CANCER TERMS

INCIDENCE RATE

• The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed each year.
• http://www.cancer.org/healthy/informationforhealthcareprofessionals/cancer_...

MORTALITY RATE

• The number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time. Refers to the state of being mortal.
• http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0328_Cancer_deathrates.html

DIAGNOSIS

• The process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and symptoms. A heath history, physical exam, and tests, such as blood tests, imaging tests, and biopsies, may be used to help make a diagnosis.
• http://aiclinic-gene.or.jp/en/dna/

PROGNOSIS

• The likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery of recurrence.
• http://www.travelmagazine.tk/Colon-Cancer:-Warning-Signs-and-Types-of-Sympt...

CHEMOTHERAPY

• Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.
• http://www.asbestos.com/treatment/drugs.php

RADIATION THERAPY

• The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gramma rays, neutrons, protons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
• http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/radiation

CLINICAL TRIAL

• A type of reserch study that tests how well medical approaches work in people. These studies test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of disease. Also called clinical study.
• https://cern-foundation.org/?page_id=292

CARCINOGEN

• Any substance that causes cancer.
• http://imgarcade.com/1/carcinogens/

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