Adenocarcinoma
Malignant cancer developing from gland cells
Anaesthetic
The method known as “numbing” among the people, which is used to avoid pain during surgery.
Basal cell
A type of cell seen in skin cancer
Benign
Benign mass
Biological Treatment
Cancer treatment aimed at killing cancerous cells in the body using biological drugs. The lack of hair loss unlike chemotherapy has been effective in the spread of this treatment method.
Biopsy
Taking a small piece of sample tissue to be examined to find out if there is cancer in the current area
Excision
Mass removal from the body
Targeted Therapy
Treatment that prevents the growth of cancer by targeting to damage the molecules that cause growth within the cancer cell.
Hormone Therapy
The method aimed at the treatment by replacing the hormone decreasing in the body in hormone-sensitive cancer types.
Immunotherapy
The method aimed to strengthen the immune system by treating with needle.
In situ
The name given to cancer that is limited to one location and does not spread
Invasive
The name given to the type of cancer that has spread out from its location.
Carcinoma
Carcinoma
Chemotherapy
Cancer treatment aimed at killing cancerous cells in the body using chemical drugs. It has side effects such as weight loss, hair loss and weakness.
Colorectal
The name given to the type of cancer in the region of the large intestine and the rectum just below it
Small Cell
A type of cell in the lung that has cancer
Malignant
Malignant, spreadable mass of cells
Mammogram
A breast-specific x-ray method used to diagnose breast cancer. Radiation is used even in low doses
Magnetic resonance
A method that allows imaging using magnetization technology. It does not harm the body because it does not use radiation
Margin
The limit of cancer in a region
Mastectomy
The name given to the surgical removal of all breast tissue in the body in breast cancer
Melanoma
Name given to malignant skin cancer
Metastasis
Cancer spreading to other parts of the body
Pathology
The medical department that examines the tissue taken from the body in detail and decides its content.
Prognosis
The term explaining how cancer will affect human life in the following period
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
An assay value that causes prostate cancer to come to mind when it rises
Prostate
A gland in the back and lower part of the male genitalia
Radical surgery
The name given to the removal of all tissues affected by cancer using the surgical method
Radiography
Also known as X-ray. Radiation is used.
Radiotherapy
Cancer treatment aimed at killing cancerous cells in the body using the properties of radio waves
Squamous cell
Cell type in many areas of the body such as skin, esophagus and lung
Tomography
A method that provides detailed imaging using radiation technology. Radiation is used
Tumor
Cancer cells mass formed together
Ultrasound
A method that provides imaging using ultrasonic waves. It does not harm the body because it does not use radiation.