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Terms that are on use on this site as well as general cancer-related words and definitions.
There are 81 entries in this glossary.
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The RAD is a unit of radiation delivered to the tissue being treated by radiation therapy. Technically it means the "radiation absorbed dose". The more modern terms are based on the centigray or cGy and Gray(Gy). 100 RAD = 1 Gy. 1RAD = 1 cGy. Radiation oncologists describe therapy with a specific dose of Gy to a given area.
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| randomized |
A radomized clinial trial is a study in which the participants are assigned by chance (by a flip of the coin; which today is done by a computer flipping the coin for researchers) to separate groups that compare different treatments; neither the researchers nor the participants can choose which group. Using chance to assign people to groups means that the groups will be similar and that the treatments they receive can be compared objectively. At the time of the trial, it is not known which treatment is best. It is the patient's choice to be in a randomized trial.
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| red cells |
Red cells circulate in the blood stream and carry oxygen. If the red blood cell count is low, the condition is called anemia. Weakness and fatigue are common symptoms of anemia. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can result in lowered red blood cell counts.
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| remission |
The cancer, after treatment, is not detectable or not progressing based on appropriate physical examination, blood tests and radiology tests.
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| response |
A determination of the effectiveness of treatment. This usually requires a measurable amount of cancer( by exam or test) to see if it has become stable, reduced or eliminated. A complete clinical response means that a previously measurable cancer has gone away with treatment. It cannot be detected by examination, blood tests, x-ray or scan. A partial response means that the measurable amount of cancer has decreased by 50%. If there has been minimal reduction in size or if the disease has not changed in size, it is known as stable disease.
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