Cancer Treatments
Adrenalectomy is the surgical removal of one or both of the adrenal glands
Biological response modifiers (BRMs) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease
Bowel resection is a surgical procedure in which a part of the large or small intestine is removed.
Brachytherapy, the radiation originates inside the body. It uses gamma ray-generating radioactive isotopes like cesium-137 or iodine-125, placed in small tubes and implanted close to the tumor.
Breast reconstruction is a series of surgical procedures performed to recreate a breast.
Cauterization is the process of destroying tissue by using chemical corrosion or electricity, or by heating or freezing it
Chemotherapy refers to drugs that are used to kill microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi) and cancer cells
Chest drainage therapy involves the removal of air, blood, pus, or other secretions from the chest cavity.
Colonoscopy is a procedure for viewing the interior lining of the large intestine
Cryosurgery Super-freezing of tissue in order to destroy it. Used to treat malignant tumors, control pain, control bleeding, and reduce brain lesions. Also called Cryotherapy
Cystoscopy is a diagnostic procedure which is used to look at the bladder
Cystourethroscopy is a procedure that enables your health care provider to view the inside of your bladder
D and C is a procedure to scrape and collect the tissue (endometrium) from inside the uterus.
Dilatation and Curettage is a procedure to scrape and collect the tissue (endometrium) from inside the uterus.
Enterostomy is an operation in which the surgeon makes a passage into the patient's small intestine through the abdomen with an opening to allow for drainage or to insert a tube for feeding.
Enzyme therapy, enzymes (proteins that break down a host of molecules and help digest food) are given either orally, by injection, or sometimes rectally
Excisional Biopsy is a surgical procedure performed on a solid breast mass to determine if it is malignant.
Foley catheter is a soft, thin rubber tube with a balloon on the end--is used to drain urine from the bladder
Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach.
Gene therapy refers to replacing or fixing a defective gene
Gynecologic laparoscopy involves a group of minimally invasive surgical procedures on the female reproductive organs performed with the aid of a small camera. aslo know as Laparoscopic tubal ligation; Laparoscopic oophorectomy; Laparoscopic hysterectomy
Gynecomastia the development of prominent breast tissue in the male.
Hypophysectomy or hypophysis is the removal of the pituitary gland.
Hysterectomy is surgical removal of the utereus,
Ileostomy is a surgically created intestinal diversion that allows stool to be eliminated directly from the small intestine through a stoma on the abdomen.
Intestinal polyps grow out of the lining of the small and large bowels.
Jejunostomy is similar to an ileostomy except that the stoma is placed in the second section of the small intestine rather than the third
Laryngoscopy is examination of the larynx (voice box) using either a small mirror held against the back of your palate, or a viewing tube called a laryngoscope.
Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure performed on a solid breast mass to determine if it is malignant
Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the entire breast, usually to treat serious breast disease, such as breast cancer
Mohs Surgery Mohs Micrographic Surgery is an advanced technique for skin cancer removal. In this state-of-the-art-treatment,
Myomectomy is the removal of fibroids (noncancerous tumors) from the wall of the uterus.
Nephrectomy, is a surgical procedure to remove a kidney
Pancreaticoduodenectomy sometimes entails removal of the entire pancreas, called a total pancreatectomy, but more often involves removal of part of the pancreas
Parotidectomy Surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland
Pancreatectomy is a surgery to remove all or part of the pancreas.
Prostatectomy is a surgery to remove all or part of the prostate gland.
Ovariectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries.
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries
Radiation therapy A treatment approach that uses radiation to destroy cancer cells.
Radioimmunotherapy Treatment with a radioactive substance that is linked to an antibody that will attach to the tumor when injected into the body.
Whipple Procedure sometimes entails removal of the entire pancreas, called a total pancreatectomy, but more often involves removal of part of the pancreas
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