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ALOPECIA: hair loss.
ANAEMIC: low number of red blood cells.
BENIGN: non-cancerous.
BIOPSY: a small sample of the body tissue is removed and examined under a microscope.
BONE MARROW: spongy material found in the centre of bones, produces blood cells.
CANCER: abnormal growth of cells.
CHEMOTHERAPY: the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells.
CYTOTOXIC DRUGS: anti-cancer drugs.
DIAGNOSIS: identify actual type of disease from symptoms, tests and investigations of patient.
GA: stands for general anesthetic.
HAEMOGLOBIN: (Hb) part of the red blood cell; contains iron and helps to carry oxygen around the body.
INTRAVENOUS: to give drugs or fluids directly into a vein.
LEUKAEMIA: a cancer of the blood cells.
LYMPHOMA: a cancer of the lymphatic system (which contains the lymph nodes/glands).
MALIGNANT: cancerous. The abnormal/cancer cells are able to spread to other parts of the body if not treated.
METASTASES: the spread of cancer cells from the original site (primary) to other parts of the body (secondaries).
NEUTROPHIL: a type of white blood cell.
NEUTROPENIC: a low number of neutrophils/white blood cells.
ONCOLOGY: the study of cancer.
PETECHIAE: small pin-prick bruises, from tiny blood vessels just beneath the skin.
PLATELETS: tiny cells which help to clot the blood to prevent bleeding and bruising.
PROGNOSIS: the prediction of the outcome of the disease.
PROTOCOL: plan of treatment.
RADIOTHERAPY: the use of radiation treatment or high energy rays which destroy the cancer cells, while doing as little harm as possible to normal cells.
RED BLOOD CELLS: they carry oxygen around the body and also contain iron.
RELAPSE: when the disease comes back after a period of time when symptoms had disappeared or decreased.
REMISSION: a healthy state when all the abnormal cancer cells can no longer be detected.
SURGERY: to have an operation.
TRANSFUSION: fluids or blood products given as an infusion into the vein using a drip.
THROMBOCYTOPENIC: a low number of platelets in the blood.
TUMOUR: a growth of abnormal tissue which grows at a faster rate than normal tissue and serves no function there.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS: main fighting cells of the blood which help to fight off infections.
ANAEMIC: low number of red blood cells.
BENIGN: non-cancerous.
BIOPSY: a small sample of the body tissue is removed and examined under a microscope.
BONE MARROW: spongy material found in the centre of bones, produces blood cells.
CANCER: abnormal growth of cells.
CHEMOTHERAPY: the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells.
CYTOTOXIC DRUGS: anti-cancer drugs.
DIAGNOSIS: identify actual type of disease from symptoms, tests and investigations of patient.
GA: stands for general anesthetic.
HAEMOGLOBIN: (Hb) part of the red blood cell; contains iron and helps to carry oxygen around the body.
INTRAVENOUS: to give drugs or fluids directly into a vein.
LEUKAEMIA: a cancer of the blood cells.
LYMPHOMA: a cancer of the lymphatic system (which contains the lymph nodes/glands).
MALIGNANT: cancerous. The abnormal/cancer cells are able to spread to other parts of the body if not treated.
METASTASES: the spread of cancer cells from the original site (primary) to other parts of the body (secondaries).
NEUTROPHIL: a type of white blood cell.
NEUTROPENIC: a low number of neutrophils/white blood cells.
ONCOLOGY: the study of cancer.
PETECHIAE: small pin-prick bruises, from tiny blood vessels just beneath the skin.
PLATELETS: tiny cells which help to clot the blood to prevent bleeding and bruising.
PROGNOSIS: the prediction of the outcome of the disease.
PROTOCOL: plan of treatment.
RADIOTHERAPY: the use of radiation treatment or high energy rays which destroy the cancer cells, while doing as little harm as possible to normal cells.
RED BLOOD CELLS: they carry oxygen around the body and also contain iron.
RELAPSE: when the disease comes back after a period of time when symptoms had disappeared or decreased.
REMISSION: a healthy state when all the abnormal cancer cells can no longer be detected.
SURGERY: to have an operation.
TRANSFUSION: fluids or blood products given as an infusion into the vein using a drip.
THROMBOCYTOPENIC: a low number of platelets in the blood.
TUMOUR: a growth of abnormal tissue which grows at a faster rate than normal tissue and serves no function there.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS: main fighting cells of the blood which help to fight off infections.
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