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A rare form of breast cancer characterized by eczema-like changes to the nipple
What is Paget Disease of the Breast
100
Treatment of disease by stimulating the body's immune system
What is Immunotherapy
100
Cancerous tumor arising in collagen-producing fibroblasts
What is Fibrosarcoma
100
Enclosed within a site, sheath or capsule
What is Encapsulated
100
Agent or substance that incites or produces cancer
What is Carcinogen
200
Life threatening disease in which the cells that normally develop into lymphocytes become cancerous
What is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
200
Antineoplastic drugs are injected into the patient's bloodstream
What is Chemotherapy
200
Tumor of the thymus
What is Thymoma
200
Enclosed within a site; have not invaded adjacent tissue
What is In Situ
200
Pertaining to a cancer that is capable of spreading from one area of the body to another
What is Malignant
300
White thickened patches formed on the mucous membranes of the inner cheeks
What is Leukoplakia
300
Large-bore needle removal of a generous sample of breast tissue
What is Core Biopsy
300
Malignant tumor arising in a glandular organ
What is Adenocarcinoma
300
Pertaining to the process of extending or growing into normal tissue; invasive
What is Infiltrative
300
Megavoltage machine used in administering external radiation therapy
What is Betatron
400
Primary bone cancer occurring in the pelvic area or in one of the long bones
What is Ewing Sarcoma
400
Radiation therapy in which the radioactive substance is inserted into a body cavity or organ
What is Brachytherapy
400
Cancerous tumor derived from cartilage cells
What is Chondrosarcoma
400
Pertaining to the spreading process of a malignant tumor
What is Invasive
400
Substance produced by fungus growing in food
What is Mycotoxin
500
Form of lymphoma that occurs in children and young adults
What is Hodgkin's Disease
500
Process by which the physician pinpoints the first lymph node into which a tumor drains
What is Sentinel Node Biopsy
500
A rapidly growing cancerous tumor of the brain
What is Glioblastoma
500
Process of increasing in the severity of symptoms
What is Exacerbation
500
Characteristic of most cancerous cells in which there is a loss of differentiation and irreversible alteration of adult cells
What is Anaplasia