ONCOLOGY

• AFP

  alpha fetoprotein
• ALL


  acute lymphocytic leukemia
• AML

  acute myelocytic leukemia
• ara-C


  cytosine arabinoside
• bx


  biopsy
• Ca, CA


  cancer; carcinoma
• CEA 


  carcinoembryonic antigen
• chem


  chemotherapy
• chem


  chemotherapy
• CLL

  chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• CMF

  Cytoxan, methotrexate, 5- fluorouracil
• CML

  chronic myelogenous leukemia
• CR

  complete response
• DNA

  deoxyribonucleic acid
• ER


  estrogen receptor
• ERA


  estradiol receptor assay
• 5-fu


  5-fluorouracil
• Ga


  gallium
• Ga


  gallium
• mets


  metastases
• MOPP

  nitrogen mustard, Oncovin, prednisone, procarbazine
• MTX

  methotrexate
• POMP


  prednisone, Oncovin, methotrexate, 6- mercaptopurine
• PR

  partial response
• prot


  protocol
• PSA

  prostate-specific antigen
• TNM

  tumor, nodes and metastases
• VPB


  Velban, cisplastin, bleomycin
• XRT

  radiation therapy