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Terms that are on use on this site as well as general cancer-related words and definitions.
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This is a radiation therapy term meaning therapy from a distance. Otherwise known as external beam radiation, which is delivered by a machine positioned several feet from that part of the body being treated by the x-ray beam. Usually given one dose per day for 4-5 weeks. (see BRACHYTHERAPY).
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| terminal |
This is a broad and sometimes misused medical term meaning "heading on an unalterable path to death". From that point of view, we are all terminal. It is sometimes used in an acute seting when an irreversible failure of a critical organ system develops. People who are living with their cancer, even though the cancer may not be curable, are not necessarily terminal.
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| tumor |
Otherwise known as a lump, implies a growth, which can be either benign or malignant.
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| VAIN |
Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia. (see DYSPLASIA).
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| VIN |
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia. (see DYSPLASIA).
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| white blood cells |
White blood cells in the bloodstream are responsible for performing immune functions mainly to combat infections. If the white blood cell count is too low, you are at risk for an infection. The white cells include the lymphocytes, and neutrophils.
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