MULTIMODAL TREATMENT APPROACH
is one method of curing a condition or disease by applying multiple treatments, one such example is in the treatment…
NATURAL KILLER CELL (NK CELL)
is one of the many types of lymphocyte white blood cell in the human body which destroy infected or cancerous…
ORCHIDECTOMY
noun. the surgical removal of at least one of the testicles. It might be done whenever a testicle is damaged…
ANTIESTROGEN
a substance (e.g., tamoxifen) that lessens the physiological effects of estrogenic hormones on the tissues that are normally responsive to…
ATTRIBUTABLE RISK
in epidemiology, the incidence rate of a disease or disorder that can be considered to have been caused by exposure…
BRCA1 AND BRCA2
n. the first-two major cancer genes associated with a person's susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer. In women with mutations…
CANCER PHOBIA
n. an irrational fear of cancer which pervades one's thoughts. The fear of developing cancer becomes all-consuming, and this is…
CANDLELIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION
n. a non-profit organization which links families and children going through cancer. It provides information on childhood cancer treatment and…
CARCINOGEN
n. any cancer-causing substance which a person ingests or comes in contact with, directly. Also, any cancer-initiating agent which someone…
CRYPTORCHIDISM
noun. The state of a man whose testicles haven't lowered into the scrotum. It's not uncommon and doesn't hinder the…
ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (A-FETOPROTEIN AFP)
a protein seen in the blood plasma of developing children while inutero and cultivated by a few growths in mature…
AMPUTATION
with regard to the medical or trauma-related separation of an appendage from the core body or from another limb on…
AMSTERDAM CRITERIA
the traditional requirements for recognizing a family with genetic nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. The requirements are marked by a three-two-one prototype:…
ANTIANDROGEN THERAPY
a type of medical treatment using anitandrogens to mitigate an excessive level of male hormones. Specifically, it may correct hair…