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'C' - Breast Health Terms and Definitions

CA-125
CA-125-test
Cachexia
Calcitonin
Calcitriol
Calcium
Calcium carbonate
Caloric intake
Cancer
Cancer of unknown primary origin
Cancer vaccine
Capecitabine
Capsaicin
Captopril
Carboplatin
Carcinogen
Carcinogenesis
Carcinoma
Carcinoma in situ
Carcinomatosis
Carcinosarcoma
Carcinosis
Carcinostatic
Cardiac
Cardiotoxicity
Cardiovascular
Carotenoid
Cartilage
Case report
Castration
CT (or CAT) scan
Catheter
Cauterization
Cauterize
CBC
CEA
CEA assay
Celecoxib
Cell
Cell differentiation
Cell motility
Cell proliferation
Cell Respiration
Cellular adhesion
Cell Respiration
Cellular adhesion
Cellular metabolism
Cellulitis
Centimeter
Central nervous system
Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Cephalexin

Cephalosporin
Cermide
Cerebellum
Cerebral hemispheres
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrum
Cervical
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Cervix
Chemoimmunotherpy
Chemoprevention
Chemoprevention studies
Chemoprotective
Chemoradiation
Chemoradiotherapy
Chemosensitivity
Chemosensitizer
Chemotherapeutic agent
Chemotherapy
Chest wall
Chest X-ray
Cholangiosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma
Chordoma
Chromosome
Chronic
Chronic leukemia
Chronic pain
Chronic phase
Cisplatin
Cleaved
Clincal
Clinical breast exam
Clinical practice guidelines
Clinical resistance
Clinical series
Clinical study
Clinical trial
Clinical trials
CNS
CNS metastasis
CNS prophylaxis
CNS tumor
Colectomy
Colon
Colonoscope
Colonoscopy
Colony-stimulating factors
Colorectal
Colostomy
Colposcopy
Cohort study

Combination chemotherapy
Common bile duct
Comedo carcinoma
Comorbidity
Compassionate use trial
Complete blood count
Complete hysterctomy
Complete remission
Complete response
Compression bandage
Computed tomographic colonography
Computed tomography
Computerized axial tomography
Computerized tomography
Concurrent therapy
Condylomata acuminata
Conization
Consecutive case series
Consolidation therapy
Contingency management
Continent reservoir
Control group
Controlled clinical trial
Controlled study
Conventional therapy
Conventional treatment
Core biopsy
Cortisteroid
Cortisone
Corpus
Craniopharyngioma
Craniotomy
Cribriform
Cruciferous vegetable
Cryosurgery
Cryotherapy
Cryptorchidsm
Cultured cell
Cultured cell line
Cumulative dose
Cure
Curette
Cutaneous
Cutaneous breast cancer
Cyst
Cystectomy
Cystoscope
Cystoscopy
Cytopenia
Cytoplasm
Cytotoxic


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G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

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Unless otherwise noted, the breast health terms and definitions listed on this website are sourced from The National Cancer Institute (NCI), available online at http://www.cancer.gov
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