Types of Cancer
This type of cancer is more likely to affect individuals with fair skin than darker skin
What is skin cancer?
Uses antineoplastic medications
What is chemotherapy?
The gland that surrounds the urethra
What is the prostrate?
The single largest cause of cancer in the world
What is tobacco?
Was the number 2 but has risen to the number 1 spot of cancer in women.
What is breast cancer?
The oncologist is more likely to perform an unilateral orchiectomy with this type of cancer
What is testicular cancer?
Seeks to relieve severe discomfort
What is palliative surgery?
Hormone therapy for prostrate cancer.
What is androgen deprivation?
The complete removal of the stomach.
What is a total gastrectomy?
A type of therapy that has been shown as effective as radical mastectomy in cancer treatment.
What is breast conservation therapy?
The most frequent site of urinary cancer
What is bladder cancer?
Therapy that uses stem cells from umbilical cord blood.
What is bone marrow stem cell transplants?
The primary method of detecting prostrate cancer until the 1980's
What is digital rectal exam?
Another name for a neoplasm
What is a tumor?
Cancer of the lining of the uterus
What is endometrial cancer?
Has the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
What is Hodgkin Lymphoma?
The procedure that inserts small amounts of radioactive material into the body.
What is internal radiation therapy?
Gene related to the development of breast cancer in men
What is BRCA1 and BRCA2?
Sounds like it could be long distance therapy but is actually a type of radiation therapy that uses high energy rays.
What is teletherapy?
The virus associated with cervical, vaginal, throat and mouth cancers
What is HPV?
This cancer can be caused by Helicobacter pylori infections.
What is stomach cancer?
A pouch that has been surgically created from the intestines to contain urine
What is a continent urinary reservoir?
Most common cancer in men.
What is lung cancer?
The global cost to treat cancer.
What is a trillion dollar?
Don't let cancer Trump you, this is the age women should start having mammograms.
What is 45?