Learning The Basics
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Combination chemotherapy:
Several drugs given together to increase
response rate of certain tumors.
Complete remission (CR):
Term used when all signs of disease have
disappeared after treatment.
CT or CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan:
This imaging test
provides a series of detailed pictures of the inside of the body using an X-ray
machine linked to a computer.
Cure:
A complete remission that lasts as long as the patient’s life.
Cutaneous:
Anything that is related to, or has to do with, the skin.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL):
A general term for many
lymphomas of the skin including mycosis fungoides, Sézary syndrome,
lymphomatoid papulosis, cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma, adult
T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, granulomatous
slack skin disease, and pagetoid reticulosis, to name a few. All cases of
mycosis fungoides are cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, but not all cutaneous
T-cell lymphomas are mycosis fungoides.
Dermatologist:
Physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment
of skin diseases
Disease progression:
The term used if the disease worsens despite
treatment (also called treatment failure).
DNA:
Abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an essential component of
genes.
Dose intensity:
A term used to describe how much chemotherapy or
radiation is given over a defined period of time.
Durable remission:
A remission that lasts more than a few months.
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