboliteantimicrotubule agentantimitotic agentantineoplasticantineoplastic antibioticantioxidantantiparasiticantiretroviral therapyantisense c-fosantithymocyte globulinantituberculosisantitumor antibioticAntiviral druganxiolyticAPCAPC vaccineAPC8015apheresisaplastic anemiaaplidineapocrine glandapolizumabapoptosisappendixarctigeninarctiinarginine butyratearomatase inhibitorarsenic trioxidearteriogramarteriographyasbestosascitesasparaginaseaspartate transaminaseaspergillosisAspergillusastheniaastrocyteastrocytomaasymptomaticatamestaneataxiaataxia-telangiectasiaataxic gaitatelectasisathymic nude mouseATLLATPatrasentanatypical hyperplasiaATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – augmerosenautoimmune diseaseautologousautologous bone marrowautologous bone marrow transplantationautologous lymphocyteautologous stem cell transplantationautologous tumor cellAvastinaxillaaxillary arteryaxillary budaxillary dissectionaxillary lymph nodeaxillary lymph node dissectionaxillary nerveaxillary veinazacitidineazoxymethaneAZQAZT

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B cellB lymphocyteB3 antigenB43-PAP immunotoxinB7-1Bacillus Calmette Guérinbacterial toxinbarium enemabarium solutionbarium swallowBarrett's esophagusbasal cellbasal cell carcinomabasal cell nevus syndromebasophilbatimastatBAY 12-9566BAY 43-9006BAY 56-3722BAY 59-8862BB-10901BBBDBBR 2778BBR 3464BCGBCG solutionbcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139BCX-1777Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromebeclomethasoneBellini duct carcinomabendamustinebenignbenign proliferative breast diseasebenign prostatic hyperplasiabenign prostatic hypertrophybenign tumorbenzaldehydebenzoylphenylureabenzydamineBeriplast Pbest practicebeta alethinebeta carotenebeta hemolytic streptococcus group Bbeta-endorphinbeta-glucanbeta-human chorionic gonadotropinbevacizumabbexaroteneBexxar regimenBG00001BI-RADSBiafine creamBIBX 1382bicalutamidebidi (oncology)bilateral cancerbilateral nephrectomybilateral prophylactic mastectomybilateral salpingo-oophorectomybile ductbiliarybilirubinbinding agentbioavailablebiochanin Abiochemical reactionsbiological response modifierbiological therapybiomarkerBiomed 101biopsybiopsy specimenbiotherapyBirt–Hogg–Dube syndromebispecific antibodybispecific monoclonal antibodybisphosphonatebizelesinBL22 immunotoxinblack cohoshblack snakerootblastblast crisisblast phasebleomycinblessed thistleblinded studyblood cell countblood chemistry studyblood thinnerblood transfusionblood–brain barrierblood–brain barrier disruptionBMS-182751BMS-184476BMS-188797BMS-214662BMS-247550BMS-275291BMS-354825Bolus (medicine)bolus infusionbone marrowbone marrow ablationbone marrow aspirationbone marrow biopsybone marrow metastasesbone marrow transplantationbone metastasesbone scanbone-seeking radioisotopeBoron neutron capture therapyboronophenylalanine-fructose complexbortezomibBowen's diseaseBPHbrachial plexopathybrachial plexusbrachytherapybrain metastasisbrainstem gliomabrain stem tumorbrain tumorBRCA1BRCA2breakthrough painbreast cancer in situbreast densitybreast duct endoscopyBreast Imaging Reporting and Data Systembreast implantbreast reconstructionbreast self-exambreast-conserving surgerybreast-sparing surgeryBrief Pain InventoryBRIP1brivudineBRMbromelainbronchiolebronchitisbronchoscopebronchoscopybronchusbrostallicinbroxuridinebryostatin 1buccal mucosabudesonidebupropionburdockBurkitt's leukemiaBurkitt's lymphomaburr holebuserelinbuspironebusulfanbuthionine sulfoximine

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C cellc-erbB-2c-kitCA 19-9 assayCA-125CA-125 testcachexiacalcitonincalcitriolCAMCampath-1Hcamptothecincamptothecin analogcancercancer inductionCancer Information Servicecancer of unknown primary origincancer stem cellcancer vaccineCancer.govCandidiasisCandidosisCAP-1capecitabinecapsaicincaptoprilcarbendazimcarbogencarbon-11 acetatecarboplatincarboxyamidotriazolecarboxypeptidase-G2carcinoembryonic antigencarcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1carcinogencarcinogenesiscarcinoidcarcinoid syndromecarcinomacarcinoma in situcarcinomatosiscarcinosarcomacarcinosiscarcinostaticcardin (oncology)carmustinecarnitinecarotenoidcarzelesincase reportcase seriescase-control studycaspofungin acetateCastleman's diseaseCAT scancatecholcauterizationcauterizecBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugateCC-1088CC-49 monoclonal antibodyCC-5013CC-8490CCI-779CD34 antigenCD40-ligandCEACEA assaycecumcefalexincefepimecefiximeceftriaxonecelecoxibceliac diseasecellcell differentiationcell motilitycell proliferationcell respirationcell adhesioncellular adoptive immunotherapycellular metabolismcellulitiscentral nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumorcentral venous access catheterCEP-2563 dihydrochlorideCEP-701cephalosporinceramidecerebellar hemangioblastomacerebellopontinecerebral hemispherecerebrospinal fluidcerebrospinal fluid diversioncervicalcervical intraepithelial neoplasiacervixcetuximabcevimelineCGP 48664Chamberlain procedurechemoembolizationchemoimmunotherapychemopreventionchemoprevention studieschemoprotectivechemoradiationchemoradiotherapychemosensitivitychemosensitivity assaychemosensitizerchemotherapeutic agentchemotherapychemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathychest x-raychiasmachild-life workerchitinchlorambucilchlorinechloromachloroquinoxaline sulfonamidecholangiocarcinomacholangiosarcomacholelithcholestasischondrocytechondroitin sulfatechondrosarcomachordomachorioallantoic membranechoriocarcinomachoroid plexus tumorCHPPchronic granulocytic leukemiachronic idiopathic myelofibrosischronic leukemiachronic lymphoblastic leukemiachronic lymphocytic leukemiachronic myelogenous leukemiachronic myeloid leukemiachronic myelomonocytic leukemiachronic phasechronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemiaCHS 828CI-1033CI-958CI-980CI-994ciclosporincidofovircilengitidecimetidineCiprociprofloxacincirculatory systemcirrhosisCIScisplatincitric acid/potassium-sodium citratecladribineclarithromycinclear cell adenocarcinomaclear-cell sarcomaclear cell sarcoma of the kidneyclinical breast examclinical resistanceclinical seriesclinical studyclinical trialCLLclodronateclofarabineCMLCMMLCMVcnicinCNSCNS metastasisCNS prophylaxisCNS sanctuaryCNS tumorco-cultureco-trimoxazolecoactivated T cellcobalt 60Cockayne syndromecoenzyme Q10cohort studyCOL-3cold noduleColey's toxinscollagen diseasecollagenasecollecting ductcoloanal anastomosiscoloanal pull-throughColorectal cancer (colon cancer) – colon polypcolonoscopecolonoscopycolony-stimulating factorcolorectalcolposcopecolposcopycombination chemotherapycombretastatin A4 phosphatecomedo carcinomacommon bile ductcomorbiditycompassionate use trialcomplementary and alternative medicinecomplete blood count (CBC) – complete hysterectomycomplete metastasectomycomplete remissioncomplete responsecompound nevuscompression bandagecomputed tomographic colonographycomputed tomographycomputed tomography colographycomputerized axial tomographycomputerized tomographyconcurrent therapycondylomata acuminatacone biopsycongestive heart failureconizationconsecutive case seriesconsolidation therapycontiguous lymphomacontinent reservoircontingency managementcontinuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusioncontinuous infusioncontralateralcontrol animalcontrol groupcontrolled clinical trialcontrolled studyconventional therapyconventional treatmentcooperative groupCoQ10cordectomycordycepincore biopsycorticosteroidCorynebacterium granulosumcoumestancoumestrolCP-358,774CP-609,754CP-724,714CP4071CpG 7909CPT 11CQScraniopharyngiomacraniotomycreatinecreatininecribriformcrisnatol mesylateCrohn's diseasecryopreservationcryosurgerycryotherapycryptorchidismCSFCT scanCT-2103CT-2106CT-2584CTCcultured cellcultured cell linecumulative dosecurcumincutaneous breast cancercutaneous T-cell lymphomacyanogenic glucosidecyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitorcyclophosphamidecyclosporinecyproheptadinecyproterone acetatecystcystectomycystosarcoma phyllodescystoscopecystoscopycytarabinecytochlorcytogeneticscytokinecytologycytomegaloviruscytopeniacytoplasmcytotoxiccytotoxic chemotherapycytotoxic T cell

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D-20761da-huangdacarbazinedacliximabdaclizumabdactinomycindaidzeindalteparindanazoldarbepoetin alfadarkfield microscopeData Safety and Monitoring CommitteedaunorubicinDCISde novodeath capdebulking operationdecitabinedecorticationdeferoxaminedefibrotidedegenerative diseasedehydroepiandrosteronedelayed-type hypersensitivity responsedendritic celldendritic cell vaccinedenileukin diftitoxdental implantdeoxycytidinedeoxyribonucleic acidDepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabinedepsipeptidedermatofibrosarcoma protuberansdermatologistdermisDESdeslorelindesmoid tumordesmoplasticdesmoplastic melanomadesmoplastic small round cell tumordexamethasonedexmethylphenidatedexrazoxanedextroamphetamine-amphetaminedextromethorphan acetic acidDFMODHA-paclitaxelDHEAdi-dgA-RFB4 monoclonal antibodydiagnosisdiagnostic mammogramdiagnostic proceduresdiagnostic trialdiathermydiaziquonedidanosineDIEP flapdiethylstilbestroldifferentiationdifluoromethylornithinedigital mammographydigital photographydigital rectal examinationdihematoporphyrin etherdimesnadimethyl sulfoxidedimethylxanthenone acetic aciddiphosphonatedipyridamoledisease progressiondisease-free survivaldisease-specific survivaldistaldistal pancreatectomydistant cancerdistractiondisulfiramDJ-927DNAdocetaxeldockdolasetrondolastatin 10donepezildosedose-dense chemotherapydose-dependentdose-limitingdose-ratedosimetristdouble-blindeddouble-contrast barium enemadoubling timedoxercalciferoldoxorubicindoxycyclineDREdronabinoldrug tolerancedry orgasmDTGM fusion proteinductal carcinomaductal carcinoma in situductal lavageDukes' classificationdumping syndromeduodenitisDX-52-1DX-8951fdyscrasiadysesthesiadysgeusiadysphagiadysplasiadysplastic nevidysplastic nevusdyspnea

E

E7070E7389EBVecchymosisechocardiographyecteinascidin 743ectocervicaledatrexateedotecarinedrecolomabefaproxiraleffector cellefficacyeflornithineEGb761EGFREKB-569electroacupunctureelectrodesiccationelectrolarynxelectroporation therapyeligibility criteriaembolismembolizationembryomaembryonal rhabdomyosarcomaembryonal tumorembryonicEMD 121974emitefuremodinenalaprilencephalopathyenchondromaendocervical curettageendocrine cancerendocrine pancreas cellendocrine therapyendometrialendometrial biopsyendometrial disorderendometrial hyperplasiaEndometrial intraepithelial neoplasiaendometriosisendometriumendorectal ultrasoundendoscopeendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyendoscopic ultrasoundendoscopyendostatinendothelial cellendothelin receptor antagonistendothelin-1 protein receptor antagonistseniluracilenoxaparinENTenterostomal therapistenucleationenveloped viruseosinophileosinophiliaEP-2101ependymal tumorependymomaepidemiologyepidermal growth factor receptorepidermoid carcinomaepigastricepiglottisepinephrineepipodophyllotoxinepirubicinepithelialepithelial carcinomaepithelial ovarian cancerepitheliumepitopeEPO906epoetin alfaepoetin betaepothiloneepothilone Bepothilone DepratuzumabEpstein-Barr virusEPTERER+ER-ERA-923erb-38 immunotoxinErbB1ERCPerlotinibERTERUSerythemaerythrocyteerythrocyte sedimentation rateerythrodysplasiaerythroid dysplasiaerythroleukemiaerythroleukoplakiaerythroplakiaerythropoietinesophagealesophagectomyesophagitisesophagoscopyesophagramesophagusESRessential thrombocythemiaessential thrombocytosisestradiolestramustineestramustine phosphateestrogenestrogen receptorestrogen receptor negativeestrogen receptor positiveestrogen receptor testestrogen replacement therapyetanerceptetanidazoleethynyluraciletidronateetiologyetoposideetoposide phosphateETSevaluable diseaseevaluable patientseverolimusEwing's family of tumorsEwing's sarcomaexatecan mesylateexcisionexcisional biopsyexemestaneexisulindexocrine pancreas cellexpanded access trialextensive-stage small cell lung cancerexternal radiationexternal-beam radiationextrahepaticextrapleural pneumonectomy

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false-negative test resultfalse-positive test resultfamilial adenomatous polyposisfamilial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndromefamilial cancerfamilial dysplastic nevifamilial polyposisFamily history (medicine)FAMMM syndromeFanconi anemiaFanconi syndromeFAPfatty-replaced breast tissuefazarabinefecal occult blood testfenretinidefentanylfiberfibrin sealantfibroblastfibroidfibromatosisfibrosarcomafibrosisfibrousfifth cranial nervefilgrastimfilgrastim-SD/01finasteridefine-needle aspirationfirst-line therapyFK463flavonoidflavopiridolflecainideflow cytometryfloxuridineflt3Lfluconazoleflucytosinefludarabinefludeoxyglucose F 18fludrocortisonefluoropyrimidinefluoroscopefluoroscopyfluorouracilfluoxetineflutamideFOBTfolatefolate antagonistFOLFOXfolic acidfollicular large cell lymphomafollicular mixed cell lymphomafollicular thyroid cancerformaldehydeFR901228fractionationfree radicalfulgurationfulvestrantfunctional magnetic resonance imagingfundusfungating lesionfusion protein

G

G-CSFgabapentinGail modelgallium nitrategallium scangamma knifegamma rayganciclovirgangliosidegastrectomygastric atrophygastrinomagastroenterologistgastroesophageal junctiongastroesophageal reflux diseasegastrointestinalgastrointestinal stromal tumorgastrointestinal tractgastroscopegastroscopygefitinibgeldanamycin analogGEM 231gemcitabinegemtuzumab ozogamicingene expression profilinggene therapygene transfergene-modifiedgenetic analysisgenetic counselinggenetic deletiongenetic markersgenetic susceptibilitygenetic testinggenisteingenitourinary systemgenomegerm cellgerm cell tumorGerman Commission Egerminomagermline mutationGerota's capsuleGerota's fasciagestational trophoblastic diseasegestational trophoblastic neoplasiagestational trophoblastic tumorGI14721giant cell fibroblastomagimatecanGISTGleason scoreGleevecGliadel Waferglial cellglial tumorglioblastomaglioblastoma multiformegliomagliosarcomaglossectomyglucagonglucagonomaglucocorticoidgluconeogenesisglufosfamideglutamineglutathioneglutathione S-transferaseglycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor [1] glycolysisglycopeptideglycoproteinglycoprotein 100glycosaminoglycanGM-CSFGM2-KLH vaccineGnRHgonadotropin-releasing hormonegonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistGonzalez regimenGorlin syndromegoserelingossypolgp100gp209-2MGPX-100grade IV astrocytomagraft-versus-host diseasegraft-versus-tumorgranisetrongranulocytegranulocyte colony-stimulating factorgranulocytic sarcomagranulocytopeniagranulosa cell tumorGTI-2040GVHDGW572016GW786034gynecologicgynecologic cancergynecologic oncologist

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HAARThairy cell leukemiahalofuginone hydrobromideHalsted radical mastectomyhamartomahand-foot syndromehead and neck cancerHedyotis diffusaHeLahelical computed tomographyhelper T cellhemagglutinin-neuraminidasehemangiopericytomahemangiosarcomahematogenoushematologic malignancyhematologisthematopoiesishematopoietic growth factorhematopoietic tissuehematoporphyrin derivativehemilaryngectomyheparinhepatectomyhepatichepatic arterial infusionhepatic arteryhepatic portal veinhepatic veno-occlusive diseasehepatoblastomahepatocellular carcinomahepatocytehepatomahepatomegalyHER1HER2/neuHER2/neu geneherba scutellaria barbataehereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndromehereditary mutationhereditary nonpolyposis colon cancerherpesvirusheterogenichexyl 5-aminolevulinatehigh-dose chemotherapyhigh-dose-rate remote brachytherapyhigh-dose-rate remote radiation therapyhigh-energy photon therapyhigh-grade lymphomahigh grade squamous intraepithelial lesionhigh-risk cancerhighly active antiretroviral therapyhilarhistamine dihydrochloridehistiocytic lymphomahistologic examinationhistologyhistonehistone deacetylasehistoric cohort studyhistorical control subjectHLAHNPCCHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphomaholmium Ho 166 DOTMPhomoharringtoninehormonal therapyhormone receptorhormone receptor testhormone replacement therapyhormone responsivehormone therapyHorner's syndromehost cellhot noduleHPPHHPVHRTHTLV-1hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion proteinHuang Lianhuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2human leukocyte antigenhuman lymphocyte antigenhuman papillomavirushuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1Hürthle cell neoplasmhydrazine sulfatehydromorphonehydronephrosishydroureterhydroxychloroquinehydroxyureahypercalcemiahyperfractionationhyperglycemiahypericum perforatumhypernephromahyperplasiahypersensitivityhyperthermia therapyhyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusionhyperthermic perfusionhyperthyroidismhyperuricemiahypervascularhypoglycemiahypopharynxhypotensionhypothalamushypothesishypothyroidismhypoxiahypoxichysterectomy

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ibandronateICI 182,780ICI D1694idarubicinIDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibodyidiopathicidiopathic myelofibrosisidoxifeneidoxuridineifosfamideIH636 grape seed extractIL-1IL-1-alfaIL-11IL-12IL-2IL-3IL-4IL-6ileostomyiloprostILX-295501ILX23-7553IM-862imaging procedureimatinib mesylateimipenemimiquimodimmune adjuvantimmune functionimmune responseimmune systemimmune system toleranceimmunoassayimmunocompetenceimmunocompetentimmunocompromisedimmunodeficiencyimmunodeficiency syndromeimmunoglobulinimmunological adjuvantimmunologyimmunomodulationimmunophenotypingimmunoscintigraphyimmunostimulantimmunosuppressionimmunosuppressiveimmunosuppressive therapyimmunotherapyimmunotoxinin situ cancerincisional biopsyincomplete Freund's adjuvantindinavirindium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetanindium In 111 pentetreotideindole-3-carbinolindolent lymphomaindometacininduction therapyinfiltrating cancerinfiltrating ductal carcinomainflammatory breast cancerinfliximabinfrared coagulationinguinal orchiectomyinoperableinositolinositol hexaphosphateinstillationInstitutional Review Boardintensification therapyIntensity Modulated Radiation Therapyintercalatorinterferoninterleukininterleukin-1interleukin-1-alphainterleukin-11interleukin-12interleukin-2interleukin-3interleukin-4interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxininterleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxininterleukin-6interleukin-7intermediate-grade lymphomainternal radiationinterstitial radiation therapyintestinal villiintoplicineintracarotid infusionintracavitaryintracavitary radiationintracellularintracolonicintracranial tumorintradermalintraductal carcinomaintraepithelialintrahepaticintrahepatic bile ductsintrahepatic infusionintralesionalintraluminal intubation and dilationIntramuscular injection (IM) – intraocular melanomaintraoperative radiation therapyintraperitonealintraperitoneal chemotherapyIntraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusionintraperitoneal infusionintraperitoneal radiation therapyintrapleuralintrathecalintrathecal chemotherapyintratumoral, meaning within a tumour – intravenous pyelogramintravenous pyelographyintraventricular infusionintravesicalinvasive cancerinvasive cervical cancerinverted papillomainvestigationalinviableiodine I 131 tositumomabiododoxorubicinionomycinIORTIncontinentia pigmentiIRBirinotecanirofulvenirradiatedirradiationirreversible toxicityiseganan hydrochlorideISIS 2503ISIS 3521ISIS 5132islet cellislet cell cancerislet of Langerhans cellisoflavoneisointenseisolated hepatic perfusionisolated limb perfusionisolated lung perfusionisotretinoinitraconazoleIUIVIVPixabepilone

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J-107088J-pouch coloanal anastomosisjaundiceJewett staging systemJM 216junctional nevusjuvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

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Kaposi's sarcomakarenitecinKarnofsky Performance Statuskeloidkeratan sulfatekeratinocyte growth factorkeratoacanthomaketoconazoleketorolackeyhole limpet hemocyaninKGFkiller cellKinaretKlatskin tumorKlebsiellaKlinefelter syndromeKOS-862KPSkretekKRN5500KRN7000Krukenberg tumorKW2189

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L-377,202L-778,123 – L-carnitine (see Carnitine) – laboratory studylaboratory testlacrimal glandlactate dehydrogenaselactic acid dehydrogenaseLAK celllamina proprialamivudinelamotriginelaparoscopelaparoscopic prostatectomylaparoscopic-assisted colectomylaparoscopylaparotomylappalarge cell carcinomalarge granular lymphocytelaryngectomylaser surgerylaser therapyLCISLDHlectinleflunomideleiomyomaleiomyosarcomalentinanlepirudinleptomeningealleptomeningeal cancerleptomeningeal metastasesleridistimlerisetronLeser-TrélatletrozoleleucovorinleukapheresisleukemialeukocyteleukopenialeukoplakialeuprorelinleuvectinlevamisolelevocarnitinelevofloxacinLGD1069LH-RHLhermitte's signLi-Fraumeni syndromeliarozoleligationlight-emitting diode therapylignanlimb perfusionlimited-stage small cell lung cancerlinacliothyronine sodiumlipophilicliposarcomaliposomallisofyllineHepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) – liver metastasesliver scanLMB-1 immunotoxinLMB-2 immunotoxinLMB-7 immunotoxinLMB-9 immunotoxinlobaplatinlobectomylobradimillobular carcinoma in situlobulelocal cancerlocal therapylocalized gallbladder cancerlocally advanced cancerlometrexollomustinelonafarnibloop electrosurgical excision procedureloop excisionloperamide hydrochloridelosoxantronelow-grade lymphomalower GI seriesLU 79553LU-103793lubricantlumbar puncturelumpectomylung metastaseslurtotecanluteinizing hormone-releasing hormoneluteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonistlutetium texaphyrinLY231514LY293111LY317615LY335979LY353381 hydrochloridelycopenelymph glandlymph nodelymph node dissectionlymph node drainagelymph node mappinglymph vessellymphadenectomylymphadenopathylymphangiogramlymphangiographylymphangiosarcomalymphatic fluidlymphatic mappinglymphatic systemlymphatic vessellymphedemalymphoblastlymphocytelymphocyticlymphocytic leukemialymphoepitheliomalymphographylymphoidlymphokine-activated killer celllymphomalymphomatoid granulomatosislymphoproliferative disorderlymphosarcomalymphoscintigraphyLynch syndromelysislysosomelyticlytic lesion

M

M proteinmacroglobulinemiamacrophagemafosfamideMAGE-3magnetic resonance imagingmagnetic resonance perfusion imagingmagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingmagnetic-targeted carriermaintenance therapymalabsorption syndromemalignancymalignantmalignant ascitesmalignant fibrous cytomamalignant fibrous histiocytomamalignant meningiomamalignant mesotheliomamalignant mixed Müllerian tumormalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumormalondialdehydeMALT lymphomamammarymammogrammammographyMammotomemantle fieldmarimastatmast cellmastectomymastocytomamatrix metalloproteinaseMDL 101,731MDX-060mean survival timemeasurable diseasemechlorethamineMEDI-507medial supraclavicular lymph nodemedian survival timemediastinal pleuramediastinoscopymediastinummedical castrationmedical oncologistmedroxyprogesteronemedullary breast carcinomamedullary thyroid cancermedulloblastomamega-voltage linear acceleratormegestrolmeiosismelanocytemelanomamelanoma vaccinemelphalanMEN-10755MEN1 syndromemeningealmeningeal metastasesmeningiomamenopausal hormone therapymercaptopurinemercuryMerkel cell cancermesenchymalmesenteric membranemesnamesonephromamesotheliomametaplasiametaplastic carcinomametastasectomymetastasismetastasizemetastaticmetastatic cancermetasynchronousmeteorismmethotrexatemethoxsalenMethoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin betamethyl-5-aminolevulinatemethylphenidatemethylprednisolonemetoclopramidemetronidazolemetronomic therapyMexican valerianMG98microcalcificationmicrometastasesmicromolarmicrosatellitemicrosatellite instabilitymicrostagingmicrowave therapymicrowave thermotherapymifepristoneMiraluma testmisoprostolmistletoe lectinmitochondriamitolactolmitomycinmitosismitotanemitotic activitymitotic indexmitotic inhibitormitoxantronemivobulin isethionatemixed gliomaMLN2704modafinilmodalitymodified radical mastectomyMohs surgerymolar pregnancymolecular risk assessmentmolecularly targeted therapymonoclonal antibodymonoclonal antibody 3F8monocyteMontanide ISA-51Morinda citrifoliamorphologymotexafin gadoliniummoxifloxacinMPNSTMRIMRSIMS 209MS-275mucinous carcinomamucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomamuJ591 monoclonal antibodyMüllerian tumormulticenter studymulticentric breast cancermultidrug resistancemultidrug resistance inhibitionmultifocal breast cancermultimodality treatmentmultiple endocrine adenomatosismultiple endocrine neoplasia syndromemultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndromemultiple myelomamultiple sclerosismultiplicitymuromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibodymusculoskeletalmycophenolate mofetilmycosis fungoidesmycostatinmyelinmyeloablationmyelodysplasiamyelodysplastic syndromemyelofibrosismyelogenousmyelogrammyeloidmyelomamyeloproliferative disordermyelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasiamyelosuppressionmyelosuppressive therapymyometrium

N

N-acetylcysteineN-acetyldinalineN-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosaminenaloxoneNational Cancer InstituteNational Institutes of Healthnatural killer cellNB1011NBI-3001NCInebulizerneck dissectionneedle biopsyneedle-localized biopsynegative axillary lymph nodenegative test resultnelarabinenelfinavir mesylateneoadjuvant therapyneoplasianeoplasmnephrotomogramnephrotoxicnephroureterectomynerve blocknerve graftingnerve-sparing radical prostatectomynerve-sparing surgeryneuro-oncologistneurobehavioralneuroblastomaneuroectodermal tumorneuroendocrineneuroendocrine tumorneuroepithelialneurofibromaneurofibromatosis type Ineurofibromatosis type 2neuromaneuronneuropathologistneuropathyneuropeptideneuroradiologistneurotoxicityneurotoxinneurotropismneutropenianeutrophilnevusNF1NG-monomethyl-L-arginineniacinamidenicotinamideNIHnilutamidenimodipinenipple dischargenitrocamptothecinnitrosoureaNK cellNMRInode-negativenode-positivenodular parenchymanolatrexednon-Hodgkin's lymphomanon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – nonconsecutive case seriesnoncontiguous lymphomanonhematologic cancernoninonlyticnonmalignantnonmalignant hematologic disordernonmelanoma skin cancernonmelanomatousnonmetastaticnonopioidnonprescriptionnonrandomized clinical trialnonseminomanonspecific immune cellnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugnonsteroidal aromatase inhibitornovobiocinNPONR-LU-10 antigenNSAIDnuclear magnetic resonance imagingnuclear medicine scannutraceuticalnystatin

O

O(6)-benzylguanineoat cell cancerobjective improvementobjective responseoblimersenobtundationoccult stage non-small cell lung canceroctreotideocular melanomaofloxacinOGX-011oblimersenoligoastrocytomaoligodendroglial tumoroligodendrogliomaoltiprazomega-3 fatty acidomentectomyomentumomeprazoleOmmaya reservoironcogeneoncologistoncologyoncology nurseoncology pharmacy specialistoncolysateoncolysisoncolyticOncolytic virusOnconaseondansetronONYX-015oophorectomyopen biopsyopen colectomyopen label studyopioidopportunistic infectionoral and maxillofacial surgeonorchidectomyorchiectomyoropharynxOSI-7904Losmolalityosteitis deformansosteogenic sarcomaosteolyticosteoporosisosteosarcomaostomyovarian ablationovarian epithelial cancerovarian suppressionOverall Survival (OS) – overexpressovergrowth syndromeoxaliplatinoxandroloneOXi-104oxidative metabolismoxidative stress

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