Cancer Med Terms

Treatment using drugs

A cancerous or malignant tumor

Malignant cancerous tumor of cartilage

Radiation delivered in close range to a tumor site

Malignant tumor of a blood vessel

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue that can line the skin, glands, cavities of organs

use of a subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue

The appearance of tumor cells, specifically their grade of maturation or differentiation… often used in determining prognosis

Microscopic description of cells that are highly abnormal but not clearly cancerous

A condition of increased formation of cells

malignancy of fat cells

Conversion of normal cells into a less differentiated type in response to chronic stress or injury

Spread of a malignant tumor from its original site to a new location

Malignant tumor of bone marrow, overproduction of immunoglobulin’s and destruction of bone tissue

Change in genetic material (DNA) of a cell

New growth

Malignant childhood tumor originating in the cells of the nervous system

Study of tumors

Malignant tumor of bone

Study of the distribution in and removal of drugs form the body over a period of time

The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment

Treatment using radiation