Medical terms - Letter C (page 3) | MedicalVocabulary.org

Cancer causes

A greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time. The expected number of cancer cases is calculated and compared to the observed number of…
Cancer cluster

A greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time. The expected number of cancer cases is calculated and compared to the observed number of…
Cancer detection

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Cancer Institute, National

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission of the NCI is to 'lead a national effort to reduce the burden of cancer morbidity and mortality and…
Cancer of the appendix

See: Appendix cancer
Cancer of the cervix

See: Cervical cancer
Cancer of the clitoris

See: Cancer of the vulva
Cancer of the labia

See: Cancer of the vulva
Cancer of the pancreas

See: Pancreatic cancer
Cancer of the rectum

See: Rectal cancer
Cancer of the tongue

See: Tongue cancer
Cancer of the vulva

An uncommon cancer of women in which the malignancy is in the vulva, the outer part of the vagina, that includes the labia. Cancer of the vulva occurs mainly in women over 50 although it is becoming more common in…
Cancer registry

A register designed to collect information about the occurrence (incidence) of cancer, the types of cancers that occur and their locations within the body, the extent of cancer at the time of diagnosis (disease stage)…
Cancer survivor

Someone who has received the diagnosis of a potentially fatal form of cancer and is therefore forced to face his or her own mortality. The phrase was coined on July 25, 1985 in an essay in the New England Journal of…
Cancer symptoms

Cancer symptoms: Abnormal sensations or conditions that persons can notice that are a result of a cancer. It is important to see your doctor for regular checkups and not wait for problems to occur. But you should also…
Cancer, adult primary liver

A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular carcinoma. Primary liver cancer is different from cancer that has metastasized (spread) from another place in the…
Cancer, basal cell

Cancer, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the basal cells of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Basal cell carcinomas usually appear as the classic…
Cancer, bile duct

An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. The part of the bile duct that is outside the liver is called the extrahepatic bile…
Cancer, bladder

Cancer of the organ responsible for temporarily holding urine after it leaves the kidneys. The most common warning sign of cancer in the bladder (the hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine) is blood in the…
Cancer, bone

A malignancy in bone. Primary bone cancer, one that begins in bone, is uncommon but it is not unusual for a malignancy to spread to bone from other parts of the body such as from breast, lung, and prostate. The most…
Cancer, brain

Cancer of the central information processing center of the body. Tumors in the brain can be malignant or benign, and can occur at any age. Only malignant tumors are cancerous. Primary brain tumors cancer initially forms…
Cancer, breast

Cancer of the tissue containing or involving the milk glands (mammary tissue). Breast cancer is diagnosed with self- and physician- examination of the breasts, mammography, ultrasound testing, and biopsy. There are many…
Cancer, breast, familial

A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of these risk factors is the history of breast cancer in a relative. About 15-20% of women with breast cancer have…
Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes

Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Two of…
Cancer, cervical

See: Cervical cancer
Cancer, cervix

See: Cervical cancer
Cancer, colon

A malignancy that arises from the inner lining of the colon. Most, if not all, of these cancers develop from colonic polyps. Removal of these precancerous polyps can prevent colon cancer. Colon polyps and early colon…
Cancer, endometrial

See: Endometrial cancer
Cancer, esophageal

See: Esophageal cancer
Cancer, esophagus

See: Esophageal cancer
Cancer, gastric

Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second most frequent cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer. It can develop in any part of the…
Cancer, Hodgkin disease (adult)

Hodgkin disease (adult): A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin disease is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Hodgkin disease is…
Cancer, islet cell

See: Islet cell cancer
Cancer, kidney

Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic products from the body. The types of kidney cancer in adults and children are different and distinct: > >Adults -- Kidney…
Cancer, larynx

Cancer of the voice box (the larynx) which is located at the top of the windpipe (trachea). Also called laryngeal cancer or laryngeal carcinoma. Cancer of the larynx occurs most often in people over the age of 55 years…
Cancer, leukemia

Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Leukemias are grouped by how quickly the disease develops (acute or chronic) as well as by the type of blood cell that is affected. People with leukemia are at…
Cancer, lung

Cancer of the major organ of respiration - the lung. Lung cancer kills more men and women than any other form of cancer. Since the majority of lung cancer is diagnosed at a relatively late stage, only 10% of all lung…
Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult)

A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin disease is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Hodgkin disease is diagnosed when abnormal…
Cancer, lymphoma, non-Hodgkin

A lymphoma is a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. The most common symptom of non-Hodgkin lymphomas is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are…
Cancer, male breast

See: Breast cancer, male
Cancer, malignant melanoma

A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes that can grow together to form benign (not cancerous) moles. A change in size, shape, or color of a mole can be a sign of melanoma. Melanoma can be cured if detected…
Cancer, melanoma

A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes that can grow together to form benign (not cancerous) moles. A change in size, shape, or color of a mole can be a sign of melanoma. It can be cured if detected…
Cancer, multiple myeloma

A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells can form a single collection (a plasmacytoma) or many tumors (multiple myeloma). Plasma cells are part of the…
Cancer, myeloma

A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells can form a single collection (a plasmacytoma) or many tumors (multiple myeloma). Plasma cells are part of the…
Cancer, non-small cell lung

Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term 'non-small cell lung cancer' is generally applied to the various types of bronchogenic carcinomas (those arising from the…
Cancer, oat cell

See: Oat cell cancer
Cancer, oral

Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco…
Cancer, ovarian

Cancer of the ovary, the egg sac of females. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER>Most ovarian growths (tumors) in women under age 30 are benign, fluid- filled cysts. These cysts are not cancerous. There are…
Cancer, ovary

Cancer of the egg sac of females: the ovary. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER>Most ovarian growths (tumors) in women under age 30 are benign, fluid- filled cysts. These cysts are not cancerous. There are…
Cancer, pancreas

See: Pancreatic cancer