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…
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…