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Glossary List "C"

1. Cancer
A general term for more than 100 diseases in which abnormal cells multiply without control. Cancer cells can spread through the bloodstream and lymphatics to other parts of the body.

2. Carcinoma
Cancer that begins in the lining or covering of an organ.

3. Chemotherapy
Treatment with anti-cancer drugs.

4. Clinical trials
Studies conducted with cancer patients, usually to evaluate a promising new treatment. Each study is designed to answer questions to find better ways to treat patients.

5. CT or CAT scan
A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body produced by a computer linked to a x-ray machine. Also called computerized tomography scan or computerized axial tomography scan.

6. Cytoscope
A lighted instrument used to look at the inside of the bladder.





 


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