cancer diagnosis
Tumor identification result
Cancer diagnosis is the medical determination that a person has cancer.
The term covers both the process of identifying the disease—through biopsies, imaging, blood tests—and the moment of receiving that news: She's been in a fog since her cancer diagnosis.
A diagnosis typically specifies the type, location, and stage of the cancer.
- family historyRecord of ancestors
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- stage fourMost advanced disease level
- second opinionAdditional expert consultation
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
pathologist · biopsy · histopathology · oncologist · tumor markers · early detection · PET scan · coping strategies · emotional support · grading · genetic testing · prognosis · anxiety · sarcoma · blood test · biomarkers · radiologist · bad news
- oncologytumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene
- pathologydisease, infection, tumor, lesion, lesions
- urologic cancerrenal cell carcinoma, bladder tumor, kidney tumor, cystectomy, prostatectomy
- pregnancy cancerhigh-risk pregnancy, pregnancy termination, maternal mortality, fetal monitoring
medical finding/outcome
cancer diagnosisclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
all clear · remission · false alarm · benign tumor · ruled out