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Salem Health: Cancer

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ABCD




Abdominoperineal resection (APR)




Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI)




Achlorhydria




Acoustic neuromas




Acrylamides




Acupuncture and acupressure for cancer patients




Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)




Acute myelocytic leukemia (AML)




Adenocarcinomas




Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC)




Adenomatoid tumors




Adenomatous polyps




Adenoviruses




Adjuvant therapy




Adrenal gland cancers




Adrenocortical cancer




Advance directives




Aflatoxins




African Americans and cancer




Africans and cancer




Afterloading radiation therapy




Agent Orange




Aging and cancer




Aids and devices for cancer patients




Air pollution




Alcohol, alcoholism, and cancer




Aleukemia




Alkaline phosphatase test (ALP)




Alkylating agents in chemotherapy




Alopecia




Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels




Alveolar soft-part sarcomas




Amenorrhea




American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)




American Cancer Society (ACS)




American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)




4-Aminobiphenyl




Amputation




Amyloidosis




Anal cancer




Androgen drugs




Anemia




Angiogenesis




Angiogenesis inhibitors




Angiography




Angiosarcomas




Anoscopy




Anthraquinones




Anthrax




Antiandrogens




Antidiarrheal agents




Antiestrogens




Antifungal therapies




Antimetabolites in chemotherapy




Antinausea medications




Antineoplastics in chemotherapy




Antioxidants




Antiperspirants and breast cancer




Antiviral therapies




Anxiety




APC gene testing




Aplastic anemia




Appendix cancer




Appetite loss




Arsenic compounds




Arterial embolization




Artificial sweeteners




Asbestos




Ascites




Ashkenazi Jews and cancer




Asian Americans and cancer




Astrocytomas




Ataxia telangiectasia (AT)




Autologous blood transfusion




Axillary dissection




Azathioprine




Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG)




Bacteria as causes of cancer




Barium enema




Barium swallow




Barrett esophagus




Basal cell carcinomas




Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS)




Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)




Benign tumors




Benzene




Benzidine and dyes metabolized to benzidine




Benzodiazepines




Beryllium and beryllium compounds




Beta-carotene




Bethesda criteria




Bile duct cancer




Bilobectomy




Bioflavonoids




Biological therapy




Biopsy




Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS)




Birth control pills and cancer




Bis(chloromethyl) ether and technical-grade chloromethyl methyl ether




Bisphenol A (BPA)




Bisphosphonates




Bladder cancer




Blood cancers




Bone cancers




Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy




Bone marrow transplantation (BMT)




Bone pain




Bone scan




Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)




Bowen disease




Brachytherapy




BRAF gene




Brain and central nervous system cancers




Brain scan




BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes




Breakthrough pain




Breast cancer in children and adolescents




Breast cancer in men




Breast cancer in pregnant women




Breast cancers




Breast implants




Breast reconstruction




Breast self-examination (BSE)




Breast ultrasound




Breslow’s staging




Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)




Brompton cocktail




Bronchial adenomas




Bronchoalveolar lung cancer




Bronchography




Bronchoscopy




Burkitt lymphoma




1,3-Butadiene




1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulfonate




CA 15-3 test




CA 19-9 test




CA 27-29 test




CA 125 test




Cachexia




Cadmium and cadmium compounds




Caffeine




Calcifications of the breast




Calcium




Cancell




Cancer biology




Cancer care team




Cancer clusters




Cancer education




Candidiasis




Carcinoembryonic antigen antibody (CEA) test




Carcinogens, known




Carcinogens, reasonably anticipated




Carcinoid tumors and carcinoid syndrome




Carcinoma of unknown primary origin (CUP)




Carcinomas




Carcinomatosis




Carcinomatous meningitis




Carcinosarcomas




Cardiomyopathy in cancer patients




Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)




Caregivers and caregiving




Carney complex




Carotenoids




Cartilage supplements




Case management




Castleman disease




Cell phones




Cervical cancer




Chemoembolization




Chemoprevention




Chemotherapy




Chewing tobacco




Childbirth and cancer




Childhood cancers




Chlorambucil




1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (MeCCNU)




Cholecystectomy




Chordomas




Choriocarcinomas




Chromium hexavalent compounds




Chromosomes and cancer




Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)




Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)




Cigarettes and cigars




Clinical breast exam (CBE)




Clinical trials




Coal tars and coal tar pitches




Cobalt 60 radiation




Coenzyme Q10




Cognitive effects of cancer and chemotherapy




Coke oven emissions




Cold nodule




Colectomy




Coloanal anastomosis




Colon polyps




Colonoscopy and virtual colonoscopy




Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)




Colorectal cancer




Colorectal cancer screening




Colostomy




Colposcopy




Comedo carcinomas




Complementary and alternative therapies




Complete blood count (CBC)




Computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy




Computed tomography (CT) scan




Conization




Continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion (CHPP)




Cordectomy




Cordotomy




Core needle biopsy




Corticosteroids




Coughing




Counseling for cancer patients and survivors




Cowden syndrome




Craniopharyngiomas




Craniosynostosis




Craniotomy




Crohn disease




Cruciferous vegetables




Cryoablation




Cryptorchidism




Culdoscopy




Curcumin




Cushing syndrome and cancer




Cutaneous breast cancer




Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)




Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor-2A (CDKN2A)




Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors




Cyclophosphamide




Cyclosporin A




Cystography




Cystoscopy




Cytogenetics




Cytokines




Cytology




Dana-Farber Cancer Institute




Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol




Denys-Drash syndrome and cancer




Depression




Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)




Dermatology oncology




Desmoid tumors




Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT)




Developing nations and cancer




Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)




Diarrhea




Dietary supplements




Diethanolamine (DEA)




Diethylstilbestrol (DES)




Digital rectal exam (DRE)




Dilation and curettage (D&C)




Dioxins




Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)




Diverticulosis and diverticulitis




Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order




Down syndrome and leukemia




DPC4 gene testing




Drug resistance and multidrug resistance (MDR)




Dry mouth




Duct ectasia




Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)




Ductal lavage




Ductogram




Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center




Dukes’ classification




Duodenal carcinomas




Dysplastic nevus syndrome




Edema




Elderly and cancer




Electrolarynx




Electromagnetic radiation




Electroporation therapy




Electrosurgery




Embolization




Embryonal cell cancer




End-of-life care




Endocrine cancers




Endocrinology oncology




Endometrial cancer




Endometrial hyperplasia




Endorectal ultrasound




Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)




Endoscopy




Endotheliomas




Enteritis




Enterostomal therapy




Eosinophilic leukemia




Ependymomas




Epidemiology of cancer




Epidermoid cancers of mucous membranes




Epstein-Barr virus




Erionite




Erythroplakia




Esophageal cancer




Esophageal speech




Esophagectomy




Esophagitis




Essiac




Estrogen receptor downregulator (ERD)




Estrogen-receptor-sensitive breast cancer




Ethnicity and cancer




Ethylene oxide




Ewing sarcoma




Exenteration




Exercise and cancer




External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)




Eye cancers




Eyelid cancer




Fallopian tube cancer




Family history and risk assessment




Fanconi anemia




Fatigue




Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)




Fertility drugs and cancer




Fertility issues




Fever




Fiber




Fibroadenomas




Fibrocystic breast changes




Fibrosarcomas, soft-tissue




Financial issues




5Q minus syndrome




Flow cytometry




Folic acid




Formaldehyde




Fox Chase Cancer Center




Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center




Free radicals




Fruits




Gallbladder cancer




Gallium scan




Gamma Knife




Gardner syndrome




Garlic and allicin




Gastric polyps




Gastrinomas




Gastrointestinal cancers




Gastrointestinal complications of cancer treatment




Gastrointestinal oncology




Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)




Gene therapy




Genetic counseling




Genetic testing




Genetics of cancer




Geography and cancer




Germ-cell tumors




Gerson therapy




Gestational trophoblastic tumors (GTTs)




Giant cell tumors (GCTs)




Ginseng, panax




Gleason grading system




Gliomas




Glomus tumors




Glossectomy




Glutamine




Gonioscopy




Grading of tumors




Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)




Granulosa cell tumors




Green tea




Grief and bereavement




Gynecologic cancers




Gynecologic oncology




Hair dye




Hairy cell leukemia




Hand-foot syndrome (HFS)




Head and neck cancers




Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)




Helicobacter pylori




Hemangioblastomas




Hemangiopericytomas




Hemangiosarcomas




Hematemesis




Hematologic oncology




Hematuria




Hemochromatosis




Hemolytic anemia




Hemoptysis




Hemorrhoids




Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI)




Hepatitis B virus (HBV)




Hepatitis C virus (HCV)




Hepatomegaly




HER2/neu protein




Herbs as antioxidants




Hereditary cancer syndromes




Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer




Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC)




Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome




Hereditary non-VHL clear cell renal cell carcinomas




Hereditary pancreatitis




Hereditary papillary renal cell carcinomas




Hereditary polyposis syndromes




Herpes simplex virus




Herpes zoster virus




Histamine 2 antagonists




Histiocytosis X




HIV/AIDS-related cancers




Hodgkin disease




Home health services




Hormonal therapies




Hormone receptor tests




Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)




Horner syndrome




Hospice care




Hot flashes




HRAS gene testing




Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)




Human growth factors and tumor growth




Human papillomavirus (HPV)




Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV)




Hydatidiform mole




5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) test




Hypercalcemia




Hypercoagulation disorders




Hyperthermia therapy




Hyperthermic perfusion




Hypopharyngeal cancer




Hysterectomy




Hysterography




Hystero-oophorectomy




Hysteroscopy




Ileostomy




Imaging tests




Immune response to cancer




Immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT)




Immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry




Immunoelectrophoresis (IEP)




Immunotherapy




Indoles




Infection and sepsis




Infectious cancers




Infertility and cancer




Inflammatory bowel disease




Informed consent




Infusion therapies




Insurance




Integrative oncology




Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)




Interferon




Interleukins




Invasive cancer




Invasive ductal carcinomas




Invasive lobular carcinomas




Ionizing radiation




Iridium seeds




Islet cell tumors




Isoflavones




Itching




Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC)




Journaling




Juvenile polyposis syndrome




Kaposi sarcoma




Karnofsky performance status (KPS)




Keratosis




Ki67 test




Kidney cancer




Klinefelter syndrome and cancer




Krukenberg tumors




Lacrimal gland tumors




Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test




Laetrile




Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS)




Laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery




Laryngeal cancer




Laryngeal nerve palsy




Laryngectomy




Laryngoscopy




Laser therapies




Latinos/Hispanics and cancer




Laxatives




Leiomyomas




Leiomyosarcomas




Leptomeningeal carcinomas




Leukapharesis




Leukemias




Leukoencephalopathy




Leukopenia




Leukoplakia




Leydig cell tumors




Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS)




Limb salvage




Linear accelerator




Lip cancers




Liposarcomas




Liver biopsy




Liver cancers




Living will




Living with cancer




Lobectomy




Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)




Long-distance caregiving




Loop electrosurgical excisional procedure (LEEP)




Lumbar puncture




Lumpectomy




Lumps




Lung cancers




Lutein




Lycopene




Lymphadenectomy




Lymphangiography




Lymphangiosarcomas




Lymphedema




Lymphocytosis




Lymphomas




M. D. Anderson Cancer Center




Macrobiotic diet




Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)




Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)




Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney




Malignant tumors




Mammography




Managed care




Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)




Mastectomy




Mastocytomas




Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors




Mayo Clinic Cancer Center




Mediastinal tumors




Mediastinoscopy




Medical marijuana




Medical oncology




Medicare and cancer




Medullary carcinoma of the breast




Medulloblastomas




Melanomas




Melphalan




Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center




Meningeal carcinomatosis




Meningiomas




Merkel cell carcinomas (MCC)




Mesenchymomas, malignant




Mesothelioma




Metastasis




Metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary




Microcalcifications




Microwave hyperthermia therapy




Mineral oils




Mistletoe




Mitochondrial DNA mutations




MLH1 gene




Mohs surgery




Molecular oncology




Moles




Monoclonal antibodies




Motion sickness devices




MSH genes




Mucinous carcinomas




Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas




Mucositis




Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1)




Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2)




Multiple myeloma




Mustard gas




Mutagenesis and cancer




Myasthenia gravis




MYC oncogene




Mycosis fungoides




Myelodysplastic syndromes




Myelofibrosis




Myeloma




Myeloproliferative disorders




Myelosuppression




2-Naphthylamine




Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers




National Cancer Institute (NCI)




National Science Foundation (NSF)




Native North Americans and cancer




Nausea and vomiting




Needle biopsies




Needle localization




Nephroblastomas




Nephrostomy




Neuroblastomas




Neuroectodermal tumors




Neuroendocrine tumors




Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)




Neurologic oncology




Neutropenia




Nickel compounds and metallic nickel




Night sweats




Nijmegen breakage syndrome




Nipple discharge




Non-Hodgkin lymphoma




Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)




Nuclear medicine scan




Nutrition and cancer prevention




Nutrition and cancer treatment




Obesity-associated cancers




Occupational exposures and cancer




Occupational therapy




Oligodendrogliomas




Omega-3 fatty acids




Ommaya reservoir




Oncogenes




Oncogenic viruses




Oncology




Oncology clinical nurse specialist




Oncology social worker




Oophorectomy




Ophthalmic oncology




Opioids




Oral and maxillofacial surgery




Oral and oropharyngeal cancers




Orbit tumors




Orchiectomy




Organ transplantation and cancer




Organochlorines (OCs)




Orthopedic surgery




Otolaryngology




Ovarian cancers




Ovarian cysts




Ovarian epithelial cancer




Overtreatment




Paget disease of bone




Pain management medications




Palliative treatment




Palpation




Pancolitis




Pancreatectomy




Pancreatic cancers




Pancreatitis




Pap test




Paracentesis




Paraneoplastic syndromes




Parathyroid cancer




Pathology




PC-SPES




Pediatric oncology and hematology




Pelvic examination




Penile cancer




Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC)




Pericardial effusion




Pericardiocentesis




Peritoneovenous shunts




Personality and cancer




Pesticides and the food chain




Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS)




Pharmacy oncology




Phenacetin




Phenolics




Pheochromocytomas




Pheresis




Photodynamic therapy (PDT)




Phyllodes tumors




Phytoestrogens




Pineoblastomas




Pituitary tumors




Placental alkaline phosphatase (PALP)




Plant alkaloids and terpenoids in chemotherapy




Plasticizers




Pleural biopsy




Pleural effusion




Pleurodesis




Pleuropulmonary blastomas




PMS genes




Pneumonectomy




Pneumonia




Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons




Polycythemia vera




Polypectomy




Polyps




Positron emission tomography (PET)




Poverty and cancer




Prayer and cancer support




Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)




Pregnancy and cancer




Premalignancies




Prevent Cancer Foundation




Prevention




Primary care physician




Primary central nervous system lymphomas




Progesterone receptor assay




Prostate cancer




Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test




Prostatectomy




Prostatitis




Proteasome inhibitors




Protein electrophoresis




Proteomics and cancer research




Proton beam therapy




Proto-oncogenes and carcinogenesis




Psycho-oncology




Psychosocial aspects of cancer




Radiation oncology




Radiation therapies




Radical neck dissection




Radiofrequency ablation




Radionuclide scan




Radiopharmaceuticals




Radon




RB1 gene




Receptor analysis




Reconstructive surgery




Rectal cancer




Recurrence




Rehabilitation




Relationships




Renal pelvis tumors




Report on Carcinogens (RoC)




Resveratrol




Retinoblastomas




Rhabdomyosarcomas




RhoGD12 gene




Richter syndrome




Risks for cancer




Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center




Rothmund-Thomson syndrome




Salivary gland cancer




Salpingectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy




Sarcomas, soft-tissue




Saw palmetto




Schwannoma tumors




SCLC1 gene




Screening for cancer




Second opinions




Self-image and body image




Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy and mapping




Sertoli cell tumors




Sexuality and cancer




Sézary syndrome




Side effects




Sigmoidoscopy




Silica, crystalline




Simian virus 40




Singlehood and cancer




Sjögren syndrome




Skin cancers




Small intestine cancer




Smoking cessation




Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)




Soots




Soy foods




Spermatocytomas




Spinal axis tumors




Spinal cord compression




Splenectomy




Sputum cytology




Squamous cell carcinomas




Staging of cancer




Statistics of cancer




Stem cell transplantation




Stent therapy




Stereotactic needle biopsy




Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)




Sterility




Stomach cancers




Stomatitis




Stress management




Sunlamps




Sun’s soup




Sunscreens




Superior vena cava syndrome




Support groups




Surgical biopsies




Surgical oncology




Survival rates




Survivorship issues




Symptoms and cancer




Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone production (SIADH)




Synovial sarcomas




Taste alteration




Teratocarcinomas




Teratomas




Testicular cancer




Testicular self-examination (TSE)




Thermal imaging




Thiotepa




Thoracentesis




Thoracoscopy




Thoracotomy




Throat cancer




Thrombocytopenia




Thymomas




Thymus cancer




Thyroid cancer




Thyroid nuclear medicine scan




TNM staging




Tobacco-related cancers




Topoisomerase inhibitors




TP53 protein




Tracheostomy




Transfusion therapy




Transitional care




Transitional cell carcinomas




Transrectal ultrasound




Transvaginal ultrasound




Trichilemmal carcinomas




Tuberous sclerosis




Tubular carcinomas




Tumor flare




Tumor lysis syndrome




Tumor markers




Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)




Tumor-suppressor genes




Turcot syndrome




Tyrosine kinase inhibitors




Ultrasound tests




Ultraviolet radiation and related exposures




Umbilical cord blood transplantation




Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy




Upper gastrointestinal (GI) series




Urethral cancer




Urinalysis




Urinary system cancers




Urography




Urologic oncology




Urostomy




Uterine cancer




Vaccines, preventive




Vaccines, therapeutic




Vaginal cancer




Vascular access tubes




Vasectomy and cancer




Veterinary oncology




Vinyl chloride




Viral oncology




Virus-related cancers




Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease




Vulvar cancer




Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM)




Watchful waiting




Weight loss




Wilms’ tumor




Wilms’ tumor aniridia-genitourinary anomalies-mental retardation (WAGR) syndrome and cancer




Wine and cancer




Wire localization




Wood dust




X-ray tests




Xeroderma pigmentosa




Yolk sac carcinomas




Young adult cancers




Zollinger-Ellison syndrome