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Cancer Basics

Basic terms that often come up in doing reading or research on cancer.

AB
BENIGNTumors that are not cancer
MALIGNANTTumors that are cancer
METASTASIZEThe spreading of cancer cells
CARCINOMACancer beginning in lining or an organ
CANCERGroup of more than 100 different diseases
ONCOLOGISTSpecialist in the treatment of cancer
BIOPSYRemoval of a sample of tissue
STAGINGDetermining the extent the cancer has spread
CHEMOTHERAPYTreatment using anticancer drugs
RADIATION THERAPYTreatment using high energy rays
HORMONE THERAPYStopping hormone production to starve the cancer
SURGERYRemoval of tumor and surrounding tissue
CLINICAL TRIALSNew treatments provided by researchers
RISK FACTORSFactors that increase possibility of getting cancer
CARCINOGENSCancer-causing agents
METASTASISSpread of cancer to other parts of body
PATHOLOGISTDoctor who studies cells and tissue
TUMORAbnormal mass of tissue from excessive cell division


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