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- Carcinoid Tumorsearch for term
- A slow-growing type of tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal system (most often in the appendix), and sometimes in the lungs or other sites. Carcinoid tumors may spread to the liver or other sites in the body, and they may secrete substances such as serotonin or prostaglandins, causing carcinoid syndrome.(KAR-sih-noyd)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Castleman Disease search for term
- A rare disorder in which noncancerous growths develop in lymph node tissue.
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Chemosensitizerssearch for term
- Drugs or chemicals that enhance the effects of anticancer drugs and improve their efficiency.
- Chemotherapysearch for term
- Treatment with drugs, hormones or biological agents that kill cancer cells.
- Chromosomesearch for term
- A linear strand of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of a cell. Chromosomes carry genes and function in the transmission of hereditary information.
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia search for term
- A slow-growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. (KRAH-nik LIM-foh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia search for term
- A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow. (KRAH-nik MY-eh-LAH-jeh-nus loo-KEE-mee-uh)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) - Clinical Nurse Coordinatorsearch for term
- A registered nurse knowledgeable about cancer and its treatments. Your clinical nurse coordinator works with your physician to provide continuity of care.
- Clinical Trialsearch for term
- A study that evaluates new drugs or new types of treatment.
- Colonoscopysearch for term
- medical procedure during which a long flexible tube is used to look inside the colon
- CT Scansearch for term
- A diagnostic test that uses x-rays and a computer to view organs and areas inside the body.
- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomasearch for term
- Any of a group of T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begins in the skin as an itchy, red rash that can thicken or form a tumor. The most common types are mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. (kyoo-TAY-nee-us … lim-FOH-muh)
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov)
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