suffix (review)
malignant tumor
-sarcoma
not malignant and non-recurrent (non-cancerous)
benign
tends to become progressively worse and cause death
malignant
cancerous tumor
carcin/oma
black tumor (skin)
melan/oma
tumor
-oma
drugs that attack and kill fast growing cells
chemotherapy
treatment that uses biological response modifiers that work with the immune system
biological therapy
tumor composed of fat
lip/oma
malignant tumor of fat
lipo/sarcoma
cell
-cyte
tumor within a capsule
encapsulated
early stage of cancer that has yet spread to surrounding tissues
carcinoma in situ
malignant tumor
fibro/sarcoma
cancerous black tumor
melano/carcin/oma
development or growth
-plasia
treatment with a radioactive substance
radiation therapy (XRT)
care for individuals with 6 months or less to live (end of life care)
hospice
tumor composed of epithelium
epitheli/oma
tumor composed of striated muscle
rhabdo/my/oma
cancerous
-carcin
-cancer/o
a treatment that provides relief but not a cure
palliative
Improvement or absence of signs of disease
remission
tumor of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage)
sarc/oma
malignant tumor of striated muscle
rhabdo/myo/sarcoma