Exam 19: Oncology

Write the correct meaning for ALL:

The least differentiated tumor is classified as a:

IRT is a type of laser therapy.

List and describe the grades of tumors.

A ________ is any agent or substance that incites cancer.

The incision of a section or wedge of tissue is known as a stereotactic biopsy.

A Bx is a surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for examination.

________ means hidden.

When the cancer is disseminated,________ is the treatment of choice.

The suffix -oid means

________ can be defined as the process whereby energy is beamed from its source through space and matter to a selected target area.

In the term xerostomia,the word root stom means

The ERT method is known as sealed or unsealed radiation therapy.

In the term palliative,the root palliat means

________ is the spreading process of a malignant tumor into adjacent normal tis-sue.

Name the two forms of administration for internal radiation therapy.

The process of lessening the severity of symptoms is:

The name for any agent that causes a change in the genetic structure of an organism is:

Write the correct meaning for KS:

What are some of the differences between benign and malignant neoplasms?