Index of oncology articles

– 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate – 13-cis retinoic acid – 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin – 18F-EF5 – 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – 2-methoxyestradiol – 2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 170 – 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone – 3-AP – 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy – 3-dimensional radiation therapy – 4-demethoxydaunorubicin – 4-hydroxytamoxifen – 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide – 4-NQO – 5-FU – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid – 5-hydroxytryptamine – 506U78 – 5Q- syndrome – 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene – 9-cis retinoic acid – 90Y-DOTA-biotin

A33 monoclonal antibody – AAP – abarelix – ABCD rating – ABI-007 – ABT-510 – ABT-751 – ABX-EGF – accelerated phase – ACE inhibitor – acetylcysteine – achlorhydria – acitretin – acoustic neurofibromatosis – acridine carboxamide – acrylonitrile – actinic keratosis – action study – Activase – acute erythroid leukemia – acute lymphoblastic leukemia – acute lymphocytic leukemia – acute myelogenous leukemia – acute myeloid leukemia – acute nonlymphocytic leukemia – AD 32 – adenocarcinoma – adenoid cystic cancer – adenoma – adenopathy – adenosine triphosphate – adenovirus – adjunct agent – adjunctive therapy – adjuvant therapy – adrenocortical – Adriamycin – adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma – AE-941 – AEE788 – aerobic metabolism – aerobic respiration – aerodigestive tract – aerosolize – aflatoxin – AFP – AG013736 – AG2037 – AG3340 – AG337 – agent study – agglutinin – aggressive lymphoma – agnogenic myeloid metaplasia – agonist – agranulocytosis – AJCC staging system – alanine aminopeptidase – alanine transferase – alanosine – aldesleukin – alemtuzumab – alendronate sodium – alkalinization – alkylating agent – ALL – all-trans retinoic acid – allogeneic – allogeneic bone marrow transplantation – allogeneic stem cell transplantation – allogenic – allopurinol – Allovectin-7 – aloe-emodin – alopecia – alpha-fetoprotein – Alteplase – altretamine – aluminium sulfate – ALVAC-CEA vaccine – Amanita phalloides – Ambien – amelanotic melanoma – Ames, Bruce – amifostine – amikacin – aminocamptothecin – aminoglutethimide – aminoglycoside antibiotic – aminolevulinic acid – aminopterin – AML – amonafide – amoxicillin – amphotericin B – ampulla – ampulla of Vater – amputation – amsacrine – amylase – amyloidosis – anagrelide – anakinra – anaphylactic shock – anaplastic – anaplastic large cell lymphoma – anaplastic thyroid cancer – anastomosis – anastrozole – androgen – androgen ablation – androgen suppression – androgen-independent – anecdotal report – anemia – anetholtrithione – Angelica root – angiogenesis – angiogenesis inhibitor – angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma – angiosarcoma – angiostatin – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor – anhydrovinblastine – anidulafungin – animal model – annamycin – anorexia – ansamycin – antagonist – anterior mediastinotomy – anterior mediastinum – anthracenedione – anthracycline – anthraquinone – anti-CEA antibody – anti-idiotype vaccine – anti-inflammatory – antiandrogen – antiandrogen therapy – anti-angiogenesis – antiangiogenic – antibody – antibody therapy – anticachexia – anticancer antibiotic – anticarcinogenic – anticoagulant – anticonvulsant – antidepressant – antiemetic – antiestrogen – antifolate – antifungal medication – antigen – antigen-presenting cell – antigen-presenting cell vaccine – antiglobulin test – antihormone therapy – antimetabolite – antimicrotubule agent – antimitotic agent – antineoplastic – antineoplastic antibiotic – antioxidant – antiparasitic – antiretroviral therapy – antisense c-fos – antithymocyte globulin – antituberculosis – antitumor antibiotic – Antiviral drug – anxiolytic – APC – APC vaccine – APC8015 – apheresis – aplastic anemia – aplidine – apocrine gland – apolizumab – apoptosis – appendix – arctigenin – arctiin – arginine butyrate – aromatase inhibitor – arsenic trioxide – arteriogram – arteriography – asbestos – ascites – asparaginase – aspartate transaminase – aspergillosis – Aspergillus – asthenia – astrocyte – astrocytoma – asymptomatic – atamestane – ataxia – ataxia-telangiectasia – ataxic gait – atelectasis – athymic nude mouse – ATLL – ATP – atrasentan – atypical hyperplasia – ATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – augmerosen – autoimmune disease – autologous – autologous bone marrow – autologous bone marrow transplantation – autologous lymphocyte – autologous stem cell transplantation – autologous tumor cell – Avastin – axilla – axillary artery – axillary bud – axillary dissection – axillary lymph node – axillary lymph node dissection – axillary nerve – axillary vein – azacitidine – azoxymethane – AZQ – AZT

B cell – B lymphocyte – B3 antigen – B43-PAP immunotoxin – B7-1 – Bacillus Calmette Guérin – bacterial toxin – barium enema – barium solution – barium swallow – Barrett's esophagus – basal cell – basal cell carcinoma – basal cell nevus syndrome – basophil – batimastat – BAY 12-9566 – BAY 43-9006 – BAY 56-3722 – BAY 59-8862 – BB-10901 – BBBD – BBR 2778 – BBR 3464 – BCG – BCG solution – bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139 – BCX-1777 – Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome – beclomethasone – Bellini duct carcinoma – bendamustine – benign – benign proliferative breast disease – benign prostatic hyperplasia – benign prostatic hypertrophy – benign tumor – benzaldehyde – benzoylphenylurea – benzydamine – Beriplast P – best practice – beta alethine – beta carotene – beta hemolytic streptococcus group B – beta-endorphin – beta-glucan – beta-human chorionic gonadotropin – bevacizumab – bexarotene – Bexxar regimen – BG00001 – BI-RADS – Biafine cream – BIBX 1382 – bicalutamide – bidi (oncology) – bilateral cancer – bilateral nephrectomy – bilateral prophylactic mastectomy – bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy – bile duct – biliary – bilirubin – binding agent – bioavailable – biochanin A – biochemical reactions – biological response modifier – biological therapy – biomarker – Biomed 101 – biopsy – biopsy specimen – biotherapy – Birt–Hogg–Dube syndrome – bispecific antibody – bispecific monoclonal antibody – bisphosphonate – bizelesin – BL22 immunotoxin – black cohosh – black snakeroot – blast – blast crisis – blast phase – bleomycin – blessed thistle – blinded study – blood cell count – blood chemistry study – blood thinner – blood transfusion – blood–brain barrier – blood–brain barrier disruption – BMS-182751 – BMS-184476 – BMS-188797 – BMS-214662 – BMS-247550 – BMS-275291 – BMS-354825 – Bolus (medicine) – bolus infusion – bone marrow – bone marrow ablation – bone marrow aspiration – bone marrow biopsy – bone marrow metastases – bone marrow transplantation – bone metastases – bone scan – bone-seeking radioisotope – Boron neutron capture therapy – boronophenylalanine-fructose complex – bortezomib – Bowen's disease – BPH – brachial plexopathy – brachial plexus – brachytherapy – brain metastasis – brainstem glioma – brain stem tumor – brain tumor – BRCA1 – BRCA2 – breakthrough pain – breast cancer in situ – breast density – breast duct endoscopy – Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System – breast implant – breast reconstruction – breast self-exam – breast-conserving surgery – breast-sparing surgery – Brief Pain Inventory – BRIP1 – brivudine – BRM – bromelain – bronchiole – bronchitis – bronchoscope – bronchoscopy – bronchus – brostallicin – broxuridine – bryostatin 1 – buccal mucosa – budesonide – bupropion – burdock – Burkitt's leukemia – Burkitt's lymphoma – burr hole – buserelin – buspirone – busulfan – buthionine sulfoximine

C cell – c-erbB-2 – c-kit – CA 19-9 assay – CA-125 – CA-125 test – cachexia – calcitonin – calcitriol – CAM – Campath-1H – camptothecin – camptothecin analog – cancer – cancer induction – Cancer Information Service – cancer of unknown primary origin – Cancer stem cell – cancer vaccine – Cancer.gov – Candidiasis – Candidosis – CAP-1 – capecitabine – capsaicin – captopril – carbendazim – carbogen – carbon-11 acetate – carboplatin – carboxyamidotriazole – carboxypeptidase-G2 – carcinoembryonic antigen – carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1 – carcinogen – carcinogenesis – carcinoid – carcinoid syndrome – carcinoma – carcinoma in situ – carcinomatosis – carcinosarcoma – carcinosis – carcinostatic – cardin (oncology) – carmustine – carnitine – carotenoid – carzelesin – case report – case series – case-control study – caspofungin acetate – Castleman's disease – CAT scan – catechol – cauterization – cauterize – cBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate – CC-1088 – CC-49 monoclonal antibody – CC-5013 – CC-8490 – CCI-779 – CD34 antigen – CD40-ligand – CEA – CEA assay – cecum – cefalexin – cefepime – cefixime – ceftriaxone – celecoxib – celiac disease – cell – cell differentiation – cell motility – cell proliferation – cell respiration – cell adhesion – cellular adoptive immunotherapy – cellular metabolism – cellulitis – central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor – central venous access catheter – CEP-2563 dihydrochloride – CEP-701 – cephalosporin – ceramide – cerebellar hemangioblastoma – cerebellopontine – cerebral hemisphere – cerebrospinal fluid – cerebrospinal fluid diversion – cervical – cervical intraepithelial neoplasia – cervix – cetuximab – cevimeline – CGP 48664 – Chamberlain procedure – chemoembolization – chemoimmunotherapy – chemoprevention – chemoprevention studies – chemoprotective – chemoradiation – chemoradiotherapy – chemosensitivity – chemosensitivity assay – chemosensitizer – chemotherapeutic agent – chemotherapy – chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy – chest x-ray – chiasma – child-life worker – chitin – chlorambucil – chlorine – chloroma – chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide – cholangiocarcinoma – cholangiosarcoma – cholelith – cholestasis – chondrocyte – chondroitin sulfate – chondrosarcoma – chordoma – chorioallantoic membrane – choriocarcinoma – choroid plexus tumor – CHPP – chronic granulocytic leukemia – chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis – chronic leukemia – chronic lymphoblastic leukemia – chronic lymphocytic leukemia – chronic myelogenous leukemia – chronic myeloid leukemia – chronic myelomonocytic leukemia – chronic phase – chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia – CHS 828 – CI-1033 – CI-958 – CI-980 – CI-994 – ciclosporin – cidofovir – cilengitide – cimetidine – Cipro – ciprofloxacin – circulatory system – cirrhosis – CIS – cisplatin – citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate – cladribine – clarithromycin – clear cell adenocarcinoma – clear-cell sarcoma – clear cell sarcoma of the kidney – clinical breast exam – clinical resistance – clinical series – clinical study – clinical trial – CLL – clodronate – clofarabine – CML – CMML – CMV – cnicin – CNS – CNS metastasis – CNS prophylaxis – CNS sanctuary – CNS tumor – co-culture – co-trimoxazole – coactivated T cell – cobalt 60 – Cockayne syndrome – coenzyme Q10 – cohort study – COL-3 – cold nodule - Coley's toxins – collagen disease – collagenase – collecting duct – coloanal anastomosis – coloanal pull-through – Colorectal cancer (colon cancer) – colon polyp – colonoscope – colonoscopy – colony-stimulating factor – colorectal – colposcope – colposcopy – combination chemotherapy – combretastatin A4 phosphate – comedo carcinoma – common bile duct – comorbidity – compassionate use trial – complementary and alternative medicine – complete blood count (CBC) – complete hysterectomy – complete metastasectomy – complete remission – complete response – compound nevus – compression bandage – computed tomographic colonography – computed tomography – computed tomography colography – computerized axial tomography – computerized tomography – concurrent therapy – condylomata acuminata – cone biopsy – congestive heart failure – conization – consecutive case series – consolidation therapy – contiguous lymphoma – continent reservoir – contingency management – continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion – continuous infusion – contralateral – control animal – control group – controlled clinical trial – controlled study – conventional therapy – conventional treatment – cooperative group – CoQ10 – cordectomy – cordycepin – core biopsy – corticosteroid – Corynebacterium granulosum – coumestan – coumestrol – CP-358,774 – CP-609,754 – CP-724,714 – CP4071 – CpG 7909 – CPT 11 – CQS – craniopharyngioma – craniotomy – creatine – creatinine – cribriform – crisnatol mesylate – Crohn's disease – cryopreservation – cryosurgery – cryotherapy – cryptorchidism – CSF – CT scan – CT-2103 – CT-2106 – CT-2584 – CTC – cultured cell – cultured cell line – cumulative dose – curcumin – cutaneous breast cancer – cutaneous T-cell lymphoma – cyanogenic glucoside – cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor – cyclophosphamide – cyclosporine – cyproheptadine – cyproterone acetate – cyst – cystectomy – cystosarcoma phyllodes – cystoscope – cystoscopy – cytarabine – cytochlor – cytogenetics – cytokine – cytology – cytomegalovirus – cytopenia – cytoplasm – cytotoxic – cytotoxic chemotherapy – cytotoxic T cell

D-20761 – da-huang – dacarbazine – dacliximab – daclizumab – dactinomycin – daidzein – dalteparin – danazol – darbepoetin alfa – darkfield microscope – Data Safety and Monitoring Committee – daunorubicin – DCIS – de novo – death cap – debulking operation – decitabine – decortication – deferoxamine – defibrotide – degenerative disease – dehydroepiandrosterone – delayed-type hypersensitivity response – dendritic cell – dendritic cell vaccine – denileukin diftitox – dental implant – deoxycytidine – deoxyribonucleic acid – DepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabine – depsipeptide – dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans – dermatologist – dermis – DES – deslorelin – desmoid tumor – desmoplastic – desmoplastic melanoma – desmoplastic small round cell tumor – dexamethasone – dexmethylphenidate – dexrazoxane – dextroamphetamine-amphetamine – dextromethorphan acetic acid – DFMO – DHA-paclitaxel – DHEA – di-dgA-RFB4 monoclonal antibody – diagnosis – diagnostic mammogram – diagnostic procedures – diagnostic trial – diathermy – diaziquone – didanosine – DIEP flap – diethylstilbestrol – differentiation – difluoromethylornithine – digital mammography – digital photography – digital rectal examination – dihematoporphyrin ether – dimesna – dimethyl sulfoxide – dimethylxanthenone acetic acid – diphosphonate – dipyridamole – disease progression – disease-free survival – disease-specific survival – distal – distal pancreatectomy – distant cancer – distraction – disulfiram – DJ-927 – DNA – docetaxel – dock – dolasetron – dolastatin 10 – donepezil – dose – dose-dense chemotherapy – dose-dependent – dose-limiting – dose-rate – dosimetrist – double-blinded – double-contrast barium enema – doubling time – doxercalciferol – doxorubicin – doxycycline – DPPE – DRE – dronabinol – drug tolerance – dry orgasm – DTGM fusion protein – ductal carcinoma – ductal carcinoma in situ – ductal lavage – Dukes' classification – dumping syndrome – duodenitis – DX-52-1 – DX-8951f – dyscrasia – dysesthesia – dysgeusia – dysphagia – dysplasia – dysplastic nevi – dysplastic nevus – dyspnea

E7070 – E7389 – EBV – ecchymosis – echocardiography – ecteinascidin 743 – ectocervical – edatrexate – edotecarin – edrecolomab – efaproxiral – effector cell – efficacy – eflornithine – EGb761 – EGFR – EKB-569 – electroacupuncture – electrodesiccation – electrolarynx – electroporation therapy – eligibility criteria – embolism – embolization – embryoma – embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma – embryonal tumor – embryonic – EMD 121974 – emitefur – emodin – enalapril – encephalopathy – enchondroma – endocervical curettage – endocrine cancer – endocrine pancreas cell – endocrine therapy – endometrial – endometrial biopsy – endometrial disorder – endometrial hyperplasia – Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia – endometriosis – endometrium – endorectal ultrasound – endoscope – endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography – endoscopic ultrasound – endoscopy – endostatin – endothelial cell – endothelin receptor antagonist – endothelin-1 protein receptor antagonists – eniluracil – enoxaparin – ENT – enterostomal therapist – enucleation – enveloped virus – eosinophil – eosinophilia – EP-2101 – ependymal tumor – ependymoma – epidemiology – epidermal growth factor receptor – epidermoid carcinoma – epigastric – epiglottis – epinephrine – epipodophyllotoxin – epirubicin – epithelial – epithelial carcinoma – epithelial ovarian cancer – epithelium – epitope – EPO906 – epoetin alfa – epoetin beta – epothilone – epothilone B – epothilone D – epratuzumab – Epstein-Barr virus – EPT – ER – ER+ – ER- – ERA-923 – erb-38 immunotoxin – ErbB1 – ERCP – erlotinib – ERT – ERUS – erythema – erythrocyte – erythrocyte sedimentation rate – erythrodysplasia – erythroid dysplasia – erythroleukemia – erythroleukoplakia – erythroplakia – erythropoietin – esophageal – esophagectomy – esophagitis – esophagoscopy – esophagram – esophagus – ESR – essential thrombocythemia – essential thrombocytosis – estradiol – estramustine – estramustine phosphate – estrogen – estrogen receptor – estrogen receptor negative – estrogen receptor positive – estrogen receptor test – estrogen replacement therapy – etanercept – etanidazole – ethynyluracil – etidronate – etiology – etoposide – etoposide phosphate – ETS – evaluable disease – evaluable patients – everolimus – Ewing's family of tumors – Ewing's sarcoma – exatecan mesylate – excision – excisional biopsy – exemestane – exisulind – exocrine pancreas cell – expanded access trial – extensive-stage small cell lung cancer – external radiation – external-beam radiation – extrahepatic – extrapleural pneumonectomy

false-negative test result – false-positive test result – familial adenomatous polyposis – familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome – familial cancer – familial dysplastic nevi – familial polyposis – Family history (medicine) – FAMMM syndrome – Fanconi anemia – Fanconi syndrome – FAP – fatty-replaced breast tissue – fazarabine – fecal occult blood test – fenretinide – fentanyl – fiber – fibrin sealant – fibroblast – fibroid – fibromatosis – fibrosarcoma – fibrosis – fibrous – fifth cranial nerve – filgrastim – filgrastim-SD/01 – finasteride – fine-needle aspiration – first-line therapy – FK463 – flavonoid – flavopiridol – flecainide – flow cytometry – floxuridine – flt3L – fluconazole – flucytosine – fludarabine – fludeoxyglucose F 18 – fludrocortisone – fluoropyrimidine – fluoroscope – fluoroscopy – fluorouracil – fluoxetine – flutamide – FOBT – folate – folate antagonist – FOLFOX – folic acid – follicular large cell lymphoma – follicular mixed cell lymphoma – follicular thyroid cancer – formaldehyde – FR901228 – fractionation – free radical – fulguration – fulvestrant – functional magnetic resonance imaging – fundus – fungating lesion – fusion protein

G-CSF – gabapentin – Gail model – gallium nitrate – gallium scan – gamma knife – gamma ray – ganciclovir – ganglioside – gastrectomy – gastric atrophy – gastrinoma – gastroenterologist – gastroesophageal junction – gastroesophageal reflux disease – gastrointestinal – gastrointestinal stromal tumor – gastrointestinal tract – gastroscope – gastroscopy – gefitinib – geldanamycin analog – GEM 231 – gemcitabine – gemtuzumab ozogamicin – gene expression profiling – gene therapy – gene transfer – gene-modified – genetic analysis – genetic counseling – genetic deletion – genetic markers – genetic susceptibility – genetic testing – genistein – genitourinary system – genome – germ cell – germ cell tumor – German Commission E – germinoma – germline mutation – Gerota's capsule – Gerota's fascia – gestational trophoblastic disease – gestational trophoblastic neoplasia – gestational trophoblastic tumor – GI14721 – giant cell fibroblastoma – gimatecan – GIST – Gleason score – Gleevec – Gliadel Wafer – glial cell – glial tumor – glioblastoma – glioblastoma multiforme – glioma – gliosarcoma – glossectomy – glucagon – glucagonoma – glucocorticoid – gluconeogenesis – glufosfamide – glutamine – glutathione – glutathione S-transferase – glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor[1] – glycolysis – glycopeptide – glycoprotein – glycoprotein 100 – glycosaminoglycan – GM-CSF – GM2-KLH vaccine – GnRH – gonadotropin-releasing hormone – gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist – Gonzalez regimen – Gorlin syndrome – goserelin – gossypol – gp100 – gp209-2M – GPX-100 – grade IV astrocytoma – graft-versus-host disease – graft-versus-tumor – granisetron – granulocyte – granulocyte colony-stimulating factor – granulocytic sarcoma – granulocytopenia – granulosa cell tumor – GTI-2040 – GVHD – GW572016 – GW786034 – gynecologic – gynecologic cancer – gynecologic oncologist

HAART – hairy cell leukemia – halofuginone hydrobromide – Halsted radical mastectomy – hamartoma – hand-foot syndrome – head and neck cancer – Hedyotis diffusa – HeLa – helical computed tomography – helper T cell – hemagglutinin-neuraminidase – hemangiopericytoma – hemangiosarcoma – hematogenous – hematologic malignancy – hematologist – hematopoiesis – hematopoietic growth factor – hematopoietic tissue – hematoporphyrin derivative – hemilaryngectomy – heparin – hepatectomy – hepatic – hepatic arterial infusion – hepatic artery – hepatic portal vein – hepatic veno-occlusive disease – hepatoblastoma – hepatocellular carcinoma – hepatocyte – hepatoma – hepatomegaly – HER1 – HER2/neu – HER2/neu gene – herba scutellaria barbatae – hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome – hereditary mutation – hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer – herpesvirus – heterogenic – hexyl 5-aminolevulinate – high-dose chemotherapy – high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy – high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy – high-energy photon therapy – high-grade lymphoma – high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion – high-risk cancer – highly active antiretroviral therapy – hilar – histamine dihydrochloride – histiocytic lymphoma – histologic examination – histology – histone – histone deacetylase – historic cohort study – historical control subject – HLA – HNPCC – Hodgkin's disease – Hodgkin's lymphoma – holmium Ho 166 DOTMP – homoharringtonine – hormonal therapy – hormone receptor – hormone receptor test – hormone replacement therapy – hormone responsive – hormone therapy – Horner's syndrome – host cell – hot nodule – HPPH – HPV – HRT – HTLV-1 – hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein – Huang Lian – human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 – human leukocyte antigen – human lymphocyte antigen – human papillomavirus – human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 – Hürthle cell neoplasm – hydrazine sulfate – hydromorphone – hydronephrosis – hydroureter – hydroxychloroquine – hydroxyurea – hypercalcemia – hyperfractionation – hyperglycemia – hypericum perforatum – hypernephroma – hyperplasia – hypersensitivity – hyperthermia therapy – hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion – hyperthermic perfusion – hyperthyroidism – hyperuricemia – hypervascular – hypoglycemia – hypopharynx – hypotension – hypothalamus – hypothesis – hypothyroidism – hypoxia – hypoxic – hysterectomy

ibandronate – ICI 182,780 – ICI D1694 – idarubicin – IDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibody – idiopathic – idiopathic myelofibrosis – idoxifene – idoxuridine – ifosfamide – IH636 grape seed extract – IL-1 – IL-1-alfa – IL-11 – IL-12 – IL-2 – IL-3 – IL-4 – IL-6 – ileostomy – iloprost – ILX-295501 – ILX23-7553 – IM-862 – imaging procedure – imatinib mesylate – imipenem – imiquimod – immune adjuvant – immune function – immune response – immune system – immune system tolerance – immunoassay – immunocompetence – immunocompetent – immunocompromised – immunodeficiency – immunodeficiency syndrome – immunoglobulin – immunological adjuvant – immunology – immunomodulation – immunophenotyping – immunoscintigraphy – immunostimulant – immunosuppression – immunosuppressive – immunosuppressive therapy – immunotherapy – immunotoxin – in situ cancer – incisional biopsy – incomplete Freund's adjuvant – indinavir – indium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan – indium In 111 pentetreotide – indole-3-carbinol – indolent lymphoma – indometacin – induction therapy – infiltrating cancer – infiltrating ductal carcinoma – inflammatory breast cancer – infliximab – infrared coagulation – inguinal orchiectomy – inoperable – inositol – inositol hexaphosphate – instillation – Institutional Review Board – intensification therapy – Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy – intercalator – interferon – interleukin – interleukin-1 – interleukin-1-alpha – interleukin-11 – interleukin-12 – interleukin-2 – interleukin-3 – interleukin-4 – interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin – interleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin – interleukin-6 – interleukin-7 – intermediate-grade lymphoma – internal radiation – interstitial radiation therapy – intestinal villi – intoplicine – intracarotid infusion – intracavitary – intracavitary radiation – intracellular – intracolonic – intracranial tumor – intradermal – intraductal carcinoma – intraepithelial – intrahepatic – intrahepatic bile ducts – intrahepatic infusion – intralesional – intraluminal intubation and dilation – Intramuscular injection (IM) – intraocular melanoma – intraoperative radiation therapy – intraperitoneal – intraperitoneal chemotherapy – Intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion – intraperitoneal infusion – intraperitoneal radiation therapy – intrapleural – intrathecal – intrathecal chemotherapy – intratumoral, meaning within a tumour – intravenous pyelogram – intravenous pyelography – intraventricular infusion – intravesical – invasive cancer – invasive cervical cancer – inverted papilloma – investigational – inviable – iodine I 131 tositumomab – iododoxorubicin – ionomycin – IORT – Incontinentia pigmenti – IRB – irinotecan – irofulven – irradiated – irradiation – irreversible toxicity – iseganan hydrochloride – ISIS 2503 – ISIS 3521 – ISIS 5132 – islet cell – islet cell cancer – islet of Langerhans cell – isoflavone – isointense – isolated hepatic perfusion – isolated limb perfusion – isolated lung perfusion – isotretinoin – itraconazole – IU – IV – IVP – ixabepilone

J-107088 – J-pouch coloanal anastomosis – jaundice – Jewett staging system – JM 216 – junctional nevus – Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

Kaposi's sarcoma – karenitecin – Karnofsky Performance Status – keloid – keratan sulfate – keratinocyte growth factor – keratoacanthoma – ketoconazole – ketorolac – keyhole limpet hemocyanin – KGF – killer cell – Kinaret – Klatskin tumor – Klebsiella – Klinefelter syndrome – KOS-862 – KPS – kretek – KRN5500 – KRN7000 – Krukenberg tumor – KW2189

L-377,202 – L-778,123 – L-carnitine (see Carnitine) – laboratory study – laboratory test – lacrimal gland – lactate dehydrogenase – lactic acid dehydrogenase – LAK cell – lamina propria – lamivudine – lamotrigine – laparoscope – laparoscopic prostatectomy – laparoscopic-assisted colectomy – laparoscopy – laparotomy – lappa – large cell carcinoma – large granular lymphocyte – laryngectomy – laser surgery – laser therapy – LCIS – LDH – lectin – leflunomide – leiomyoma – leiomyosarcoma – lentinan – lepirudin – leptomeningeal – leptomeningeal cancer – leptomeningeal metastases – leridistim – lerisetron – Leser-Trélat – letrozole – leucovorin – leukapheresis – leukemia – leukocyte – leukopenia – leukoplakia – leuprorelin – leuvectin – levamisole – levocarnitine – levofloxacin – LGD1069 – LH-RH – Lhermitte's sign – Li-Fraumeni syndrome – liarozole – ligation – light-emitting diode therapy – lignan – limb perfusion – limited-stage small cell lung cancer – linac – liothyronine sodium – lipophilic – liposarcoma – liposomal – lisofylline – Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) – liver metastases – liver scan – LMB-1 immunotoxin – LMB-2 immunotoxin – LMB-7 immunotoxin – LMB-9 immunotoxin – lobaplatin – lobectomy – lobradimil – lobular carcinoma in situ – lobule – local cancer – local therapy – localized gallbladder cancer – locally advanced cancer – lometrexol – lomustine – lonafarnib – loop electrosurgical excision procedure – loop excision – loperamide hydrochloride – losoxantrone – low-grade lymphoma – lower GI series – LU 79553 – LU-103793 – lubricant – lumbar puncture – lumpectomy – lung metastases – lurtotecan – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist – lutetium texaphyrin – LY231514 – LY293111 – LY317615 – LY335979 – LY353381 hydrochloride – lycopene – lymph gland – lymph node – lymph node dissection – lymph node drainage – lymph node mapping – lymph vessel – lymphadenectomy – lymphadenopathy – lymphangiogram – lymphangiography – lymphangiosarcoma – lymphatic fluid – lymphatic mapping – lymphatic system – lymphatic vessel – lymphedema – lymphoblast – lymphocyte – lymphocytic – lymphocytic leukemia – lymphoepithelioma – lymphography – lymphoid – lymphokine-activated killer cell – lymphoma – lymphomatoid granulomatosis – lymphoproliferative disorder – lymphosarcoma – lymphoscintigraphy – Lynch syndrome – lysis – lysosome – lytic – lytic lesion

M protein – macroglobulinemia – macrophage – mafosfamide – MAGE-3 – magnetic resonance imaging – magnetic resonance perfusion imaging – magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – magnetic-targeted carrier – maintenance therapy – malabsorption syndrome – malignancy – malignant – malignant ascites – malignant fibrous cytoma – malignant fibrous histiocytoma – malignant meningioma – malignant mesothelioma – malignant mixed Müllerian tumor – malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor – malondialdehyde – MALT lymphoma – mammary – mammogram – mammography – Mammotome – mantle field – marimastat – mast cell – mastectomy – mastocytoma – matrix metalloproteinase – MDL 101,731 – MDX-060 – mean survival time – measurable disease – mechlorethamine – MEDI-507 – medial supraclavicular lymph node – median survival time – mediastinal pleura – mediastinoscopy – mediastinum – medical castration – medical oncologist – medroxyprogesterone – medullary breast carcinoma – medullary thyroid cancer – medulloblastoma – mega-voltage linear accelerator – megestrol – meiosis – melanocyte – melanoma – melanoma vaccine – melphalan – MEN-10755 – MEN1 syndrome – meningeal – meningeal metastases – meningioma – menopausal hormone therapy – mercaptopurine – mercury – Merkel cell cancer – mesenchymal – mesenteric membrane – mesna – mesonephroma – mesothelioma – metaplasia – metaplastic carcinoma – metastasectomy – metastasis – metastasize – metastatic – metastatic cancer – metasynchronous – meteorism – methotrexate – methoxsalen – Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta – methyl-5-aminolevulinate – methylphenidate – methylprednisolone – metoclopramide – metronidazole – metronomic therapy – Mexican valerian – MG98 – microcalcification – micrometastases – micromolar – microsatellite – microsatellite instability – microstaging – microwave therapy – microwave thermotherapy – mifepristone – Miraluma test – misoprostol – mistletoe lectin – mitochondria – mitolactol – mitomycin – mitosis – mitotane – mitotic activity – mitotic index – mitotic inhibitor – mitoxantrone – mivobulin isethionate – mixed glioma – MLN2704 – modafinil – modality – modified radical mastectomy – Mohs surgery – molar pregnancy – molecular risk assessment – molecularly targeted therapy – monoclonal antibody – monoclonal antibody 3F8 – monocyte – Montanide ISA-51 – Morinda citrifolia – morphology – motexafin gadolinium – moxifloxacin – MPNST – MRI – MRSI – MS 209 – MS-275 – mucinous carcinoma – mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma – muJ591 monoclonal antibody – Müllerian tumor – multicenter study – multicentric breast cancer – multidrug resistance – multidrug resistance inhibition – multifocal breast cancer – multimodality treatment – multiple endocrine adenomatosis – multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome – multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome – multiple myeloma – multiple sclerosis – multiplicity – muromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibody – musculoskeletal – mycophenolate mofetil – mycosis fungoides – mycostatin – myelin – myeloablation – myelodysplasia – myelodysplastic syndrome – myelofibrosis – myelogenous – myelogram – myeloid – myeloma – myeloproliferative disorder – myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia – myelosuppression – myelosuppressive therapy – myometrium

N-acetylcysteine – N-acetyldinaline – N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine – naloxone – National Cancer Institute – National Institutes of Health – natural killer cell – NB1011 – NBI-3001 – NCI – nebulizer – neck dissection – needle biopsy – needle-localized biopsy – negative axillary lymph node – negative test result – nelarabine – nelfinavir mesylate – neoadjuvant therapy – neoplasia – neoplasm – nephrotomogram – nephrotoxic – nephroureterectomy – nerve block – nerve grafting – nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy – nerve-sparing surgery – neuro-oncologist – neurobehavioral – neuroblastoma – neuroectodermal tumor – neuroendocrine – neuroendocrine tumor – neuroepithelial – neurofibroma – neurofibromatosis type I – neurofibromatosis type 2 – neuroma – neuron – neuropathologist – neuropathy – neuropeptide – neuroradiologist – neurotoxicity – neurotoxin – neurotropism – neutropenia – neutrophil – nevus – NF1 – NG-monomethyl-L-arginine – niacinamide – nicotinamide – NIH – nilutamide – nimodipine – nipple discharge – nitrocamptothecin – nitrosourea – NK cell – NMRI – node-negative – node-positive – nodular parenchyma – nolatrexed – non-Hodgkin's lymphoma – non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – nonconsecutive case series – noncontiguous lymphoma – nonhematologic cancer – noni – nonlytic – nonmalignant – nonmalignant hematologic disorder – nonmelanoma skin cancer – nonmelanomatous – nonmetastatic – nonopioid – nonprescription – nonrandomized clinical trial – nonseminoma – nonspecific immune cell – nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug – nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor – novobiocin – NPO – NR-LU-10 antigen – NSAID – nuclear magnetic resonance imaging – nuclear medicine scan – nutraceutical – nystatin

O(6)-benzylguanine – oat cell cancer – objective improvement – objective response – oblimersen – obtundation – occult stage non-small cell lung cancer – octreotide – ocular melanoma – ofloxacin – OGX-011 – oblimersen – oligoastrocytoma – oligodendroglial tumor – oligodendroglioma – oltipraz – omega-3 fatty acid – omentectomy – omentum – omeprazole – Ommaya reservoir – oncogene – oncologist – oncology – oncology nurse – oncology pharmacy specialist – oncolysate – oncolysis – oncolytic – Oncolytic virus – Onconase – ondansetron – ONYX-015 – oophorectomy – open biopsy – open colectomy – open label study – opioid – opportunistic infection – oral and maxillofacial surgeon – orchidectomy – orchiectomy – oropharynx – OSI-7904L – osmolality – osteitis deformans – osteogenic sarcoma – osteolytic – osteoporosis – osteosarcoma – ostomy – ovarian ablation – ovarian epithelial cancer – ovarian suppression – Overall Survival (OS) – overexpress – overgrowth syndrome – oxaliplatin – oxandrolone – OXi-104 – oxidative metabolism – oxidative stress

P-32 – p-value – p53 gene – Pacific valerian – paclitaxel – Paget's disease of bone – Paget's disease of the nipple – PALA – palatine uvula – palliative care – palliative therapy – Palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia – pamidronate – Pancoast's tumor – pancreatectomy – pancreatic cancer – pancreatic duct – pancreatic enzyme – pancreatic juice – pancreatitis – PAP, same as Pap smear – Pap smear – Pap test, same as Pap smear – papillary serous carcinoma – papillary thyroid cancer – papillary tumor – papilledema – paracentesis – parageusia – paramyxovirus – paraneoplastic syndrome – parathyroid gland – parathyroid hormone – parenchyma – paresthesias – paricalcitol – parietal pericardium – Parkinson's disease – parotidectomy – paroxetine hydrochloride – partial cystectomy – partial laryngectomy – partial mastectomy – partial nephrectomy – partial oophorectomy – partial remission – partial response – passive antibody therapy – Paterson–Kelly syndrome – pathological staging – patient-controlled analgesia - Patient derived tumor xenografts – PCA – PDQ – peau d'orange – PEG-interferon alfa-2a – PEG-interferon alfa-2b – PEG-MGDF – pegaspargase – pegfilgrastim – PEITC – peldesine – pelvic exenteration – pelvic lymphadenectomy – pemetrexed disodium – penclomedine – penicillamine – pentetic acid calcium – pentosan polysulfate – pentostatin – pentoxifylline – peptide – peptide 946 – percutaneous ethanol injection – percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography – perfusion – perfusion magnetic resonance imaging – pericardial effusion – perifosine – perineal colostomy – perineal prostatectomy – peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy – peripheral neuropathy – peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor – peripheral stem cell – peripheral stem cell support – peripheral stem cell transplantation – peristalsis – peritoneal cancer – peritoneal infusion – peritoneal perfusion – pernicious anemia – pertuzumab – PET scan – petechiae – Peutz–Jeghers syndrome – phagocyte – pharmacokinetics – phase I trial – phase I/II trial – phase II trial – phase II/III trial – phase III trial – phase IV trial – phenethyl isothiocyanate – phenoxodiol – phenylacetate – phenylbutyrate – pheochromocytoma – pheresis – Philadelphia chromosome – photodynamic therapy – photothermal therapy – photofrin – photopheresis – phyllodes tumor – Physician Data Query – phytic acid – phytoestrogen – phytosterol – PI-88 – pilocarpine – pilocytic – pineal region tumor – pineoblastoma – pineocytoma – piperacillin/tazobactam – pirfenidone – piritrexim – pixantrone – PJS – PKC412 – plasmacytic – plasmacytoma – plasmapheresis – Plenaxis – pleomorphic – pleural effusion – pleurodesis – plexiform neurofibroma – plexopathy – ploidy – Plummer–Vinson syndrome – pluripotent – pluripotent stem cell – pM-81 monoclonal antibody – PNET – pneumonectomy – PNU 166148 – PNU-93914 – polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant – poly-ICLC – polyglutamate camptothecin – polyglutamate paclitaxel – polymerase chain reaction – polymorphism – polyneuritis – polyp – polypectomy – polyphenol – Polyphenon E – polyposis – pons – pontine – porfimer sodium – porfiromycin – port-a-cath – positive axillary lymph node – positive test result – positron emission tomography scan – postremission therapy – PR+ – PR- – precancerous – precancerous dermatitis – precancerous dermatosis – precancerous polyps – predictive factor – prednisolone – prednisone – preleukemia – premalignant – pretracheal space – prevascular space – preventive mastectomy – primary central nervous system lymphoma – primary endpoint – primary myelofibrosis – primary peritoneal cancer – primary tumor – primitive neuroectodermal tumor – prinomastat – pro-oxidant – probenecid – procarbazine – prochlorperazine – proctoscopy – proctosigmoidoscopy – progesterone receptor negative – progesterone receptor positive – progesterone receptor test – progression-free survival (PFS) – progressive disease – proliferative index – prolymphocytic leukemia – promegapoietin – promyelocytic leukemia – prophylactic cranial irradiation – prophylactic mastectomy – prophylactic oophorectomy – prophylactic surgery – prophylaxis – prospective cohort study – Prost 30 monoclonal antibody – prostate-specific antigen – prostate-specific antigen test – prostatectomy – prostatic acid phosphatase – prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia – prostatitis – protease inhibitor – protein kinase C – proteoglycan – proteomic profile – proteomics – proton beam radiation therapy – proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – PS-341 – PSA – psammoma body – PSC 833 – pseudomyxoma peritonei – psoralen – PTC – PTCD – PTK787/ZK 222584 – ptosis – pulmonary sulcus tumor – PV701 – pyrazine diazohydroxide – pyrazoloacridine – pyroxamide

Q10 – QS21 – quadrantectomy

R-flurbiprofen – r-tPA – R101933 – R115777 – radiation fibrosis – radiation oncologist – radiation physicist – radiation surgery – radiation therapist – radiation therapy – radical cystectomy – radical lymph node dissection – radical mastectomy – radical perineal prostatectomy – radical prostatectomy – radical retropubic prostatectomy – radioactive drug – radioactive iodine – radioactive palladium – radioactive seed – radiofrequency ablation – radiographer – radioimmunoguided surgery – radioimmunotherapy – radioisotope – radiolabeled – radiologic exam – radionuclide scanning – radiopharmaceutical – radiosensitization – radiosensitizer – radiosurgery – radiotherapy – raloxifene – raltitrexed – randomized clinical trial – ranpirnase – rapamycin – rapid hormone cycling – rapid-onset opioid – ras gene – rasburicase – rattlesnake root – ravuconazole – rebeccamycin – recombinant tissue plasminogen activator – reconstructive surgeon – reconstructive surgery – recurrent cancer – Red blood cell – Reed–Sternberg cell – reflux – refractory cancer – regional cancer – regional chemotherapy – regional enteritis – regional lymph node – regional lymph node dissection – rehabilitation specialist – relative survival rate – relaxation technique – remission induction therapy – remote brachytherapy – renal cell cancer – renal collecting tubule – renal glomerulus – renal tubular acidosis – retinoblastoma – retinoid – retinol – retinyl palmitate – retroperitoneal – retropubic prostatectomy – retrospective cohort study – retrospective study – retroviral vector – retrovirus – RevM10 gene – rhabdoid tumor – rhabdomyosarcoma – rhizoxin – ribavirin – ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor – rifampin – risedronate – ritonavir – rituximab – RK-0202 – RMP-7 – RNA – Ro 31-7453 – Ro 50-3821 – rofecoxib – rosiglitazone – RPI.4610 – RPR 109881A – RSR13 – RSV

S-1 – S-phase fraction – safingol – salpingo-oophorectomy – salvage therapy – samarium 153 – saponin – saquinavir mesylate – sarCNU – sarcoma – sarcosinamide nitrosourea – sargramostim – satraplatin – SC-70935 – SCH 54031 – SCH 66336 – SCH-58500 – Schiller test – Schwann cell – schwannoma – scintimammography – scleroderma – screening mammogram – Scutellaria barbata – SDX-102 – SDX-105 – second primary cancer – second-line therapy – second-look surgery – secondary cancer – sedoxantrone trihydrochloride – segmental cystectomy – segmental mastectomy – selective estrogen receptor modulator – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor – sella turcica – semaxanib – seminal vesicle biopsy – seminoma – semiparasitic – semustine – senile keratosis – sentinel lymph node – sentinel lymph node biopsy – sentinel lymph node mapping – seocalcitol – SERM – serotonin – sertraline – serum albumin – serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase – Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase – serum tumor marker test – sesquiterpene lactone – sestamibi breast imaging – severe myelosuppression – Sézary syndrome – SGN-00101 – SGN-15 – SGOT – SGPT – sham therapy – shave biopsy – Sho-saiko-to – sialic acid – sialyl Tn-KLH – side-to-end coloanal anastomosis – sideropenic dysphagia – sigmoidoscope – sigmoidoscopy – signal transduction inhibitor – signet ring cell carcinoma – SIL – sildenafil – Silybum marianum – silymarin – simple mastectomy – simple nephrectomy – single blind study – single-photon emission computed tomography – siplizumab – sirolimus – small cell lung cancer – small intestine – smoldering leukemia – smoldering myeloma – SMT-487 – SnET2 – SNX 111 – soblidotin – sodium borocaptate – sodium salicylate – sodium sulfite – sodium thiosulfate – soft tissue sarcoma – solar keratosis – solid tumor – somatic cell – somatic mutation – somnolence syndrome – sonogram – sorivudine – specific immune cell – SPECT – SPF – spiculated mass – spindle cell cancer – spindle cell sarcoma – spiral CT scan – splenomegaly – sputum cytology – squalamine lactate – squamous cell – squamous cell carcinoma – squamous intraepithelial lesion – SR-29142 – SR-45023A – SR49059 – SSRI – staging – staurosporine – stavudine – stellate – stem cell – stem cell factor – stem cell transplantation – stent – stereotactic biopsy – stereotactic body radiation therapy – stereotactic external-beam radiation – stereotactic injection – stereotactic radiation therapy – stereotactic radiosurgery – stereotaxic radiosurgery – stereotaxis – steroid therapy – STI481 – STI571 – stoma – stomatitis – streptavidin – streptozocin – Stromagen – stromal tumor – strontium-89 – Sturge-Weber syndrome – SU011248 – SU101 – SU5416 – SU6668 – subcutaneous port – subependymal – suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid – subglottis – subset analysis – subtenon – sucralfate – sulfonamide – sulindac – superior vena cava – superior vena cava syndrome – supraclavicular lymph node – supraglottic laryngectomy – supraglottis – supratentorial – suramin – surgical oncologist – survival rate – symptom management – syncytium – syngeneic bone marrow transplantation – syngeneic stem cell transplantation – synovial membrane – synovial sarcoma – synthetic protegrin analog – synthetic retinoid – systemic chemotherapy – systemic disease – systemic lupus erythematosus – systemic therapy

T cell – T-3 – T-cell depletion – T-cell lymphoma – T138067 – T4N5 liposomal lotion – T900607 – TAC-101 – tacrolimus – TAG-72 antigen – talampanel – talaporfin sodium – tamoxifen – tariquidar – taurolidine – taxane – technetium tc 99m dextran – technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid – tegafur – teicoplanin – telangiectasia – temoporfin – temozolomide – teniposide – TENS – teratoma – terminal disease – tetanus toxoid – tetrahydrouridine – TG4010 – theophylline – thermal ablation – thermography – thiotepa – third-line therapy – thoracentesis – thoracoscopy – thoracotomy – thrombocyte – thrombocytopenia – thrombohemorrhagic event – thrombophlebitis – thrombopoietin – thymidine – thymidylate synthase inhibitor – thymoma – Thyrogen – thyroglobulin – thyroid follicular cell – thyroid hormone – thyroid-stimulating hormone – thyroidectomy – thyrotropin alfa – tiazofurin – time to progression – tin ethyl etiopurpurin – tin Sn 117m DTPA – tinidazole – tioguanine – tipifarnib – tirapazamine – tissue plasminogen activator – TLK286 – TM – Transplacental carcinogenesis – TNF – TNFerade – TNM staging system – TNP-470 – tocladesine – tomography – topical chemotherapy – topoisomerase inhibitor – topotecan – toremifene – tositumomab – total androgen blockade – total estrogen blockade – total nodal irradiation – total parenteral nutrition – total-body irradiation – TP-38 immunotoxin – tPA – TPA – trabecular cancer – transabdominal ultrasound – transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation – transdermal – transferrin-CRM107 – transitional cell – transitional cell carcinoma – transperineal biopsy – transrectal biopsy – transrectal ultrasound – transurethral biopsy – transurethral needle ablation – transurethral resection – transurethral resection of the prostate – transvaginal ultrasound – trastuzumab – Traumeel S – treosulfan – tretinoin – triacetyluridine – triamcinolone – Triapine – tributyrin – trichothiodystrophy – triiodothyronine – trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole – trimetrexate glucuronate – triptorelin – troglitazone – tropisetron – troxacitabine – TRUS – tuberous sclerosis – tubulovillous adenoma – tumor – tumor antigen vaccine – tumor board review – tumor burden – tumor debulking – tumor infiltrating lymphocyte – tumor load – tumor marker – tumor model – tumor necrosis factor – tumor suppressor gene – tumor-derived – tumor-specific antigen – TUR – TURP – TVS – tympanites – Type I and type II errors – tyrosinase peptide – tyrosine kinase inhibitor – TZT-1027

ubiquinone – UCN-01 – UGT1A1 – ultrasonogram – ultrasonography – ultrasound-guided biopsy—see ultrasound and biopsy – ultraviolet radiation therapy—see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy – uncontrolled study—see clinical trial – unconventional cancer treatments—see experimental cancer treatment – undifferentiated—see cellular differentiation – unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy—see oophorectomy – unresectable—see resection – unresectable gallbladder cancer—see gallbladder cancer – unsealed internal radiation therapy—see radiation therapy – upper GI series – urachus – uracil – urea nitrogen—see blood urea nitrogen – ureteroscopy – urine cytology—see urine – urokinase – urologic oncologist—see urology and oncologist – urothelium – ursodiol – UV radiation – UVA radiation – UVB radiation – uvula

vaccine adjuvant – vaccine therapy – vaccinia CEA vaccine – vaginal cancer – vaginal melanoma–vaginal tumors – valacyclovir – valdecoxib – valerian – Valeriana officinalis – Valerianae radix – valganciclovir – valproic acid – vancomycin – vapreotide – varicose vein – vascular endothelial growth factor – VEGF – VEGF Trap – venlafaxine – video-assisted resection – video-assisted surgery – villous adenoma – villus – vinblastine – vinca alkaloid – vincristine – vindesine – vinorelbine – viral vector – virotherapy – virtual colonoscopy – Virulizin – virus replication cycle – virus-neutralizing antibody – viscotoxin – visilizumab – visual pathway glioma – VNP20009 – VNP40101M – von Hippel-Lindau disease – voriconazole – vorozole – vulvar cancer – VX 853 – VX-710

Waldenström macroglobulinemia – warfarin – wedge resection – Wermer's syndrome – Whipple procedure – white blood cell – Whitmore-Jewett staging system – whole cell vaccine – Wilms' tumor – Wobe-Mugos E

x-ray – x-ray therapy – xenograft – xeroderma pigmentosum – xerogram – xerostomia – XK469 – XR9576

YM598 – yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan – yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 – yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide

ZD 1839 – ZD0473 – ZD6474 – ziconotide – zidovudine – zileuton – zoledronate – Zollinger-Ellison syndrome – Zoloft – zolpidem – zosuquidar trihydrochloride