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.

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10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate13-cis retinoic acid17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin1H-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

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A33 monoclonal antibodyAAPabarelixABCD ratingABI-007ABT-510 – ABT-751 – ABX-EGFaccelerated phaseACE inhibitoracetylcysteineachlorhydriaacitretinacoustic neurofibromatosisacridine carboxamideacrylonitrileactinic keratosisaction studyActivaseacute erythroid leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphocytic leukemiaacute myelogenous leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiaacute nonlymphocytic leukemiaAD 32adenocarcinomaadenoid cystic canceradenomaadenopathyadenosine triphosphateadenovirus – adjunct agent – adjunctive therapyadjuvant therapyadrenocorticalAdriamycinadult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma – AE-941 – AEE788aerobic metabolismaerobic respiration – aerodigestive tract – aerosolize – aflatoxinAFPAG013736 – 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 melanoma – Ames, Bruce – amifostineamikacin – aminocamptothecin – aminoglutethimideaminoglycoside antibioticaminolevulinic acidaminopterinAMLamonafideamoxicillinamphotericin Bampullaampulla of Vateramputationamsacrineamylaseamyloidosisanagrelideanakinraanaphylactic shockanaplasticanaplastic large cell lymphomaanaplastic thyroid canceranastomosisanastrozoleandrogenandrogen ablationandrogen suppression – androgen-independent – anecdotal 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 therapy – antisense c-fos – antithymocyte globulinantituberculosisantitumor antibioticAntiviral druganxiolyticAPCAPC vaccineAPC8015apheresisaplastic anemiaaplidineapocrine glandapolizumabapoptosisappendixarctigeninarctiin – arginine butyrate – aromatase inhibitorarsenic trioxidearteriogramarteriographyasbestosascitesasparaginaseaspartate transaminaseaspergillosisAspergillusastheniaastrocyteastrocytomaasymptomaticatamestaneataxiaataxia-telangiectasiaataxic gaitatelectasisathymic nude mouseATLLATPatrasentanatypical hyperplasiaATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – augmerosenautoclave-resistant factorautoimmune diseaseautologous – autologous bone marrow – autologous bone marrow transplantationautologous lymphocyteautologous stem cell transplantationautologous tumor cellAvastinaxillaaxillary arteryaxillary bud – axillary dissection – axillary lymph node – axillary lymph node dissection – axillary nerveaxillary veinazacitidineazoxymethaneAZQAZT

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B cellB lymphocyte – B3 antigen – B43-PAP immunotoxin – B7-1Bacillus Calmette Guérinbacterial toxinbarium enema – barium solution – barium swallowBarrett's esophagusbasal cellbasal cell carcinomabasal cell nevus syndromebasophilbatimastat – BAY 12-9566 – BAY 43-9006 – BAY 56-3722 – BAY 59-8862 – BB-10901 – BBBD – BBR 2778BBR 3464BCGBCG solutionbcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139BCX-1777Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromebeclomethasoneBellini duct carcinomabendamustinebenignbenign proliferative breast diseasebenign prostatic hyperplasiabenign prostatic hypertrophybenign tumorbenzaldehyde – benzoylphenylurea – benzydamine – Beriplast P – best practice – beta alethine – beta carotenebeta hemolytic streptococcus group Bbeta-endorphinbeta-glucanbeta-human chorionic gonadotropinbevacizumabbexaroteneBexxar regimen – BG00001 – BI-RADS – Biafine cream – BIBX 1382 – bicalutamide – bidi (oncology) – bilateral cancer – bilateral nephrectomy – bilateral prophylactic mastectomy – bilateral salpingo-oophorectomybile ductbiliarybilirubinbinding agentbioavailablebiochanin Abiochemical reactionsbiological response modifierbiological therapybiomarker – Biomed 101 – biopsybiopsy specimenbiotherapyBirt–Hogg–Dube syndromebispecific antibodybispecific monoclonal antibodybisphosphonate – bizelesin – BL22 immunotoxin – black cohoshblack snakerootblastblast crisis – blast phase – bleomycinblessed thistleblinded studyblood cell countblood chemistry studyblood thinnerblood transfusionblood–brain barrier – blood–brain barrier disruption – BMS-182751 – BMS-184476 – BMS-188797 – BMS-214662 – BMS-247550 – BMS-275291 – BMS-354825Bolus (medicine)bolus infusionbone marrow – bone marrow ablation – bone marrow aspirationbone marrow biopsybone marrow metastasesbone marrow transplantationbone metastasesbone scanbone-seeking radioisotopeBoron neutron capture therapy – boronophenylalanine-fructose complex – bortezomibBowen'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-1Hcamptothecin – camptothecin analog – cancercancer inductionCancer Information Servicecancer of unknown primary originCancer stem cellcancer vaccine – Cancer.gov – CandidiasisCandidosisCAP-1capecitabinecapsaicincaptoprilcarbendazimcarbogen – carbon-11 acetate – carboplatincarboxyamidotriazole – carboxypeptidase-G2 – carcinoembryonic antigencarcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1carcinogencarcinogenesiscarcinoidcarcinoid syndromecarcinomacarcinoma in situcarcinomatosiscarcinosarcomacarcinosis – carcinostatic – cardin (oncology) – carmustinecarnitinecarotenoid – carzelesin – case reportcase seriescase-control studycaspofungin acetateCastleman's diseaseCAT scancatecholcauterizationcauterizecBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugateCC-1088 – CC-49 monoclonal antibody – CC-5013 – CC-8490 – CCI-779CD34 antigenCD40-ligandCEA – CEA assay – cecumcefalexincefepimecefiximeceftriaxonecelecoxibceliac diseasecellcell differentiationcell motilitycell proliferationcell respirationcell adhesion – cellular adoptive immunotherapy – cellular metabolismcellulitis – central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor – central venous access catheter – CEP-2563 dihydrochloride – CEP-701cephalosporinceramidecerebellar hemangioblastomacerebellopontinecerebral hemispherecerebrospinal fluidcerebrospinal fluid diversioncervicalcervical intraepithelial neoplasiacervixcetuximabcevimeline – CGP 48664 – Chamberlain procedurechemoembolizationchemoimmunotherapychemopreventionchemoprevention studieschemoprotectivechemoradiationchemoradiotherapychemosensitivitychemosensitivity assaychemosensitizerchemotherapeutic agentchemotherapychemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathychest x-raychiasma – child-life worker – chitinchlorambucilchlorinechloroma – chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide – cholangiocarcinomacholangiosarcomacholelithcholestasischondrocytechondroitin sulfatechondrosarcomachordomachorioallantoic membranechoriocarcinomachoroid plexus tumorCHPPchronic granulocytic leukemiachronic idiopathic myelofibrosischronic leukemia – chronic lymphoblastic leukemia – chronic lymphocytic leukemiachronic myelogenous leukemiachronic myeloid leukemiachronic myelomonocytic leukemia – chronic phase – chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia – CHS 828 – CI-1033 – CI-958 – CI-980 – CI-994 – ciclosporincidofovircilengitidecimetidineCiprociprofloxacincirculatory systemcirrhosisCIScisplatincitric acid/potassium-sodium citratecladribineclarithromycinclear cell adenocarcinomaclear-cell sarcomaclear cell sarcoma of the kidney – clinical breast exam – clinical resistance – clinical seriesclinical studyclinical trialCLLclodronateclofarabineCMLCMMLCMVcnicinCNS – CNS metastasis – CNS prophylaxis – CNS sanctuary – CNS tumor – co-cultureco-trimoxazole – coactivated T cell – cobalt 60Cockayne syndromecoenzyme Q10cohort study – COL-3 – cold nodule - Coley'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 hysterectomy – complete metastasectomy – complete remissioncomplete responsecompound nevuscompression bandagecomputed tomographic colonographycomputed tomographycomputed tomography colographycomputerized axial tomographycomputerized tomography – concurrent therapy – condylomata acuminatacone biopsycongestive heart failureconizationconsecutive case seriesconsolidation therapy – contiguous lymphoma – continent reservoir – contingency managementcontinuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion – continuous infusion – contralateral – control animal – control groupcontrolled clinical trialcontrolled study – conventional therapy – conventional treatment – cooperative group – CoQ10cordectomycordycepincore biopsycorticosteroidCorynebacterium granulosumcoumestancoumestrolCP-358,774 – CP-609,754 – CP-724,714 – CP4071 – CpG 7909 – CPT 11 – CQS – craniopharyngiomacraniotomycreatinecreatininecribriform – crisnatol mesylate – Crohn's diseasecryopreservationcryosurgerycryotherapycryptorchidismCSFCT scanCT-2103CT-2106 – CT-2584 – CTCcultured cellcultured cell linecumulative dosecurcumin – cutaneous breast cancer – cutaneous T-cell lymphomacyanogenic glucosidecyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitorcyclophosphamidecyclosporinecyproheptadinecyproterone acetatecystcystectomycystosarcoma phyllodescystoscopecystoscopycytarabine – cytochlor – cytogeneticscytokinecytologycytomegaloviruscytopeniacytoplasmcytotoxic – cytotoxic chemotherapy – cytotoxic T cell

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D-20761 – da-huangdacarbazinedacliximabdaclizumabdactinomycindaidzeindalteparindanazoldarbepoetin alfadarkfield microscope – Data Safety and Monitoring Committee – daunorubicinDCISde novodeath capdebulking operationdecitabinedecorticationdeferoxaminedefibrotidedegenerative diseasedehydroepiandrosteronedelayed-type hypersensitivity responsedendritic cell – dendritic cell vaccine – denileukin diftitoxdental implantdeoxycytidinedeoxyribonucleic acid – DepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabine – depsipeptidedermatofibrosarcoma protuberansdermatologistdermisDESdeslorelindesmoid tumordesmoplasticdesmoplastic melanomadesmoplastic small round cell tumordexamethasonedexmethylphenidatedexrazoxane – dextroamphetamine-amphetamine – dextromethorphan acetic acid – DFMODHA-paclitaxelDHEA – di-dgA-RFB4 monoclonal antibody – diagnosisdiagnostic mammogramdiagnostic procedures – diagnostic trial – diathermy – diaziquone – didanosineDIEP flapdiethylstilbestroldifferentiationdifluoromethylornithinedigital mammographydigital photographydigital rectal examination – dihematoporphyrin ether – dimesna – dimethyl sulfoxide – dimethylxanthenone acetic acid – diphosphonatedipyridamole – disease progression – disease-free survival – disease-specific survival – distaldistal pancreatectomy – distant cancer – distractiondisulfiramDJ-927DNAdocetaxeldockdolasetron – dolastatin 10 – donepezildosedose-dense chemotherapydose-dependent – dose-limiting – dose-rate – dosimetrist – double-blindeddouble-contrast barium enemadoubling timedoxercalciferoldoxorubicindoxycyclineDPPEDREdronabinoldrug tolerancedry orgasm – DTGM fusion protein – ductal carcinomaductal carcinoma in situductal lavageDukes' classificationdumping syndromeduodenitis – DX-52-1 – DX-8951fdyscrasiadysesthesiadysgeusiadysphagiadysplasiadysplastic nevidysplastic nevusdyspnea

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E7070 – E7389EBVecchymosisechocardiographyecteinascidin 743 – ectocervical – edatrexate – edotecarin – edrecolomabEF5efaproxiraleffector cellefficacyeflornithineEGb761EGFR – EKB-569 – electroacupunctureelectrodesiccationelectrolarynx – electroporation therapy – eligibility criteria – embolismembolizationembryomaembryonal rhabdomyosarcomaembryonal tumorembryonic – EMD 121974 – emitefur – emodinenalaprilencephalopathyenchondromaendocervical curettage – endocrine cancer – endocrine pancreas cell – endocrine therapy – endometrialendometrial biopsy – endometrial disorder – endometrial hyperplasiaEndometrial intraepithelial neoplasiaendometriosisendometrium – endorectal ultrasound – endoscopeendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyendoscopic ultrasoundendoscopyendostatinendothelial cellendothelin receptor antagonistendothelin-1 protein receptor antagonists – eniluracil – enoxaparinENTenterostomal therapistenucleationenveloped viruseosinophileosinophilia – EP-2101 – ependymal tumorependymomaepidemiologyepidermal growth factor receptorepidermoid carcinomaepigastricepiglottisepinephrineepipodophyllotoxinepirubicinepithelial – epithelial carcinoma – epithelial ovarian cancerepitheliumepitope – EPO906 – epoetin alfaepoetin betaepothiloneepothilone Bepothilone DepratuzumabEpstein-Barr virusEPTERER+ER- – ERA-923 – erb-38 immunotoxin – ErbB1ERCPerlotinibERT – ERUS – erythemaerythrocyteerythrocyte sedimentation rateerythrodysplasiaerythroid dysplasiaerythroleukemia – erythroleukoplakia – erythroplakiaerythropoietinesophagealesophagectomyesophagitisesophagoscopyesophagramesophagusESRessential thrombocythemiaessential thrombocytosisestradiolestramustineestrogenestrogen receptorestrogen receptor negativeestrogen receptor positiveestrogen receptor testestrogen replacement therapyetanerceptetanidazole – ethynyluracil – etidronateetiologyetoposideetoposide phosphateETS – evaluable disease – evaluable patients – everolimus – Ewing's family of tumors – Ewing's sarcoma – exatecan mesylate – excisionexcisional biopsyexemestaneexisulindexocrine pancreas cellexpanded access trial – extensive-stage small cell lung cancer – external radiation – external-beam radiation – extrahepatic – extrapleural pneumonectomy

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false-negative test resultfalse-positive test resultfamilial adenomatous polyposisfamilial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome – familial cancer – familial dysplastic nevifamilial polyposisFamily history (medicine)FAMMM syndromeFanconi anemiaFanconi syndromeFAPfatty-replaced breast tissue – fazarabine – fecal occult blood testfenretinidefentanylfiberfibrin sealantfibroblastfibroidfibromatosisfibrosarcomafibrosisfibrousfifth cranial nervefilgrastim – filgrastim-SD/01 – finasteridefine-needle aspirationfirst-line therapyFK463flavonoidflavopiridolflecainideflow cytometryfloxuridineflt3Lfluconazoleflucytosinefludarabinefludeoxyglucose F 18fludrocortisone – fluoropyrimidine – fluoroscopefluoroscopyfluorouracilfluoxetineflutamideFOBTfolatefolate antagonistFOLFOXfolic acidfollicular large cell lymphoma – follicular mixed cell lymphoma – follicular thyroid cancerformaldehydeFR901228fractionationfree radicalfulgurationfulvestrantfunctional magnetic resonance imagingfundusfungating lesionfusion protein

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G-CSFgabapentin – Gail model – gallium nitrategallium scan – gamma irradiation – gamma knifegamma rayganciclovirgangliosidegastrectomy – gastric atrophy – gastrinomagastroenterologistgastroesophageal junctiongastroesophageal reflux diseasegastrointestinalgastrointestinal stromal tumorgastrointestinal tractgastroscopegastroscopygefitinib – geldanamycin analog – GEM 231 – gemcitabinegemtuzumab ozogamicingene expression profilinggene therapygene transfer – gene-modified – genetic analysisgenetic counselinggenetic deletiongenetic markersgenetic susceptibilitygenetic testinggenisteingenitourinary systemgenomegerm cellgerm cell tumorGerman Commission Egerminomagermline mutationGerota's capsuleGerota's fasciagestational trophoblastic diseasegestational trophoblastic neoplasiagestational trophoblastic tumor – GI14721 – giant cell fibroblastoma – gimatecan – GISTGleason scoreGleevecGliadel Waferglial cellglial tumorglioblastomaglioblastoma multiformegliomagliosarcomaglossectomyglucagonglucagonomaglucocorticoidgluconeogenesisglufosfamideglutamineglutathioneglutathione S-transferase – glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor[1]glycolysisglycopeptideglycoproteinglycoprotein 100glycosaminoglycanGM-CSF – GM2-KLH vaccine – GnRHgonadotropin-releasing hormonegonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistGonzalez regimenGorlin syndromegoserelingossypolgp100 – gp209-2M – GPX-100 – grade IV astrocytomagraft-versus-host diseasegraft-versus-tumorgranisetrongranulocytegranulocyte colony-stimulating factorgranulocytic sarcomagranulocytopeniagranulosa cell tumor – GTI-2040 – GVHDGW572016 – GW786034 – gynecologicgynecologic cancergynecologic oncologist

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HAARThairy cell leukemia – halofuginone hydrobromide – Halsted radical mastectomyhamartomahand-foot syndromehead and neck cancerHedyotis diffusaHeLahelical computed tomographyhelper T cellhemagglutinin-neuraminidasehemangiopericytomahemangiosarcomahematogenoushematologic malignancyhematologisthematopoiesishematopoietic growth factor – hematopoietic tissue – hematoporphyrin derivative – hemilaryngectomy – heparinhepatectomyhepatichepatic arterial infusionhepatic arteryhepatic portal veinhepatic veno-occlusive diseasehepatoblastomahepatocellular carcinomahepatocytehepatomahepatomegalyHER1HER2/neuHER2/neu geneherba scutellaria barbataehereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndromehereditary mutationhereditary nonpolyposis colon cancerherpesvirus – heterogenic – hexyl 5-aminolevulinate – high-dose chemotherapy – high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy – high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy – high-energy photon therapy – high-grade lymphomahigh grade squamous intraepithelial lesion – high-risk cancer – highly active antiretroviral therapyhilarhistamine dihydrochloride – histiocytic lymphoma – histologic examination – histologyhistonehistone deacetylasehistoric cohort study – historical control subject – HLAHNPCCHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphoma – holmium Ho 166 DOTMP – homoharringtoninehormonal therapyhormone receptor – hormone receptor test – hormone replacement therapy – hormone responsive – hormone therapyHorner's syndromehost cell – hot nodule – HPPHHPVHRTHTLV-1 – hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein – Huang Lian – human epidermal growth factor receptor 2human leukocyte antigenhuman lymphocyte antigenhuman papillomavirushuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1 – Hürthle cell neoplasm – hydrazine sulfatehydromorphonehydronephrosishydroureterhydroxychloroquinehydroxyureahypercalcemia – hyperfractionation – hyperglycemiahypericum perforatumhypernephromahyperplasiahypersensitivityhyperthermia therapyhyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusionhyperthermic perfusionhyperthyroidismhyperuricemiahypervascularhypoglycemiahypopharynxhypotensionhypothalamushypothesishypothyroidismhypoxiahypoxichysterectomy

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ibandronateICI 182,780 – ICI D1694 – idarubicin – IDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibody – idiopathicidiopathic myelofibrosisidoxifeneidoxuridineifosfamide – IH636 grape seed extract – IL-1IL-1-alfaIL-11IL-12IL-2IL-3IL-4IL-6ileostomyiloprost – ILX-295501 – ILX23-7553 – IM-862 – imaging procedure – imatinib mesylateimipenemimiquimodimmune adjuvantimmune functionimmune responseimmune system – immune system tolerance – immunoassayimmunocompetenceimmunocompetentimmunocompromisedimmunodeficiencyimmunodeficiency syndromeimmunoglobulinimmunological adjuvantimmunologyimmunomodulationimmunophenotypingimmunoscintigraphyimmunostimulantimmunosuppressionimmunosuppressiveimmunosuppressive therapyimmunotherapyimmunotoxin – in situ cancer – incisional biopsy – incomplete Freund's adjuvant – indinavirindium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan – indium In 111 pentetreotide – indole-3-carbinol – indolent lymphoma – indometacininduction therapy – infiltrating cancer – infiltrating ductal carcinomainflammatory breast cancerinfliximab – infrared coagulation – inguinal orchiectomyinoperableinositolinositol hexaphosphateinstillationInstitutional Review Board – intensification therapy – Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapyintercalatorinterferoninterleukininterleukin-1interleukin-1-alphainterleukin-11interleukin-12interleukin-2interleukin-3interleukin-4 – interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin – interleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin – interleukin-6interleukin-7 – intermediate-grade lymphoma – internal radiation – interstitial radiation therapy – intestinal villi – intoplicine – intracarotid infusion – intracavitary – intracavitary radiation – intracellular – intracolonic – intracranial tumorintradermalintraductal carcinoma – intraepithelial – intrahepatic – intrahepatic bile ducts – intrahepatic infusion – intralesional – intraluminal intubation and dilation – Intramuscular injection (IM) – intraocular melanomaintraoperative radiation therapyintraperitoneal – intraperitoneal chemotherapy – Intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion – intraperitoneal infusion – intraperitoneal radiation therapy – intrapleuralintrathecalintrathecal chemotherapy – intratumoral, meaning within a tumour – intravenous pyelogramintravenous pyelography – intraventricular infusion – intravesicalinvasive cancer – invasive cervical cancer – inverted papilloma – investigational – inviableiodine I 131 tositumomab – iododoxorubicin – ionomycinIORTIncontinentia pigmenti IRBirinotecanirofulvenirradiatedirradiation – irreversible toxicity – iseganan hydrochloride – ISIS 2503 – ISIS 3521 – ISIS 5132 – islet cellislet cell cancerislet of Langerhans cellisoflavone – isointense – isolated hepatic perfusionisolated limb perfusionisolated lung perfusionisotretinoinitraconazoleIUIVIVPixabepilone

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J-107088 – J-pouch coloanal anastomosisjaundiceJewett staging system – JM 216 – junctional nevusJuvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

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Kaposi's sarcoma – karenitecin – Karnofsky Performance Statuskeloidkeratan sulfatekeratinocyte growth factorkeratoacanthomaketoconazoleketorolackeyhole limpet hemocyaninKGFkiller cellKinaretKlatskin tumorKlebsiellaKlinefelter syndrome – KOS-862 – KPSkretek – KRN5500 – KRN7000 – Krukenberg tumor – KW2189

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L-377,202 – L-778,123 – L-carnitine (see Carnitine) – laboratory study – laboratory test – lacrimal glandlactate dehydrogenaselactic acid dehydrogenaseLAK celllamina proprialamivudinelamotriginelaparoscope – laparoscopic prostatectomy – laparoscopic-assisted colectomy – laparoscopylaparotomylappalarge cell carcinomalarge granular lymphocytelaryngectomylaser surgerylaser therapyLCISLDHlectinleflunomideleiomyomaleiomyosarcomalentinanlepirudinleptomeningealleptomeningeal cancer – leptomeningeal metastases – leridistim – lerisetronLeser-Trélatletrozoleleucovorinleukapheresisleukemialeukocyteleukopenialeukoplakialeuprolide – leuvectin – levamisolelevocarnitinelevofloxacinLGD1069LH-RHLhermitte's signLi-Fraumeni syndromeliarozoleligation – light-emitting diode therapy – lignanlimb perfusion – limited-stage small cell lung cancer – linacliothyronine sodiumlipophilicliposarcomaliposomallisofyllineHepatocellular 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 situlobule – local cancer – local therapy – localized gallbladder cancer – locally advanced cancer – lometrexol – lomustinelonafarnibloop electrosurgical excision procedureloop excisionloperamide hydrochloridelosoxantrone – low-grade lymphoma – lower GI series – LU 79553 – LU-103793 – lubricantlumbar puncturelumpectomy – lung metastases – lurtotecanluteinizing hormone-releasing hormone – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist – lutetium texaphyrinLY231514LY293111LY317615LY335979 – LY353381 hydrochloride – lycopenelymph glandlymph nodelymph node dissection – lymph node drainage – lymph node mapping – lymph vessellymphadenectomylymphadenopathylymphangiogramlymphangiographylymphangiosarcomalymphatic fluid – lymphatic mapping – lymphatic systemlymphatic vessellymphedemalymphoblastlymphocytelymphocyticlymphocytic leukemialymphoepitheliomalymphographylymphoidlymphokine-activated killer celllymphomalymphomatoid granulomatosislymphoproliferative disorderlymphosarcomalymphoscintigraphyLynch syndromelysislysosomelyticlytic lesion

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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 lymphomamammarymammogrammammographyMammotome – mantle field – marimastatmast cellmastectomymastocytomamatrix metalloproteinase – MDL 101,731 – MDX-060 – mean survival time – measurable disease – mechlorethamineMEDI-507medial supraclavicular lymph nodemedian survival timemediastinal pleuramediastinoscopymediastinum – medical castration – medical oncologist – medroxyprogesteronemedullary breast carcinomamedullary thyroid cancermedulloblastoma – mega-voltage linear accelerator – megestrolmeiosismelanocytemelanomamelanoma vaccinemelphalanMEN-10755MEN1 syndrome – meningeal – meningeal metastases – meningiomamenopausal hormone therapymercaptopurinemercuryMerkel cell cancermesenchymal – mesenteric membrane – mesnamesonephromamesotheliomametaplasiametaplastic carcinomametastasectomymetastasismetastasizemetastaticmetastatic cancer – metasynchronous – meteorismmethotrexatemethoxsalenMethoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin betamethyl-5-aminolevulinatemethylphenidatemethylprednisolonemetoclopramidemetronidazole – metronomic therapy – Mexican valerian – MG98 – microcalcificationmicrometastasesmicromolarmicrosatellitemicrosatellite instabilitymicrostagingmicrowave therapymicrowave thermotherapymifepristoneMiraluma testmisoprostol – mistletoe lectin – mitochondria – mitolactol – mitomycinmitosismitotane – mitotic activity – mitotic indexmitotic inhibitormitoxantrone – mivobulin isethionate – mixed glioma – MLN2704 – modafinilmodalitymodified radical mastectomyMohs surgerymolar pregnancymolecular risk assessmentmolecularly targeted therapymonoclonal antibody – monoclonal antibody 3F8 – monocyte – Montanide ISA-51 – Morinda citrifoliamorphologymotexafin gadoliniummoxifloxacinMPNSTMRIMRSI – MS 209 – MS-275mucinous carcinomamucosa-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 adenomatosismultiple endocrine neoplasia syndromemultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndromemultiple myelomamultiple sclerosis – multiplicity – muromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibodymusculoskeletalmycophenolate mofetilmycosis fungoidesmycostatinmyelinmyeloablationmyelodysplasiamyelodysplastic syndromemyelofibrosis – myelogenous – myelogrammyeloidmyelomamyeloproliferative disordermyelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasiamyelosuppression – myelosuppressive therapy – myometrium

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N-acetylcysteine – N-acetyldinaline – N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine – naloxoneNational Cancer InstituteNational Institutes of Healthnatural killer cellNB1011 – NBI-3001 – NCInebulizerneck dissectionneedle biopsyneedle-localized biopsy – negative axillary lymph node – negative test result – nelarabinenelfinavir mesylateneoadjuvant therapyneoplasianeoplasm – nephrotomogram – nephrotoxic – nephroureterectomy – nerve block – nerve grafting – nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy – nerve-sparing surgery – neuro-oncologist – neurobehavioral – neuroblastomaneuroectodermal tumorneuroendocrineneuroendocrine tumor – neuroepithelial – neurofibromaneurofibromatosis type Ineurofibromatosis type 2neuromaneuronneuropathologistneuropathyneuropeptide – neuroradiologist – neurotoxicityneurotoxinneurotropismneutropenianeutrophilnevusNF1NG-monomethyl-L-arginineniacinamidenicotinamideNIHnilutamidenimodipinenipple discharge – nitrocamptothecin – nitrosoureaNK cellNMRI – node-negative – node-positive – nodular parenchymanolatrexednon-Hodgkin's lymphomanon-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 – nonseminomanonspecific immune cellnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug – nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor – novobiocinNPO – NR-LU-10 antigen – NSAIDnuclear magnetic resonance imaging – nuclear medicine scan – nutraceuticalnystatin

O

O(6)-benzylguanineoat cell cancer – objective improvement – objective response – oblimersenobtundation – occult stage non-small cell lung cancer – octreotideocular melanomaofloxacin – OGX-011 – oblimersenoligoastrocytomaoligodendroglial tumoroligodendrogliomaoltiprazomega-3 fatty acidomentectomyomentumomeprazoleOmmaya reservoironcogeneoncologistoncologyoncology nurse – oncology pharmacy specialist – oncolysate – oncolysisoncolyticOncolytic virusOnconaseondansetronONYX-015oophorectomyopen biopsy – open colectomy – open label studyopioidopportunistic infectionoral and maxillofacial surgeonorchidectomyorchiectomyoropharynxOSI-7904Losmolalityosteitis deformansosteogenic sarcomaosteolyticosteoporosisosteosarcomaostomy – ovarian ablation – ovarian epithelial cancerovarian suppression – Overall Survival (OS) – overexpressovergrowth syndromeoxaliplatinoxandrolone – OXi-104 – oxidative metabolismoxidative stress

P

P-32p-valuep53 gene – Pacific valerian – paclitaxelPaget's disease of bonePaget's disease of the nipple – PALA – palatine uvulapalliative carepalliative therapyPalmar plantar erythrodysesthesiapamidronatePancoast's tumorpancreatectomypancreatic cancerpancreatic ductpancreatic enzymepancreatic juicepancreatitis – PAP, same as Pap smearPap smear – Pap test, same as Pap smear – papillary serous carcinoma – papillary thyroid cancerpapillary tumorpapilledemaparacentesisparageusiaparamyxovirusparaneoplastic syndromeparathyroid glandparathyroid hormoneparenchymaparesthesiasparicalcitolparietal pericardiumParkinson's diseaseparotidectomyparoxetine hydrochloridepartial cystectomy – partial laryngectomy – partial mastectomy – partial nephrectomy – partial oophorectomy – partial remission – partial response – passive antibody therapy – Paterson-Kelly syndromepathological stagingpatient-controlled analgesia - Patient derived tumor xenograftsPCAPDQpeau d'orangePEG-interferon alfa-2aPEG-interferon alfa-2b – PEG-MGDF – pegaspargasepegfilgrastimPEITC – peldesine – pelvic exenteration – pelvic lymphadenectomy – pemetrexed disodium – penclomedine – penicillamine – pentetic acid calcium – pentosan polysulfatepentostatinpentoxifyllinepeptide – peptide 946 – percutaneous ethanol injection – percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographyperfusion – perfusion magnetic resonance imaging – pericardial effusionperifosine – perineal colostomy – perineal prostatectomy – peripheral blood lymphocyte therapyperipheral neuropathy – peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor – peripheral stem cell – peripheral stem cell supportperipheral stem cell transplantationperistalsisperitoneal cancer – peritoneal infusion – peritoneal perfusion – pernicious anemiapertuzumabPET scanpetechiaePeutz-Jeghers syndromephagocytepharmacokineticsphase I trial – phase I/II trial – phase II trial – phase II/III trial – phase III trialphase IV trialphenethyl isothiocyanate – phenoxodiol – phenylacetatephenylbutyratepheochromocytomapheresisPhiladelphia chromosomephotodynamic therapyphotothermal therapyphotofrinphotopheresisphyllodes tumorPhysician Data Queryphytic acidphytoestrogenphytosterol – PI-88 – pilocarpinepilocytic – pineal region tumor – pineoblastomapineocytomapiperacillin-tazobactampirfenidone – piritrexim – pixantronePJSPKC412 – plasmacytic – plasmacytomaplasmapheresisPlenaxispleomorphicpleural effusionpleurodesisplexiform neurofibromaplexopathyploidyPlummer-Vinson syndromepluripotentpluripotent stem cell – pM-81 monoclonal antibody – PNETpneumonectomy – PNU 166148 – PNU-93914 – polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant – poly-ICLC – polyglutamate camptothecin – polyglutamate paclitaxel – polymerase chain reactionpolymorphismpolyneuritispolyppolypectomypolyphenolPolyphenon Epolyposisponspontineporfimer sodium – porfiromycin – port-a-cathpositive axillary lymph node – positive test result – positron emission tomography scan – postremission therapy – PR+ – PR- – precancerousprecancerous dermatitisprecancerous dermatosis – precancerous polyps – predictive factor – prednisoloneprednisonepreleukemiapremalignant – pretracheal space – prevascular space – preventive mastectomyprimary central nervous system lymphomaprimary endpointprimary myelofibrosisprimary peritoneal cancerprimary tumorprimitive neuroectodermal tumorprinomastatpro-oxidantprobenecidprocarbazineprochlorperazineproctoscopyproctosigmoidoscopy – progesterone receptor negative – progesterone receptor positive – progesterone receptor test – progression-free survival (PFS) – progressive diseaseproliferative indexprolymphocytic leukemiapromegapoietinpromyelocytic leukemiaprophylactic cranial irradiationprophylactic mastectomy – prophylactic oophorectomy – prophylactic surgery – prophylaxisprospective cohort study – Prost 30 monoclonal antibody – prostate-specific antigenprostate-specific antigen testprostatectomyprostatic acid phosphataseprostatic intraepithelial neoplasiaprostatitisprotease inhibitorprotein kinase Cproteoglycan – proteomic profile – proteomicsproton beam radiation therapy – proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – PS-341PSApsammoma body – PSC 833 – pseudomyxoma peritoneipsoralenPTC – PTCD – PTK787/ZK 222584ptosispulmonary sulcus tumor – PV701 – pyrazine diazohydroxide – pyrazoloacridine – pyroxamide

Q

Q10QS21quadrantectomy

R

R-flurbiprofenr-tPA – R101933 – R115777 – radiation fibrosis – radiation oncologist – radiation physicist – radiation surgery – radiation therapistradiation therapy – radical cystectomy – radical lymph node dissectionradical mastectomyradical perineal prostatectomyradical prostatectomyradical retropubic prostatectomyradioactive drugradioactive iodine – radioactive palladium – radioactive seed – radiofrequency ablationradiographerradioimmunoguided surgeryradioimmunotherapyradioisotoperadiolabeled – radiologic exam – radionuclide scanning – radiopharmaceutical – radiosensitization – radiosensitizerradiosurgeryradiotherapyraloxifeneraltitrexedrandomized clinical trialranpirnaserapamycinrapid hormone cycling – rapid-onset opioid – ras generasburicaserattlesnake rootravuconazolerebeccamycinrecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorreconstructive surgeonreconstructive surgery – recurrent cancer – Red blood cellReed–Sternberg cellreflux – refractory cancer – regional cancer – regional chemotherapy – regional enteritis – regional lymph node – regional lymph node dissection – rehabilitation specialist – relative survival raterelaxation technique – remission induction therapy – remote brachytherapy – renal cell cancerrenal collecting tubulerenal glomerulusrenal tubular acidosisretinoblastomaretinoidretinolretinyl palmitateretroperitoneal – retropubic prostatectomy – retrospective cohort studyretrospective study – retroviral vector – retrovirus – RevM10 gene – rhabdoid tumorrhabdomyosarcomarhizoxinribavirinribonucleotide reductase inhibitorrifampinrisedronateritonavirrituximab – RK-0202 – RMP-7 – RNA – Ro 31-7453 – Ro 50-3821 – rofecoxibrosiglitazoneRPI.4610 – RPR 109881A – RSR13RSV

S

S-1 – S-phase fraction – safingolsalpingo-oophorectomysalvage therapysamarium 153saponinsaquinavir mesylate – sarCNU – sarcoma – sarcosinamide nitrosourea – sargramostimsatraplatin – SC-70935 – SCH 54031 – SCH 66336 – SCH-58500 – Schiller testSchwann cellschwannomascintimammographysclerodermascreening mammogramScutellaria barbataSDX-102SDX-105 – second primary cancer – second-line therapy – second-look surgery – secondary cancer – sedoxantrone trihydrochloride – segmental cystectomy – segmental mastectomyselective estrogen receptor modulatorselective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsella turcicasemaxanib – seminal vesicle biopsy – seminoma – semiparasitic – semustinesenile keratosissentinel lymph nodesentinel lymph node biopsysentinel lymph node mapping – seocalcitol – SERMserotoninsertralineserum albuminserum glutamate pyruvate transaminaseSerum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase – serum tumor marker test – sesquiterpene lactone – sestamibi breast imaging – severe myelosuppression – Sézary syndrome – SGN-00101 – SGN-15 – SGOTSGPTsham therapyshave biopsySho-saiko-tosialic acid – sialyl Tn-KLH – side-to-end coloanal anastomosissideropenic dysphagiasigmoidoscopesigmoidoscopysignal transduction inhibitorsignet ring cell carcinomaSILsildenafilSilybum marianumsilymarin – simple mastectomy – simple nephrectomy – single blind studysingle-photon emission computed tomographysiplizumabsirolimussmall cell lung cancersmall intestinesmoldering leukemiasmoldering myeloma – SMT-487 – SnET2 – SNX 111 – soblidotin – sodium borocaptate – sodium salicylatesodium sulfitesodium thiosulfatesoft tissue sarcomasolar keratosissolid tumorsomatic cellsomatic mutation – somnolence syndrome – sonogramsorivudine – specific immune cell – SPECTSPFspiculated massspindle cell cancerspindle cell sarcomaspiral CT scansplenomegaly – sputum cytology – squalamine lactatesquamous cellsquamous cell carcinomasquamous intraepithelial lesion – SR-29142 – SR-45023A – SR49059SSRIstagingstaurosporinestavudinestellatestem cellstem cell factorstem cell transplantationstentstereotactic biopsy – stereotactic body radiation therapy – stereotactic external-beam radiation – stereotactic injectionstereotactic radiation therapystereotactic radiosurgery – stereotaxic radiosurgery – stereotaxis – steroid therapy – STI481 – STI571stomastomatitisstreptavidinstreptozocin – Stromagen – stromal tumorstrontium-89Sturge-Weber syndromeSU011248SU101SU5416 – SU6668 – subcutaneous port – subependymal – suberoylanilide hydroxamic acidsubglottis – subset analysis – subtenon – sucralfatesulfonamidesulindacsuperior vena cavasuperior vena cava syndromesupraclavicular lymph node – supraglottic laryngectomy – supraglottissupratentorialsuraminsurgical oncologistsurvival rate – symptom management – syncytiumsyngeneic bone marrow transplantationsyngeneic stem cell transplantationsynovial membranesynovial sarcoma – synthetic protegrin analog – synthetic retinoid – systemic chemotherapy – systemic diseasesystemic lupus erythematosussystemic therapy

T

T cellT-3 – T-cell depletion – T-cell lymphoma – T138067 – T4N5 liposomal lotion – T900607 – TAC-101 – tacrolimusTAG-72 antigentalampaneltalaporfin sodiumtamoxifentariquidartaurolidinetaxane – technetium tc 99m dextran – technetium tc 99m sulfur colloidtegafurteicoplanintelangiectasiatemoporfintemozolomideteniposideTENSteratomaterminal diseasetetanus toxoid – tetrahydrouridine – TG4010 – theophyllinethermal ablationthermographythiotepa – third-line therapy – thoracentesisthoracoscopythoracotomythrombocytethrombocytopeniathrombohemorrhagic eventthrombophlebitisthrombopoietinthymidinethymidylate synthase inhibitorthymomaThyrogenthyroglobulinthyroid follicular cellthyroid hormonethyroid-stimulating hormonethyroidectomythyrotropin alfatiazofurintime to progression – tin ethyl etiopurpurin – tin Sn 117m DTPA – tinidazoletioguaninetipifarnibtirapazaminetissue plasminogen activator – TLK286 – TMTNFTNFeradeTNM staging system – TNP-470 – tocladesine – tomography – topical chemotherapy – topoisomerase inhibitortopotecantoremifenetositumomab – total androgen blockade – total estrogen blockade – total nodal irradiation – total parenteral nutritiontotal-body irradiation – TP-38 immunotoxin – tPATPAtrabecular cancertransabdominal ultrasoundtranscutaneous electric nerve stimulationtransdermal – transferrin-CRM107 – transitional celltransitional cell carcinomatransperineal biopsytransrectal biopsytransrectal ultrasoundtransurethral biopsytransurethral needle ablationtransurethral resectiontransurethral resection of the prostatetransvaginal ultrasoundtrastuzumab – Traumeel S – treosulfantretinoin – triacetyluridine – triamcinoloneTriapinetributyrintrichothiodystrophytriiodothyroninetrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoletrimetrexate glucuronatetriptorelintroglitazonetropisetrontroxacitabineTRUStuberous sclerosistubulovillous adenomatumortumor antigen vaccinetumor board review – tumor burden – tumor debulkingtumor infiltrating lymphocyte – tumor load – tumor marker – tumor model – tumor necrosis factortumor suppressor gene – tumor-derived – tumor-specific antigenTURTURPTVStympanitesType I and type II errors – tyrosinase peptide – tyrosine kinase inhibitor – TZT-1027

U

ubiquinone – UCN-01 – UGT1A1ultrasonogramultrasonography – ultrasound-guided biopsy—see ultrasound and biopsy – ultraviolet radiation therapy—see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy – uncontrolled study—see clinical trial – unconventional cancer treatments—see experimental cancer treatment – undifferentiated—see cellular differentiation – unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy—see oophorectomy – unresectable—see resection – unresectable gallbladder cancer—see gallbladder cancer – unsealed internal radiation therapy—see radiation therapyupper GI seriesurachusuracil – urea nitrogen—see blood urea nitrogenureteroscopy – urine cytology—see urineurokinase – urologic oncologist—see urology and oncologisturotheliumursodiolUV radiationUVA radiationUVB radiationuvula

V

vaccine adjuvantvaccine therapy – vaccinia CEA vaccine – valacyclovirvaldecoxibvalerianValeriana officinalis – Valerianae radix – valganciclovirvalproic acidvancomycinvapreotidevaricose veinvascular endothelial growth factorVEGF – VEGF Trap – venlafaxine – video-assisted resection – video-assisted surgery – villous adenomavillusvinblastinevinca alkaloidvincristinevindesinevinorelbineviral vectorvirotherapyvirtual colonoscopy – Virulizin – virus replication cyclevirus-neutralizing antibodyviscotoxinvisilizumabvisual pathway glioma – VNP20009 – VNP40101M – von Hippel-Lindau diseasevoriconazolevorozolevulvar cancer – VX 853 – VX-710

W

Waldenström macroglobulinemiawarfarinwedge resectionWermer's syndromeWhipple procedurewhite blood cellWhitmore-Jewett staging system – whole cell vaccine – Wilms' tumor – Wobe-Mugos E

X

x-rayx-ray therapyxenograftxeroderma pigmentosumxerogramxerostomia – XK469 – XR9576

Y

YM598 – yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetanyttrium Y 90 SMT 487yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide

Z

ZD 1839 – ZD0473 – ZD6474ziconotidezidovudinezileutonzoledronateZollinger-Ellison syndromeZoloftzolpidemzosuquidar trihydrochloride

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