English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
lymphatic mapping — the use of dyes or radioactive tracers to identify the first lymph node draining the area of a tumor (sentinel node, q.v.) … Medical dictionary
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
Lymphadenectomy — consists of the surgical removal of one or more groups of lymph nodes. It is almost always performed as part of the surgical management of cancer.This is usually done because many types of cancer have a marked tendency to produce lymph node… … Wikipedia
Breast cancer treatment — The mainstay of breast cancer treatment is surgery when the tumor is localized, with possible adjuvant hormonal therapy (with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor), chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy. At present, the treatment recommendations after … Wikipedia
Uschi Keszler's Pennies-in-Action Cancer Research Fund — Description = Uschi Keszler s Pennies in Action Cancer Research Fund, [ University of Pennsylvania Developing Breast Cance Vaccine, ‘‘Young Coalition of Greater Philadelphia CVG Friends and Family Newsletter’‘, Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2008, p. 3 … Wikipedia
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Egleston Children’s Hospital, Scottish Rite Hospital, and Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital Hope Will: the official mascots and logo of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta … Wikipedia
ALMANAC — is the name of a major breast cancer trial. The acronym stands for Axillary Lymphatic Mapping Against Nodal Axillary Clearance. This major randomized trial performed in several centres in the UK produced clear evidence that sentinel node biopsy… … Wikipedia
SILV — Silver homolog (mouse), also known as SILV, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SILV silver homolog (mouse)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6490| accessdate = ] It gene product… … Wikipedia
