- Anemia a condition where there are insufficient red blood cells in the body.
- Benign not malignant, not cancer. Can't spread to other parts of the body.
- Biopsy the removal of cells or tissue for microscopic examination, to assist in the diagnosis of disease.
- Blood transfusion the administration of red blood cells.
- Bone marrow an area in the middle of the bones where red cells, white cells and platelets are made.
- Cancer a general term for a large group of diseases that display uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
- Catheter a thin, flexible tube used for injection and withdrawal of fluids.
- Central line a method for giving IV fluids, blood products and medicine by surgically inserting a catheter into a neck vein that passes into other large blood vessels.
- CT Scan (CAT Scan) Computer Axial Tomography, a procedure that shows cross sectional views of various organs by passing x-rays through the body at various angles.
- External beam irradiation the most common form of radiation treatment.
- Graft a surgical procedure in which healthy bone, skin or other tissue replaces diseased, damaged or amputated parts of the body.
- Intravenous (IV) administering drugs, blood products, or fluids directly into the vein.
- Limb savage surgery when the original bone is being replaced with artificial (prosthetic) bone or with bone from another part of the body.
- Localised cancer a malignancy found only in the original site.
- Lymph a clear, yellowish fluid consisting primarily of white blood cells that travel the lymphatic system to help combat infection.
- Malignant Cancerous. Likely to spread to other parts of the body.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) a non-invasive imaging technique that creates cross sectional pictures of the body. Imaging appears on a computer screen as well as on film.
- Metastasis the spreads of cancer from its original site to distant parts of the body by way of lymph system or blood stream.
- Oncology the branch of medicine dealing with the origin, cause, growth and treatment of cancer.
- Palliative medicine treatment that focuses on relieving symptoms such as pain, but is not expected to cure disease.
- Platelets particles in the blood that aid in blood clotting and prevent bleeding.
- Prognosis the expected outcome of disease with or without treatment.
- Prosthesis an artificial body part.
- Protocol a programme of treatment for cancer.
- Red blood cells the cells in the blood that carry oxygen from the lungs around the rest of the body.
- Relapse the return of a disease after a time of improvement.
- Remission the absence of symptoms of a disease.
- Staging a medical system used by doctors to identify the extent of the disease.
- Total body irradiation a radiation treatment that is given to the entire body prior to a bone marrow transplant.
- Toxicity harmful side effects caused by a drug.
- Tumor an abnormal lump of tissue that can be malignant or benign.
- White blood cells the cells in the blood that help fight infection.
- X-Rays high-energy electromagnetic radiation used in low dosages to photograph the inner body and in high dosages to treat cancer.
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