The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments

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"Alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of cancer types, side effects, diagnostic tests, procedures, and treatments. Contains photographic images, tables, and illustrations"--Provided by publisher. Front Cover Title Page Advisory Board Contents Please Read—Important Information Foreword Introduction Alphabetical List of Entries Contributors Illustrations of Body Systems Volume 1: A-E A Abarelix Accelerated partial breast irradiation Acoustic neuroma Acute erythroblastic leukemia Acute lymphocytic leukemia Acute myelocytic leukemia Adenocarcinoma Adenoma Adjuvant chemotherapy Ado-trastuzumab emtansine Adrenal fatigue Adrenal tumors Adrenocortical carcinoma Adult cancer pain Advance directives Afatinib AIDS-related cancers Alcohol consumption and cancer Aldesleukin Alemtuzumab Allopurinol Alopecia Altretamine Amantadine Amenorrhea Amifostine American Joint Committee on Cancer Aminoglutethimide Amitriptyline Amputation Amsacrine Anagrelide Anal cancer Anemia Angiogenesis Angiogenesis inhibitors Angiography Anorexia Anoscopy Antiandrogens Antibiotics Anticancer drugs Antidiarrheal agents Antiemetics Antiestrogens Antifungal therapy Antimicrobials Antineoplastic agents Antioxidants Antiviral therapy Aromatase inhibitors Arsenic trioxide Ascites Asparaginase Astrocytoma Axillary dissection Azacitidine Azathioprine B Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Barium enema Barrett’s esophagus Basal cell carcinoma BCR-ABL inhibitors Bendamustine hydrochloride Benzene Benzodiazepines Bevacizumab Bexarotene Bile duct cancer Biological response modifiers Biopsy Bisphosphonates Bladder cancer Bleomycin Body image/self image Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy Bone marrow transplantation Bone pain Bone survey Bortezomib Bowen disease Brain and central nervous system tumors and BRCA2 Breast cancer Breast reconstruction Breast self-exam Breast ultrasound Bronchoalveolar lung cancer Bronchoscopy Burkitt lymphoma Buserelin Busulfan C Calcitonin Cancer Cancer biology Cancer cluster Cancer diet Cancer genetics Cancer of unknown primary Cancer predisposition Cancer prevention Cancer research Cancer screening guidelines for men Cancer screening guidelines for women Cancer survivorship issues Cancer therapy, palliative Cancer vaccines Cancer-fighting foods Capecitabine Capsaicin Carbamazepine Carboplatin Carcinogenesis Carcinogens Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal Carcinoid tumors, lung Carcinomatous meningitis Carcinoma Cardiomyopathy Carmustine Cartilage supplements Castleman disease Central nervous system carcinoma Central nervous system lymphoma Cervical cancer Cetuximab Chemoembolization Chemoprevention Chemotherapy Childhood cancers Chlorambucil Chondrosarcoma Chordoma Choroid plexus tumors Chromosome rearrangements Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Chronic myelocytic leukemia Cigarettes Cisplatin Cladribine Clinical trials Coenzyme Q10 Colectomy Colon cancer Colonoscopy Colorectal surgery Colostomy Complementary cancer therapies Computed tomography Cone biopsy Corticosteroids Craniopharyngioma Craniosynostosis Craniotomy Cryotherapy CT-guided biopsy Cushing syndrome Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors Cyclophosphamide Cyclosporine Cystectomy Cystosarcoma phyllodes Cystoscopy Cytarabine Cytogenetic analysis Cytology D Dabrafenib Dacarbazine Dactinomycin Daclizumab Danazol Dasatinib Daunorubicin Debulking surgery Degarelix Demeclocycline Denileukin diftitox Denosumab Depression Dexamethasone Dexrazoxane Diarrhea Diazepam Dietary factors and cancer risk Diethylstilbestrol diphosphate Digital rectal examination Dilatation and curettage Diphenhydramine Disseminated intravascular coagulation DNA flow cytometry Docetaxel Doxorubicin Drug resistance Ductogram Dutasteride E Endocrine system tumors Endometrial cancer Endorectal ultrasound Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Enteritis Environmental factors in cancer development Ependymoma Epidermal growth factor receptor antagonists Epirubicin Epstein-Barr virus Erlotinib Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents Esophageal cancer Esophageal resection Esophagogastrectomy Essiac Estramustine Etoposide Everolimus Ewing sarcoma Exenteration Extracranial germ cell tumors Extragonadal germ cell tumors Volume 2: F-O Title Page F Familial cancer syndromes Family and caregiver issues Fanconi anemia Fatigue Fecal occult blood test Fertility issues Fever Fibrocystic condition of the breast Fibrosarcoma Filgrastim Flow cytometry Floxuridine Fludarabine Fluorouracil Fluoxymesterone Folic acid G Gabapentin Gallbladder cancer Gallium nitrate Gallium scan Gastrectomy Gastroduodenostomy Gastrointestinal cancers Gastrointestinal complications Gefitinib Gemcitabine Gemtuzumab Gene therapy Genetic testing Germ cell tumors Gestational trophoblastic tumors Giant cell tumors Global cancer incidence and mortality Glossectomy Glutamine Goserelin acetate Graft-versus-host disease Gynecologic cancers H Hairy cell leukemia Hand-foot syndrome Head and neck cancers Health insurance Hemolytic anemia Hemoptysis Heparin Hepatic arterial infusion Herpes simplex Herpes zoster Histamine 2 antagonists Hodgkin lymphoma Home health services Horner syndrome Hospice care Human growth factors Human papillomavirus Hydroxyurea Hypercalcemia Hypercoagulation disorders Hyperthermia Hypocalcemia I Ibritumomab Idarubicin Ifosfamide Imaging studies Imatinib mesylate Immune globulin Immune response Immunoelectrophoresis Immunohistochemistry Immunotherapy Incontinence, cancer-related Infection and sepsis Intensity-modulated radiation therapy Interferons Interleukin 2 Intrathecal chemotherapy Intravenous urography Investigational drugs Irinotecan Itching K Kaposi sarcoma Ki67 Kidney cancer L Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome Laparoscopy Lapatinib Laryngeal cancer Laryngeal nerve palsy Laryngectomy Laryngoscopy Late effects of cancer treatment Laxatives Leiomyosarcoma Leucovorin Leukemias, acute Leukemias, chronic Leukoencephalopathy Leukotriene inhibitors Leuprolide acetate Levamisole Li-Fraumeni syndrome Limb salvage Lip cancer Liver biopsy Liver cancer Lobectomy Lomustine Lorazepam Low molecular weight heparins Lumbar puncture Lumpectomy Lung biopsy Lung cancer, non-small cell Lung cancer, small cell Lymph node biopsy Lymph node dissection Lymphangiography Lymphocyte immune globulin Lymphoma M Magnetic resonance imaging Male breast cancer Malignant fibrous histiocytoma MALT lymphoma Mammography Mantle cell lymphoma Mastectomy Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors Mechlorethamine Meclizine Mediastinal tumors Mediastinoscopy Medroxyprogesterone acetate Medulloblastoma Megestrol acetate Melanoma Melphalan Memory change Meningioma Meperidine Mercaptopurine Merkel cell carcinoma Mesna Mesothelioma Metastasis Methotrexate Methylphenidate Metoclopramide Micronutrients and cancer prevention Mistletoe Mitomycin-C Mitotane Mitoxantrone Modified radical mastectomy Mohs surgery Monoclonal antibodies Mucositis Multiple endocrine neoplasia Multiple myeloma Myasthenia gravis Mycophenolate mofetil Mycosis fungoides Myelodysplastic syndromes Myelofibrosis Myeloma Myeloproliferative diseases Myelosuppression N Nasal cancer Nasopharyngeal cancer National Cancer Institute National Comprehensive Cancer Network Nausea and vomiting Nephrectomy Nephrostomy Neuroblastoma Neuroendocrine tumors Neuropathy Neurotoxicity Neutropenia Night sweats Nilotinib Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Nuclear medicine scans Nutritional support O Obesity and cancer risk Obinutuzumab Occupational exposures and cancer Ofatumumab Oligodendroglioma Omega-3 fatty acids Ommaya reservoir Oncologic emergencies Oophorectomy Opioids Oprelvekin Oral cancers Orchiectomy Oropharyngeal cancer Osteosarcoma Ovarian cancer Ovarian epithelial cancer Volume 3: P-Z Title Page P Paget disease of the breast Pain management Pancreatectomy Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer, endocrine Pancreatic cancer, exocrine Panitumumab Pap test Paracentesis Paranasal sinus cancer Paraneoplastic syndromes Parathyroid cancer PC-SPES Pegaspargase Pemetrexed Penile cancer Pentostatin Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography Pericardial effusion Pericardiocentesis Peritoneovenous shunt Pesticides Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Pharyngectomy Phenytoin Pheochromocytoma Pheresis Photodynamic therapy Physical therapy Pilocarpine Pineoblastoma Pituitary tumors Plerixafor Pleural biopsy Pleural effusion Pleurodesis Plicamycin Ploidy analysis Pneumonectomy Pneumonia Polyomavirus hominis type 1 (BK virus) infection Pomalidomide Porfimer sodium Positron emission tomography Pregnancy and cancer Primary site Procarbazine Prostate cancer Prostatectomy Protein electrophoresis Proteomics Psycho-oncology Q Quadrantectomy R Radiation dermatitis Radiation therapy Radical neck dissection Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency energy and cancer risk Radiopharmaceuticals Raloxifene Ramucirumab Receptor analysis Reconstructive surgery Rectal cancer Rectal resection Regorafenib Renal pelvis tumors Retinoblastoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Richter syndrome Rituximab S Salivary gland tumors Sarcoma Sargramostim Saw palmetto Scopolamine Screening test Second cancers Secondhand smoke Second-look surgery Segmentectomy Semustine Sentinel lymph node biopsy Sentinel lymph node mapping Sexual issues for cancer patients Sézary syndrome Sigmoidoscopy Simple mastectomy Sipuleucel-T Sirolimus Skin biopsy Skin cancer Skin cancer, non-melanoma Skin check Small intestine cancer Smoking cessation Soft tissue sarcoma Sorafenib Spinal axis tumors Spinal cord compression Spiritual and ethical concerns Splenectomy Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin Stem cell transplantation Stenting Stereotactic needle biopsy Stereotactic surgery Stomach cancer Stomatitis Streptozocin Substance abuse Sunitinib Superior vena cava syndrome Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors Suramin Surgical oncology Survivorship care plans Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone T Tacrolimus Tamoxifen Tanning Taste alteration Temozolomide Temsirolimus Teniposide Testicular cancer Testicular self-exam Testolactone Testosterone Tetrahydrocannabinol Thalidomide Thioguanine Thiotepa Thoracentesis Thoracic surgery Thoracoscopy Thoracotomy Thrombocytopenia Thrombopoietin Thrush Thymic cancer Thymoma Thyroid cancer Thyroid nuclear medicine scan Topotecan Toremifene Tositumomab Tracheostomy Trametinib Transfusion therapy Transitional care Transitional cell carcinoma Transurethral bladder resection Transvaginal ultrasound Transverse myelitis Trastuzumab Tretinoin Trichilemmal carcinoma Trimetrexate Triple negative breast cancer Triptorelin pamoate Tube enterostomy Tumor grading Tumor lysis syndrome Tumor markers Tumor necrosis factor Tumor removal Tumor staging U Ultrasonography Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Upper gastrointestinal series Ureterosigmoidostomy Ureterostomy, cutaneous Urethral cancer Urostomy V Vaginal cancer Valrubicin Vascular access Vinblastine Vincristine Vindesine Vinorelbine Vitamins Von Hippel-Lindau disease Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis Vorinostat Vulvar cancer W Waldenström macroglobulinemia Warfarin Weight loss Whipple procedure Whole brain radiotherapy Wilms tumor X Xerostomia X-rays Z Zoledronate Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Zolpidem Organizations: National Cancer Institute–Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers Organizations: Support Groups, Government Agencies, And Research Groups Glossary Index