breastcancer.org™ Celebrity Talking Dictionary
- CA-125
- cachexia
- CAD [also called computer-aided detection]
- calcification
- calcitonin
- calcitriol
- calcium carbonate
- caloric intake
- CAM [also called complementary and alternative medicine]
- cancer
- Cancer Information Service (CIS)
- cancer vaccine
- cancerTrials
- capecitabine [Brand name: Xeloda]
- capsaicin
- captopril
- carboplatin [brand name: Paraplatin]
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinoma
- carcinoma in situ
- cardiac
- cardiopulmonary
- cardiotoxicity
- cardiovascular
- carotenoids
- cartilage
- case report
- case series
- castration
- cauterization
- CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen)
- CEA assay
- Celebrex [chemical name: celecoxib]
- celecoxib [brand name: Celebrex]
- cell
- cell differentiation
- cell proliferation
- cellular metabolism
- central nervous system [also called CNS]
- central venous access catheter
- cephalexin ("Keflex")
- cephalosporins
- c-erbB-2
- cerebellum
- cerebral hemispheres
- cerebrospinal fluid [also called CSF]
- cerebrum
- cervical
- cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [also called CIN]
- cervix
- chemoprevention
- chemoprotective
- chemosensitivity assay
- chemosensitizer
- chemotherapeutic agent
- chemotherapy
- chest wall
- chromosome
- chronic
- circulatory system
- CIS (Cancer Information Service)
- cisplatin [brand name: Platinol]
- clinical
- clinical resistance
- clinical series
- clinical study [also called clinical trial]
- clinical trial [also called clinical study]
- clodronate
- CNS [also called central nervous system]
- CNS metastases
- colitis
- colon
- colon cancer
- colonoscope
- colonoscopy
- colony-stimulating factors
- colorectal
- colostomy
- combination chemotherapy
- comedo
- comedo carcinoma
- compassionate use
- complementary and alternative medicine [also called CAM]
- complementary medicine
- complete remission [also called complete response]
- complete response [also called complete remission]
- compression bandage
- computed tomography [also called CT scan, computerized tomography, computerized axial tomography, and CAT scan]
- computer-aided detection [also called CAD]
- computerized axial tomography scan [also called CAT scan, computed tomography, CT scan, and computerized tomography]
- computerized tomography [also called computed tomography, CT scan, computerized axial tomography, and CAT scan]
- concurrent therapy
- congestive heart failure
- consolidation therapy
- continuous infusion
- contralateral
- contralateral mastectomy
- control group
- controlled clinical trial
- controlled study
- conventional therapy [also called conventional treatment]
- conventional treatment [also called conventional therapy]
- cooperative group
- core biopsy
- corticosteroids
- cortisone
- cribriform
- cruciferous vegetables
- cryosurgery
- cryotherapy
- CSF [also called cerebrospinal fluid]
- CT scan [also called computed tomography, computerized tomography, computerized axial tomography, and CAT scan]
- cutaneous breast cancer
- cyclophosphamide [brand name: Cytoxan]
- cyst
- cytopenia
- cytotoxic
- cytotoxic chemotherapy
- Cytoxan [chemical name: cyclophosphamide]
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