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Contents

Select a letter: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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A

Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia (ALL)
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
Adrenal gland
Adrenocortical Cancer
AIDS related lymphoma
Anal cancer

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B

Basal Cell Carcinoma
Biopsy
Bladder Cancer
Blood
Bones
Bowel cancer
Brain
Breasts
Breast cancer
Bronchi

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C

Cardiovascular System
Cervical cancer
Chemotherapy
Chondrosarcoma
Clinical trials
Colorectal cancer
Connective tissues

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D

Dermis
Diaphragm

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E

Endocrine System
Endometrial Cancer
Epidemiology
Epidermis
Esophageal Cancer
Ewing's Sarcoma

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F

Falopian Tube Cancer
Fertility

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G

Gall Bladder Cancer
Gastrointestinal System
Gastric Cancer
Genitourinary Cancers
Germ Cell Tumour
Gestational Trophoblastic Cancer
Gynaecological Cancers

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H

Haematology
Heart
Head and Neck Cancer
Histopathology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Hodgkin's Disease)
Hormones

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I

Immunosupression
Integumentary System (Skin)

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J

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K

Kidneys
Kidney Cancer

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L

Larynx
Laryngeal Cancer

Leukaemia

Acute Lyphoblastic Leukaemia

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Other Types of leukaemia

Liver Cancer
Lungs
Lung Cancer
Lymphatic System

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M

Mammogram
Melanoma
Merkel Cell Cancer
Muscles
Muscular System

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N

Nephroxicity
Nervous System
Neurons
Nerves
Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Nose

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O

Osteogenic sarcoma (Osteosarcoma)
Ovarian Cancer

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P

Paget's Disease
Pancreas
Pancreas Cancer
Parathyroid Cancer
Penile Cancer
Pharynx
Pituitary gland
Pituitary Tumour
Polyps
Prefixes
Prostate Cancer

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Q

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R

Radiotherapy
Relapse
Remission
Renal Cell Cancer
Reproductive System
Respiratory System
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Root words

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S

Skeletal System
Skin
Skin Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small Intestine Cancer
Staging
Suffixes
Surgery
Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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T

Testicular Cancer
Trachea
Transitional Cell Cancer
Transplant - Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
Thymus Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid gland

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U

Urethral Cancer
Urinary System
Uterine Sarcoma

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V

Vaginal Cancer
Vulva - Cancer

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W

Wilms' tumour

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This guide by Simon Cotterill

First created 4th March 1996
Last modified: 1st February 2014

Introduction

What is Cancer?

Basic Terms

Components of Terminology

Abbreviations

Body Systems

Skin

Skeletal

Muscular

Cardiovascular

Lymphatic

Gastrointestinal

Urinary

Respiratory

Endocrine

Nervous

Reproductive

Index

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