chemoradiation
Dual oncology therapy
Chemoradiation is cancer treatment combining chemotherapy and radiation therapy, administered together to enhance effectiveness.
The chemotherapy drugs make cancer cells more vulnerable to radiation damage.
Common for head and neck cancers, cervical cancer, and some lung cancers: She underwent six weeks of chemoradiation before surgery.
Immunity-boosting additive
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- concurrentHappening at once
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- inductionFormal admission process
consolidation · fractionation · brachytherapy · weekly · cycles · protocol · course · boost
Toxic to cells
- synergisticJointly more effective
- concurrentHappening at once
- DNA damageInjury to genetic material
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
Inflamed swallowing canal
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- neutropeniaInsufficient neutrophils in blood
- dermatitisInflammation of the skin
fatigue · weight loss · dehydration · fibrosis · supportive care · feeding tube · hospitalization
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- glioblastomaAggressive malignant brain tumor
- cervical cancerMalignancy of the womb's opening
- rectal cancerTumor in the rectum
lung cancer · anal cancer · pancreatic cancer · bladder cancer · inoperable · stage III · metastatic · malignant
Temporary disease absence
- response rateProportion who answer
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- cureTreatment that heals
- disease-freeLacking any pathology
adjuvant
Immunity-boosting additive
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- concurrentHappening at once
- sequentialOccurring in succession
induction · consolidation · fractionation · brachytherapy · weekly · cycles · protocol · course · boost · accelerated
cytotoxic
Toxic to cells
- synergisticJointly more effective
- concurrentHappening at once
- DNA damageInjury to genetic material
esophagitis
Inflamed swallowing canal
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- neutropeniaInsufficient neutrophils in blood
dermatitis · fatigue · weight loss · dehydration · fibrosis · supportive care · feeding tube · hospitalization
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- glioblastomaAggressive malignant brain tumor
- cervical cancerMalignancy of the womb's opening
rectal cancer · lung cancer · anal cancer · pancreatic cancer · bladder cancer · inoperable · stage III · metastatic · malignant · tumor
remission
Temporary disease absence
- response rateProportion who answer
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- cureTreatment that heals
chemoradiationsurgery
Invasive medical procedure
immunotherapy · watchful waiting · palliative care · targeted therapy · surgical intervention
chemoradiationcomfort care
Symptom relief, not cure
hospice care · watchful waiting · non-intervention · observation · letting nature take its course
radiant, radiate, radiation, radioactive, chemo, radioactivity, radiology, chemotherapy, irradiation