Cancer-Important Abbreviations-Lesson 120

In this post, we are going to learn about important cancer abbreviations. These abbreviations are dictated often by physicians while we do online live medical transcription work in companies. So as a medical transcription learner, you all should be very much familiar with these medical terminologies.

1. bx means biopsy

2. ca means cancer

3. CEA means carcinoembryonic antigen

4. CMF means Cytoxan and methotrexate

5. 5-Fu means 5-fluorouracil

6. prot means protocol

7. CR means complete response

8. PSA means prostate specific antigen

9. DES means diethylstilbestrol

10. RNA means ribonucleic acid

11. DNA means deoxyribonucleic acid

12. TNM means tumor, nodes, and metastases

13. ER means estrogen receptor

14. XRT means radiation therapy

15. Ga means Gallium

16. mets means metastases

17. NED means no evidence of disease

18. NHL means non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

19. Pap smear means Papanicolaou's smear

20. PR means partial response

In the next post we will learn about Clinical procedures used to diagnose cancer. Okay.

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