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
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