When facing a cancer diagnosis, there are many things that we take into consideration. New terms are used on a regular basis to discuss various aspects that will be significant during your road to survivorship. While it can seem overwhelming, we want you to feel at ease. Click on the links below to get additional information to some of the common terminology that is used.
- Biopsy
- Flow cytometry
- Imaging tests
- Lumbar Puncture
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Biologic therapy
- Radiation therapy
- Targeted therapy
- Stem-cell transplantation
- Benign tumor
- Malignant tumor
- Disease stage
- Metastatic
- Radiation therapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Gamma knife
- Research
- Clinical trial
- Tumor ablation
- Histology