Wednesday, February 2, 2011
terms related to Cancers
Adenoma:A benign epithelial tumor.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy (ad ́ju-vant kee mo-ther ́a-pee):
One or more anticancer drugs used in combination with surgery or radiation therapy as part of the treatment of cancer. Adjuvant usually means "in addition to" initial treatment.
Anaplastic/Undifferentiated:
A loss of differentiation of cells and of their orientation to one another; tumors that are
anaplastic are usually considered very malignant and aggressive.
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