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Salem Health: Cancer Table of Contents Publisher's Note Contributors A ABCD abdominoperineal resection (APR) accelerated partial breast irradiation achlorhydria acoustic neuromas acrylamides acupuncture and acupressure for cancer patients acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) adenocarcinoma adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) adenomatoid tumor 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 and cancer alcohol, alcoholism, and cancer aleukemia alkaline phosphatase test (ALP) alkylating agents in chemotherapy alopecia alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels alveolar soft-part sarcoma amenorrhea American Association for Cancer Research American Cancer Society American Institute for Cancer Research 4-aminobiphenyl amputation amyloidosis anal cancer androgen drugs anemia angiogenesis angiogenesis inhibitors angiography and arteriography angiosarcoma 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 aplastic anemia disorders appendix cancer appetite loss arsenic compounds, inorganic arterial embolization artificial sweeteners asbestos ascites Ashkenazi Jews and cancer Asian Americans and cancer Asians/Pacific Islanders and cancer astrocytomas ataxia telangiectasia (AT) autologous blood transfusion axillary dissection azathioprine B bacillus Calmette Guérin bacteria as causes of cancer barium enema barium swallow Barrett esophagus basal cell carcinoma 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 biologic therapies biopsy Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome birth control pills and cancer bis(chloromethyl) ether and technical-grade chloromethyl methyl ether bisphenol A bisphosphonates bladder cancer blood cancers bone cancers bone marrow aspiration and biopsy bone marrow transplantation (BMT) bone pain bone scan boron neutron capture therapy Bowen disease brachytherapy BRAF gene brain and central nervous system cancers brain scan BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes breakthrough pain breast cancer during pregnancy breast cancer in children and adolescents breast cancer in men breast cancers breast examination breast implants breast reconstruction breast ultrasound Breslow's staging Brief Pain Inventory Brompton cocktail bronchial adenoma bronchoalveolar lung cancer bronchography bronchoscopy Burkitt lymphoma 1,3-butadiene 1,4-butanediol dimethanesulfonate C c-myc oncogene CA 15-3 CA 19-9 CA 27-29 CA-125 cachexia cadmium and cadmium compounds caffeine and cancer calcifications of the breast calcium Cancell/Entelev cancer biology cancer care team cancer clusters cancer education candidiasis carcinogens: known carcinogens: reasonably anticipated carcinoid tumors and carcinoid syndrome carcinoma carcinomatosis carcinomatous meningitis carcinosarcoma cardiomyopathy in cancer patients cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) caregivers and caregiving issues Carney complex carotenoids cartilage supplements case management Castleman disease CEA test cell phones and cancer cervical cancer chemoembolization chemoprevention chemotherapy chewing tobacco and cancer childbirth and cancer childhood cancers chlorambucil 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (MeCCNU) cholecystectomy chordoma choriocarcinoma chromium hexavalent compounds chromosomes and cancer chronic lymphocytic leukemia chronic myeloid leukemia cigarettes/cigars and cancer 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 factor (CSF) colorectal cancer colorectal cancer screening colostomy colposcopy comedo carcinoma complimentary and alternative therapies (CAM) complete blood count (CBC) computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) conization (cone biopsy) continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion (CHPP) cordectomy cordotomy core needle biopsy corticosteroids coughing counseling for cancer patients and survivors Cowden syndrome craniopharyngioma craniosynostosis craniotomy Crohn disease cruciferous vegetables cryoablation cryptorchidism CT-guided biopsy culdoscopy curcumin Cushing syndrome and cancer cutaneous breast cancer cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor-2a (CDKN2A) cyclooxygenase 2 (cox2) inhibitors cyclophosphamide cyclosporin A cystography cystoscopy cytogenetics cytokines cytology cytomegalovirus (CMV) C Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Denys-Drash syndrome and cancer depression dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans dermatology oncology desmoid tumor desmoplastic small round cell tumor developing nations and cancer diarrhea dietary supplements diethanolamine (DEA) diethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP) diethylstilbestrol 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 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 carcinoma dysplastic nevus syndrome E Eaton-Lambert syndrome (LEMS) edema elderly and cancer electrolarynx electromagnetic radiation and cancer electroporation therapy electrosurgery and electrofulguration embolization embryonal cell cancer end-of-life care endocrine cancers endocrinological oncology endometrial ablation endometrial cancer endometrial hyperplasia endorectal ultrasound endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) endoscopy endothelioma enteritis enterostomal therapy eosinophilic leukemia ependymomas epidemiology of cancer epidermoid cancers of mucous membranes Epstein-Barr virus erionite erythroplakia esophageal cancer esophageal speech esophagitis esphagectomy 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 eye cancers eyelid cancer F Fallopian tube cancer family history and family risk assessments Fanconi anemia fatigue fecal occult blood test (FOBT) fertility drugs and cancer fertility issues fever fiber fibroadenoma 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 G gallbladder cancer gallium scan gamma knife Gardner syndrome garlic and allicin gastric polyps gastrinoma gastrointestinal cancers gastrointestinal complications of cancer treatment gastrointestinal oncology gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) gene therapies genetic counseling genetic testing genetics of cancer geography and cancer germ-cell tumors Gerson therapy gestational trophoblastic tumors (GTTs) giant cell tumor (GCT) ginseng, panax Gleason grading system gliomas glomus tumor glossectomy glutamine gonioscopy grading of tumors graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) granulosa cell tumor (GCT) green tea grief and bereavement gynecologic cancers gynecologic oncology H hair dye hairy cell leukemia hand-foot syndrome (HFS) head and neck cancers health maintenance organizations (HMOs) Helico-bacter pylori hemangioblastoma hemangiopericytoma hemangiosarcoma hematemesis hematologic oncology hematuria hemochromatosis hemolytic anemia hemoptysis hemorrhoids hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) hepatitis B virus hepatitis C virus hepatomegaly herbs as antioxidants hereditary cancer syndromes hereditary diffuse gastric cancer hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome hereditary non-VHL clear cell renal cell carcinoma hereditary pancreatitis hereditary papillary renal cell carcinoma hereditary polyposis syndromes Herpes simplex virus Herpes zoster virus HER2/neu protein histamine 2 antagonists histiocytosis X history of cancer research 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 human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) human growth factors and tumor growth human papillomavirus (HPV) human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1) human T-lymphotropic virus hydatidiform mole 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) test hypercalcemia hypercoagulation disorders hyperthermia therapy hyperthermic perfusion hypopharyngeal cancer hysterectomy hysterography hystero-oophorectomy hysteroscopy I ileostomy imaging tests immune response to cancer immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry immunoelectrophoresis immunotherapeutics 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 carcinoma invasive lobular carcinoma ionizing radiation iridium seeds islet cell tumors isoflavones itching J Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA journaling juvenile polyposis syndrome K Kaposi sarcoma Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) keratosis Ki67 test kidney cancer Klinefelter syndrome and cancer Krukenberg tumor L lacrimal gland tumors lactate dehydrogenase laetrile laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery laryngeal cancer laryngeal nerve palsy laryngectomy laryngoscopy laser therapies Latinos/Hispanics and cancer laxatives leiomyoma leiomyosarcoma (LMS) leptomeningeal carcinoma 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 lumps lumpectomy lung cancers lutein lycopene lymphadenectomy lymphangiography lymphangiosarcoma lymphedema lymphocytosis lymphomas M M. D. Anderson Cancer Center macrobiotic diet magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) malignant rhabdoid tumor of kidney malignant tumor MALT lymphomas mammography managed care mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) marijuana mastectomy mastocytomas matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors Mayo Clinic Cancer Center mediastinal tumors mediastinoscopy medical marijuana medical oncology Medicare and cancer medullary carcinoma of the breast medulloblastoma melanoma melphalan Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center meningeal carcinomatosis meningioma Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) mesenchymoma, 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 carcinoma mucositis multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) multiple myeloma mustard gas mutagenesis and cancer myasthenia gravis (MG) mycosis fungoides myelodysplastic syndromes myelofibrosis myeloma myeloproliferative disorders myelosuppression N 2-naphthylamine nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers National Cancer Institute National Science Foundation Native North Americans and cancer nausea and vomiting needle biopsies needle localization nephroblastoma nephrostomy neuroblastoma 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 O obesity-associated cancers occupational exposures and cancer occupational therapy oligodendroglioma 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 orthopedic surgery otolaryngology ovarian cancers ovarian cysts ovarian epithelial cancer overtreatment P p53 protein Paget disease 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 shunt (PVS) personality and cancer pesticides and the food chain Peutz-Jeghers syndrome pharmaceutical research pharmacy oncology phenacetin and analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin phenolics pheochromocytoma pheresis photodynamic therapy (PDT) phyllodes tumor phytoestrogens pineoblastoma pituitary tumors placental alkaline phosphatase plant alkaloids and terpenoids in chemotherapy plasticizers pleural biopsy pleural effusion pleurodesis pleuropulmonary blastoma 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 (PCP) primary central nervous system lymphoma progesterone receptor assay prostate cancer prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test prostatectomy prostatitis proteasome inhibitors protein electrophoresis proteomics and cancer research proton beam therapy protooncogenes and carcinogenesis psycho-oncology psychosocial aspects of cancer R radiation oncology radiation therapies radical neck dissection radiofrequency ablation radionuclide scan radiopharmaceuticals radon exposure and cancer Rb1 gene receptor analysis reconstructive surgery rectal cancer recurrence rehabilitation relationships renal pelvis tumors Report on Carcinogens resveratrol retinoblastoma rhabdomyosarcoma RhoGD12 gene Richter syndrome risks for cancer Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Rothmund-Thomson syndrome S 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 biopsy and mapping Sertoli cell tumors sexuality and cancer Sézary syndrome side effects sigmoidoscopy silica, crystalline simian virus 40 (SV40) singlehood and cancer Sjögren syndrome skin cancers small intestine cancer smoking cessation Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) soots soy foods spermatocytoma spinal axis tumors spinal cord compression splenectomy sputum cytology squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) staging of cancer statistics of cancer stem cell transplants stent therapy stereotactic needle biopsy stereotactic radiosurgery sterility stomach cancers stomatitis stress management sun lamps 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 T taste alteration teratocarcinoma teratomas testicular cancer testicular self-exam 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 tracheostomy transfusion therapy transitional care transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) transrectal ultrasound transvaginal ultrasound transverse myelitis (TM) trichilemmal carcinoma tuberous sclerosis syndrome tubular carcinoma tumor flare tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) tumor markers tumor necrosis factor (TNF) tumor-suppressor genes Turcot syndrome tyrosine kinase inhibitors U ultrasound tests ultraviolet radiation and related exposures umbilical cord blood transplant unknown primary origin, carcinoma of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy upper GI series urethral cancer urinanalysis urinary system cancers urography urologic oncology urostomy uterine cancer V vaccines, preventative vaccines, therapeutic vaginal cancer vascular access tubes vasectomy and cancer veterinary oncology vinyl chloride viral oncology virus-related cancers Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) vulvar cancer W WAGR syndrome and cancer Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) watchful waiting weight loss Wilms' tumor wine and cancer wire localization wood dust XYZ X-ray tests xeroderma pigmentosa yolk sac carcinoma young adult cancers Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) Associations and Agencies Cancer Centers and Hospitals Cancer Support Groups Carcinogens Drugs by Generic Name Drugs by Trade Name Glossary Bibliography Subject Index |
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