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.

0–9 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate – 13-cis retinoic acid – 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin – 18F-EF5 – 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – 2-methoxyestradiol – 2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 170 – 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone – 3-AP – 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy – 3-dimensional radiation therapy – 4-demethoxydaunorubicin – 4-hydroxytamoxifen – 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide – 4-NQO – 5-FU – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid – 5-hydroxytryptamine – 506U78 – 5Q- syndrome – 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene – 9-cis retinoic acid – 90Y-DOTA-biotin

A A33 monoclonal antibody – AAP – Abarelix – ABCD rating – ABI-007 – ABT-510 – ABT-751 – ABX-EGF – Accelerated phase – ACE inhibitor – Acetylcysteine – Achlorhydria – Acitretin – Acoustic neurofibromatosis – Acridine carboxamide – Acrylonitrile – Actinic keratosis – Action study – Activase – Acute erythroid leukemia – Acute lymphoblastic leukemia – Acute lymphocytic leukemia – Acute myelogenous leukemia – Acute myeloid leukemia – Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia – AD 32 – Adenocarcinoma – Adenoid cystic cancer – Adenoma – Adenopathy – Adenosine triphosphate – Adenovirus – Adjunct agent – Adjunctive therapy – Adjuvant therapy – Adrenocortical – Adriamycin – Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma – AE-941 – AEE788 – Aerobic metabolism – Aerobic respiration – Aerodigestive tract – Aerosolize – Aflatoxin – AFP – AG013736 – AG2037 – AG3340 – AG337 – Agent study – Agglutinin – Aggressive lymphoma – Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia – Agonist – Agranulocytosis – AJCC staging system – Alanine aminopeptidase – Alanine transferase – Alanosine – Aldesleukin – Alemtuzumab – Alendronate sodium – Alkalinization – Alkylating agent – ALL – All-trans retinoic acid – Allogeneic – Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation – Allogeneic stem cell transplantation – Allogenic – Allopurinol – Allovectin-7 – Aloe-emodin – Alopecia – Alpha-fetoprotein – Alteplase – Altretamine – Aluminium sulfate – ALVAC-CEA vaccine – Amanita phalloides – Ambien – Amelanotic melanoma – Ames, Bruce – Amifostine – Amikacin – Aminocamptothecin – Aminoglutethimide – Aminoglycoside antibiotic – Aminolevulinic acid – Aminopterin – AML – Amonafide – Amoxicillin – Amphotericin B – Ampulla – Ampulla of Vater – Amputation – Amsacrine – Amylase – Amyloidosis – Anagrelide – Anakinra – Anaphylactic shock – Anaplastic – Anaplastic large cell lymphoma – Anaplastic thyroid cancer – Anastomosis – Anastrozole – Androgen – Androgen ablation – Androgen suppression – Androgen-independent – Anecdotal report – Anemia – Anetholtrithione – Angelica root – Angiogenesis – Angiogenesis inhibitor – Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma – Angiosarcoma – Angiostatin – Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor – Anhydrovinblastine – Anidulafungin – Animal model – Annamycin – Anorexia (symptom) – Ansamycin – Antagonist – Anterior mediastinotomy – Anterior mediastinum – Anthracenedione – Anthracycline – Anthraquinone – Anti-angiogenesis – Anti-CEA antibody – Anti-idiotype vaccine – Anti-inflammatory – Anti-thymocyte globulin – Antiandrogen – Antiandrogen therapy – Antiangiogenic – Antibody – Antibody therapy – Anticachexia – Anticancer antibiotic – Anticarcinogenic – Anticoagulant – Anticonvulsant – Antidepressant – Antiemetic – Antiestrogen – Antifolate – Antifungal medication – Antigen – Antigen-presenting cell – Antigen-presenting cell vaccine – Antiglobulin test – Antihormone therapy – Antimetabolite – Antimicrotubule agent – Antimitotic agent – Antineoplastic – Antineoplastic antibiotic – Antioxidant – Antiparasitic – Antiretroviral therapy – Antisense c-fos – Antituberculosis – Antitumor antibiotic – Antiviral drug – Anxiolytic – APC (gene) – APC vaccine – APC8015 – Apheresis – Aplastic anemia – Aplidine – Apocrine gland – Apolizumab – Apoptosis – Appendix – Arctigenin – Arctiin – Arginine butyrate – Aromatase inhibitor – Arsenic trioxide – Arteriogram – Arteriography – Asbestos – Ascites – Asparaginase – Aspartate transaminase – Aspergillosis – Aspergillus – Asthenia – Astrocyte – Astrocytoma – Asymptomatic – Atamestane – Ataxia-telangiectasia – Ataxia – Ataxic gait – Atelectasis – Athymic nude mouse – ATLL – ATP – Atrasentan – ATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – Atypical hyperplasia – Augmerosen – Autoimmune disease – Autologous – Autologous bone marrow – Autologous bone marrow transplantation – Autologous lymphocyte – Autologous stem cell transplantation – Autologous tumor cell – Avastin – Axilla – Axillary artery – Axillary bud – Axillary dissection – Axillary lymph node – Axillary lymph node dissection – Axillary nerve – Axillary vein – Azacitidine – Azoxymethane – AZQ – AZT

B B cell – B lymphocyte – B3 antigen – B43-PAP immunotoxin – B7-1 – Bacillus Calmette Guérin – Bacterial toxin – Barium enema – Barium solution – Barium swallow – Barrett's esophagus – Basal cell – Basal cell carcinoma – Basal cell nevus syndrome – Basophil – Batimastat – BAY 12-9566 – BAY 43-9006 – BAY 56-3722 – BAY 59-8862 – BB-10901 – BBBD – BBR 2778 – BBR 3464 – BCG – BCG solution – Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139 – BCX-1777 – Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome – Beclomethasone – Bellini duct carcinoma – Bendamustine – Benign – Benign proliferative breast disease – Benign prostatic hyperplasia – Benign prostatic hypertrophy – Benign tumor – Benzaldehyde – Benzoylphenylurea – Benzydamine – Beriplast P – Best practice – Beta alethine – Beta carotene – Beta hemolytic streptococcus group B – Beta-endorphin – Beta-glucan – Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin – Bevacizumab – Bexarotene – Bexxar regimen – BG00001 – BI-RADS – Biafine cream – BIBX 1382 – Bicalutamide – Bidi (oncology) – Bilateral cancer – Bilateral nephrectomy – Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy – Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy – Bile duct – Biliary – Bilirubin – Binding agent – Bioavailable – Biochanin A – Biochemical reactions – Biological response modifier – Biological therapy – Biomarker – Biomed 101 – Biopsy – Biopsy specimen – Biotherapy – Birt–Hogg–Dube syndrome – Bispecific antibody – Bispecific monoclonal antibody – Bisphosphonate – Bizelesin – BL22 immunotoxin – Black cohosh – Black snakeroot – Blast cell – Blast crisis – Blast phase – Bleomycin – Blessed thistle – Blinded study – Blood cell count – Blood chemistry study – Blood thinner – Blood transfusion – Blood–brain barrier – Blood–brain barrier disruption – BMS-182751 – BMS-184476 – BMS-188797 – BMS-214662 – BMS-247550 – BMS-275291 – BMS-354825 – Bolus (medicine) – Bolus infusion – Bone marrow – Bone marrow ablation – Bone marrow aspiration – Bone marrow biopsy – Bone marrow metastases – Bone marrow transplantation – Bone metastases – Bone scan – Bone-seeking radioisotope – Boron neutron capture therapy – Boronophenylalanine-fructose complex – Bortezomib – Bowen's disease – BPH – Brachial plexopathy – Brachial plexus – Brachytherapy – Brain metastasis – Brain stem tumor – Brain tumor – Brainstem glioma – BRCA1 – BRCA2 – Breakthrough pain – Breast cancer in situ – Breast density – Breast duct endoscopy – Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System – Breast implant – Breast reconstruction – Breast self-exam – Breast-conserving surgery – Breast-sparing surgery – Brief Pain Inventory – BRIP1 – Brivudine – BRM – Bromelain – Bronchiole – Bronchitis – Bronchoscope – Bronchoscopy – Bronchus – Brostallicin – Broxuridine – Bryostatin 1 – Buccal mucosa – Budesonide – Bupropion – Burdock – Burkitt's leukemia – Burkitt's lymphoma – Burr hole – Buserelin – Buspirone – Busulfan – Buthionine sulfoximine

C C cell – C-erbB-2 – C-kit – CA 19-9 assay – CA-125 – CA-125 test – Cachexia – Calcitonin – Calcitriol – CAM – Campath-1H – Camptothecin – Camptothecin analog – Cancer – Cancer induction – Cancer Information Service – Cancer of unknown primary origin – Cancer stem cell – Cancer vaccine – Cancer.gov – Candidiasis – Candidosis – CAP-1 – Capecitabine – Capsaicin – Captopril – Carbendazim – Carbogen – Carbon-11 acetate – Carboplatin – Carboxyamidotriazole – Carboxypeptidase-G2 – Carcinoembryonic antigen – Carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1 – Carcinogen – Carcinogenesis – Carcinoid – Carcinoid syndrome – Carcinoma – Carcinoma in situ – Carcinomatosis – Carcinosarcoma – Carcinosis – Carcinostatic – Cardin (oncology) – Carmustine – Carnitine – Carotenoid – Carzelesin – Case-control study – Case report – Case series – Caspofungin acetate – Castleman's disease – CAT scan – Catechol – Cauterization – Cauterize – CBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate – CC-1088 – CC-49 monoclonal antibody – CC-5013 – CC-8490 – CCI-779 – CD34 antigen – CD40-ligand – CEA – CEA assay – Cecum – Cefalexin – Cefepime – Cefixime – Ceftriaxone – Celecoxib – Celiac disease – Cell (biology) – Cell adhesion – Cell adhesion molecule – Cell differentiation – Cell motility – Cell proliferation – Cell respiration – Cellular adoptive immunotherapy – Cellular metabolism – Cellulitis – Central nervous system – Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor – Central venous access catheter – CEP-2563 dihydrochloride – CEP-701 – Cephalosporin – Ceramide – Cerebellar hemangioblastoma – Cerebellopontine – Cerebral hemisphere – Cerebrospinal fluid – Cerebrospinal fluid diversion – Cervical – Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia – Cervix – Cetuximab – Cevimeline – CGP 48664 – Chamberlain procedure – Chemoembolization – Chemoimmunotherapy – Chemoprevention – Chemoprevention studies – Chemoprotective – Chemoradiation – Chemoradiotherapy – Chemosensitivity – Chemosensitivity assay – Chemosensitizer – Chemotherapeutic agent – Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy – Chest X-ray – Chiasma (genetics) – Child-life worker – Chitin – Chlorambucil – Chlorine – Chloroma – Chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide – Cholangiocarcinoma – Cholangiosarcoma – Cholelith – Cholestasis – Chondrocyte – Chondroitin sulfate – Chondrosarcoma – Chordoma – Chorioallantoic membrane – Choriocarcinoma – Choroid plexus tumor – CHPP – Chronic granulocytic leukemia – Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis – Chronic leukemia – Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia – Chronic lymphocytic leukemia – Chronic myelogenous leukemia – Chronic myeloid leukemia – Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia – Chronic phase – Chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia – CHS 828 – CI-1033 – CI-958 – CI-980 – CI-994 – Ciclosporin – Cidofovir – Cilengitide – Cimetidine – Cipro – Ciprofloxacin – Circulating tumor cell – Circulatory system – Cirrhosis – CIS – Cisplatin – Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate – Cladribine – Clarithromycin – Clear cell adenocarcinoma – Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney – Clear-cell sarcoma – Clinical breast exam – Clinical resistance – Clinical series – Clinical study – Clinical trial – CLL – Clodronate – Clofarabine – CML – CMML – CMV – Cnicin – CNS – CNS metastasis – CNS prophylaxis – CNS sanctuary – CNS tumor – Co-culture – Co-trimoxazole – Coactivated T cell – Cobalt 60 – Cockayne syndrome – Coenzyme Q10 – Cohort study – COL-3 – Cold nodule – Coley's toxins – Collagen disease – Collagenase – Collecting duct – Coloanal anastomosis – Coloanal pull-through – Colon polyp – Colonoscope – Colonoscopy – Colony-stimulating factor – Colorectal – Colorectal cancer (colon cancer) – Colposcope – Colposcopy – Combination chemotherapy – Combretastatin A4 phosphate – Comedo carcinoma – Common bile duct – Comorbidity – Compassionate use trial – Complementary and alternative medicine – Complete blood count (CBC) – Complete hysterectomy – Complete metastasectomy – Complete remission – Complete response – Compound nevus – Compression bandage – Computed tomographic colonography – Computed tomography – Computed tomography colography – Computerized axial tomography – Computerized tomography – Concurrent therapy – Condylomata acuminata – Cone biopsy – Congestive heart failure – Conization