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Cancer terms starting with C[edit | edit source]
- C cell
- C-ABL
- C-erbB-2 positive
- C-erbB-2
- C-fos antisense oligonucleotide
- C-kit
- C-peptide suppression test
- C-peptide
- CA 15-3
- CA 19-9 assay
- CA 19-9
- CA 27.29
- CA-125
- CAB
- CAD
- CAF regimen
- CAF
- CALR gene
- CAM
- CAP-1
- CAPIRI regimen
- CAPIRI
- CAPOX regimen
- CAPOX
- CAR T-cell therapy
- CART
- CAR
- CAT scan
- CAT-8015
- CBC with differential
- CBC
- CBE
- CBT-1
- CBT
- CC-1088
- CC-4047
- CC-49
- CC-5013
- CC-8490
- CC49-streptavidin
- CCI-779
- CCLB8
- CCNU
- CCSG
- CD117
- CD134
- CD20 antigen
- CD20
- CD30 protein
- CD33 positive
- CD34 antigen
- CD4-positive T lymphocyte
- CD40-ligand
- CD80
- CDC
- CDDO
- CDK inhibitor AT7519M
- CDK inhibitor SCH 727965
- CDK4 gene
- CDK6 gene
- CDKN2A gene
- CEA assay
- CEA peptide-1
- CEA
- CEM regimen
- CEM
- CEP-2563 dihydrochloride
- CEP-701
- CEV regimen
- CEV
- CFS
- CGP 48664
- CHF
- CHIR-265
- CHOP regimen
- CHOPE regimen
- CHOPE
- CHOP
- CHPP
- CHS 828
- CI-1033
- CI-958
- CI-980
- CI-994
- CIN 1
- CIN 2/3
- CIN 2
- CIN 3
- CIN
- CIS https://livehelp.cancer.gov/"
- CISNET
- CLD
- CLL/SLL
- CLL
- CMF regimen
- CMF
- CML
- CMML
- CMS
- CMV
- CNS PNET
- CNS depressant
- CNS metastasis
- CNS prophylaxis
- CNS stimulant
- CNS tumor
- CNS
- CNTO 328
- COG
- COL-3
- COL17A1 gene
- COL18A1
- COL7A1 gene
- COPDAC regimen
- COPDAC
- COPD
- COPP regimen
- COPP-ABV regimen
- COPP-ABV
- COPP
- COX inhibitor
- COX-2 inhibitor
- COX-2
- CP regimen
- CP-358,774
- CP-4055
- CP-547,632
- CP-609,754
- CP-724,714
- CP/CPPS
- CP4071
- CPR
- CPT 11
- CP
- CQS
- CRA-024781
- CRISPR-Cas9
- CRO
- CRPC
- CSF
- CSP
- CSS
- CT angiography
- CT colonography
- CT scan
- CT-2103
- CT-2106
- CT-2584
- CT-322
- CT-guided biopsy
- CT53518
- CTA
- CTC1 gene
- CTC
- CTLA-4
- CTX
- CUP
- CVA
- CVP regimen
- CVP
- CYC116
- CYLD gene
- CaT regimen
- Cabazitaxel
- Cablivi
- Cabometyx
- Cabozantinib-s-malate
- Cachexia
- Cadmium
- Caffeine
- Calaspargase pegol
- Calbindin
- Calcification
- Calcinosis
- Calcitonin
- Calcitriol
- Calcium Ca 41-chloride aqueous solution
- Calcium Ca 46-chloride aqueous solution
- Calcium antagonist
- Calcium carbonate
- Calcium channel blocker
- Calcium gluconate
- Calcium infusion test
- Calcium levoleucovorin
- Calcium
- Calendula ointment
- Calgranulin A
- Calgranulin B
- Caloric intake
- Calorie
- Calquence
- Campath
- Camphor
- Camptosar
- Camptothecin analog
- Camptothecin
- Cancell
- Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network
- Cancer antigen 125
- Cancer cell line
- Cancer cells
- Cancer cells
- Cancer cluster
- Cancer of the adrenal cortex
- Cancer of unknown primary origin
- Cancer predisposing gene mutation
- Cancer prevention vaccine
- Cancer subtype
- Cancer susceptibility gene mutation
- Cancer treatment vaccine
- Cancer vaccine
- Cancer-related post-traumatic stress
- Cancer
- Candidiasis
- Candidosis
- Canertinib dihydrochloride
- Canertinib
- Cannabinoid
- Cannabis
- Cantron
- Capecitabine
- Capillary leak syndrome
- Capillary
- Caplacizumab
- Caprelsa
- Capromab pendetide
- Capsaicin
- Capsule endoscope
- Capsule endoscopy
- Capsule
- Captopril
- Carac
- Carbamide
- Carbendazim
- Carbo-Tax regimen
- Carbogen
- Carbohydrate
- Carbolic acid
- Carbon C 11-acetate
- Carbon C 11-choline PET-CT scan
- Carbon C 11-choline
- Carbon dioxide
- Carbon monoxide
- Carboplatin-Taxol regimen
- Carboplatin-Taxol-bevacizumab regimen
- Carboplatin-Taxol
- Carboplatin-paclitaxel-bevacizumab regimen
- Carboplatin
- Carboxyamidotriazole
- Carboxypeptidase-G2
- Carcinoembryonic antigen assay
- Carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1
- Carcinoembryonic antigen
- Carcinogen
- Carcinogenesis
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Carcinoid tumor
- Carcinoma in situ
- Carcinoma of unknown primary
- Carcinoma
- Carcinomatosis
- Carcinomatous lymphangitis
- Carcinomatous meningitis
- Carcinosarcoma
- Carcinosis
- Carcinostatic
- Cardia
- Cardiac pacemaker
- Cardiac sarcoma
- Cardiac
- Cardin
- Cardiologist
- Cardiology
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cardiopulmonary
- Cardiotoxicity
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cardiovascular
- Cardura
- Caregiver
- Carfilzomib
- Carina of trachea
- Carmustine implant
- Carmustine
- Carney complex
- Carney dyad
- Carney syndrome
- Carney triad
- Carney-Stratakis dyad
- Carney-Stratakis syndrome
- Carnitine
- Carnitor
- Carotenoid
- Carotid artery
- Carrier oil
- Cartilage
- Carvedilol phosphate
- Carzelesin
- Case management nurse
- Case report
- Case series
- Case-control study
- Casodex
- Caspofungin acetate
- Castleman disease
- Castrate-resistant prostate cancer
- Castration
- Catalogued
- Catapres
- Cataract
- Catch-up vaccination
- Catechin
- Catechol
- Catecholamine
- Catheter
- Cause-specific survival
- Cauterize
- Cavity
- Cc
- Cecum
- Cedarwood
- Cediranib maleate
- Cefepime
- Cefixime
- Ceftriaxone
- Celecoxib
- Celexa
- Celiac disease
- Cell culture
- Cell cycle inhibitor
- Cell cycle
- Cell differentiation
- Cell motility
- Cell proliferation
- Cell respiration
- Cell type
- Cell-cell signaling
- Cell-cycle regulation
- Cell-to-cell signaling
- CellCept
- Cell
- Cellular adhesion
- Cellular adoptive immunotherapy
- Cellular metabolism
- Cellulitis
- Cellulose
- Cemiplimab
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centimeter
- Central nervous system depressant
- Central nervous system metastasis
- Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- Central nervous system prophylaxis
- Central nervous system stimulant
- Central nervous system tumor
- Central nervous system
- Central venous access catheter
- Cephalexin
- Cephalosporin
- Ceramide
- Cerebellar hemangioblastoma
- Cerebellar mutism syndrome
- Cerebellopontine
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral hemisphere
- Cerebrospinal fluid diversion
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Cerebrum
- Ceremony
- Ceritinib
- Cerubidine
- Cervarix
- CerviPrep
- Cervical adenocarcinoma
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical dysplasia
- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3
- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
- Cervical squamous cell carcinoma
- Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1
- Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2
- Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 3
- Cervical
- Cervicectomy
- Cervix
- Cesamet
- Cetuximab
- Cevimeline hydrochloride
- CgA
- Ch14.18
- Chamberlain procedure
- Chamomile
- Chantix
- Chaplain
- Charged-particle radiation therapy
- Chaste tree berry
- Chelating agent
- Chemabrasion
- Chemexfoliation
- Chemical imbalance
- Chemical peel
- Chemical
- Chemoembolization
- Chemoimmunotherapy
- Chemoprevention study
- Chemoprevention
- Chemoprotective agent
- Chemoradiation
- Chemoradiotherapy
- Chemoreduction
- Chemosensitivity assay
- Chemosensitivity
- Chemosensitizer
- Chemotherapeutic agent
- Chemotherapy
- Chest wall
- Chest x-ray
- Chewing tobacco
- ChiRhoStim
- Chiasma
- Child-life specialist
- Child-life worker
- Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk group system
- Childhood cancer risk group
- Childhood cancer
- Children's Oncology Group
- Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
- Chimeric antigen receptor
- Chimeric
- Chinese meridian theory
- Chinese rhubarb
- Chiropractic therapy
- Chitin
- Chlamydophila psittaci
- Chlorambucil-prednisone regimen
- Chlorambucil-prednisone
- Chlorambucil
- Chlorine
- Chloroma
- Chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide
- Chlorotoxin
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Cholangiosarcoma
- Cholecalciferol
- Cholelith
- Cholestasis
- Cholesterol
- Choline magnesium trisalicylate
- Choline
- Chondrocyte
- Chondroitin sulfate
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Chorioadenoma destruens
- Chorioallantoic membrane
- Chorioblastoma
- Choriocarcinoma
- Chorioepithelioma
- Chorionic carcinoma
- Choroid plexus tumor
- Choroid plexus
- Choroid
- Chromaffin cell
- Chromatography
- Chromogranin A
- Chromosome 17
- Chromosome 3
- Chromosome 7
- Chromosome
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic cough
- Chronic disease
- Chronic eosinophilic leukemia
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic granulocytic leukemia
- Chronic heart failure
- Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis
- Chronic leukemia
- Chronic lung disease
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm
- Chronic neutrophilic leukemia
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Chronic pain
- Chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Chronic phase
- Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
- Chrysotherapy
- Chyle
- Cialis
- Cidofovir
- Cigar
- Cigarette
- Cilengitide
- Ciliary body
- Cimetidine
- Cipro
- Ciprofloxacin
- Circadian rhythm
- Circulation
- Circulatory system
- Circumcision
- Cirrhosis
- Cisplatin
- Citalopram
- Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate
- Citrovorum factor
- Cixutumumab
- Cladribine
- Clarithromycin
- Clark level I skin cancer
- Clark level II skin cancer
- Clark level III skin cancer
- Clark level IV skin cancer
- Clark level V skin cancer
- Clark levels
- Classic FAP
- Classic Hodgkin lymphoma
- Classic familial adenomatous polyposis
- Classic familial polyposis
- Classical Hodgkin lymphoma
- Claus model
- Clavicle
- Clear cell adenocarcinoma
- Clear cell carcinoma
- Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue
- Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney
- Clear cell
- Clear liquid diet
- Cleaved
- Clergy
- Clinical breast exam
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Clinical research
- Clinical researcher
- Clinical resistance
- Clinical series
- Clinical stage
- Clinical staging
- Clinical study
- Clinical trial phase
- Clinical trial sponsor
- Clinical trial
- Clinical
- Clinician
- Clodronate
- Clofarabine
- Clolar
- Clonidine hydrochloride
- Cloretazine
- Clostridium difficile
- Clove cigarette
- Cnicin
- Co-culture
- Co-trimoxazole
- CoQ10
- Coactivated T cell
- Cobalamin
- Cobalt 60
- Cobimetinib fumarate
- Coccyx
- Cockayne syndrome
- Codeine phosphate
- Coenzyme Q10
- Coffee enema
- Cognition
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Cognitive therapy
- Cohort study
- Cohort
- Coinsurance
- Colchicine
- Cold ischemia time
- Cold ischemia
- Cold knife cone biopsy
- Cold knife conization
- Cold nodule
- Cold tumor
- Colectomy
- Colitis
- Collagen disease
- Collagen
- Collagenase
- Collarbone
- Collecting duct
- Collective patient perspective
- Colloidal gold-bound tumor necrosis factor
- Coloanal anastomosis
- Coloanal pull-through
- Colon cancer
- Colon crypt
- Colon polyp
- Colon
- Colonoscope
- Colonoscopy
- Colony-stimulating factor
- Colorectal cancer
- Colorectal
- Colostomy irrigation
- Colostomy
- Colposcope
- Colposcopy
- Coma
- Combination antiretroviral therapy
- Combination chemotherapy
- Combination therapy
- Combined androgen blockade
- Combretastatin A4 phosphate
- Comedo carcinoma
- Cometriq
- Comfort care
- Common bile duct
- Common cold
- Common hepatic duct
- Community Advisory Board
- Comorbidity
- Companion diagnostic test
- Comparative anatomy
- Compassionate use trial
- Complement protein
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Complementary medicine
- Complete androgen blockade
- Complete blood count
- Complete hysterectomy
- Complete metastasectomy
- Complete remission
- Complete response
- Complex decongestive therapy
- Compliance
- Complication
- Composite hemangioendothelioma
- Composite lymphoma
- Compound nevus
- Compound
- Comprehensive cancer center
- Comprehensive pediatric cancer center
- Compression bandage
- Compression fracture
- Compression garment
- Compression pump
- Compression
- Compulsion
- Computed tomographic colonography
- Computed tomography angiography
- Computed tomography colonography
- Computed tomography scan
- Computerized axial tomography scan
- Computerized tomography
- Concentration
- Conception
- Concerta
- Concomitant
- Concurrent therapy
- Condition
- Conditionally reprogrammed cell
- Conditioned response
- Conditioned stimulus
- Conditioning regimen
- Condyloma
- Cone biopsy
- Confirmatory clinical trial
- Confusion
- Congenital fibrosarcoma
- Congenital hemangioma
- Congenital hypoplastic anemia
- Congenital mesoblastic nephroma
- Congenital neutropenia
- Congenital pure red cell aplasia
- Congenital
- Congestive heart failure
- Conization
- Conjugate
- Conjunctiva
- Conjunctivitis
- Connecting peptide
- Connective tissue
- Connexin gene
- Conscious sedation
- Consecutive case series
- Consensus Development Program
- Consent form
- Consent process
- Consolidation therapy
- Constipation
- Constitutional DNA
- Constitutional acupuncture
- Contiguous lymphoma
- Contiguous
- Continent reservoir
- Contingency management
- Continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion
- Continuous infusion
- Continuum of care
- Contraception
- Contract Research Organization
- Contracture
- Contraindication
- Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
- Contralateral
- Contrast esophagram
- Contrast material
- Control animal
- Control group
- Controlled clinical trial
- Controlled study
- Controlled substance
- Conventional medicine
- Conventional therapy
- Conventional treatment
- Convulsion
- Coombs test
- Copanlisib hydrochloride
- Copay
- Copayment
- Cope
- Copiktra
- Coping skills
- Copolymer
- Copper Cu 64-ATSM
- Cordectomy
- Corderone
- Cordycepin
- Core biopsy
- Core needle biopsy
- Coreg
- Coriolus versicolor extract
- Cornea
- Coronary artery bypass
- Coronary artery disease
- Coronary heart disease
- Coronavirus disease 19
- Corpus cavernosum
- Corpus spongiosum
- Corpus uteri
- Corticosteroid
- Corticotropin
- Cortisol
- Cortisone
- Corynebacterium granulosum
- Cosmegen
- Cost sharing
- Costello syndrome
- Cotellic
- Cottonseed meal toxin
- Coumarin
- Coumestan
- Coumestrol
- Counseling
- Counselor
- Course of treatment
- Cowden disease
- Cowden syndrome
- Cozaar
- CpG 7909
- Cramp
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Cranium
- Craving
- Creatine
- Creatinine
- Crestor
- Crib death
- Cribriform
- Crisis intervention
- Crisnatol mesylate
- Crizotinib
- Crohn disease
- Cross-talk
- Cruciferous vegetable
- Cryoablation
- Cryobanking
- Cryopreservation
- Cryosurgery
- Cryotherapy
- Cryptorchidism
- Cubic centimeter
- Cubicin
- Cultural competency
- Culture
- Cultured cell line
- Cultured cell
- Culturelle
- Cumulative dose
- Cumulative exposure
- Cumulative risk
- Cupping
- Curaçao flavor
- Curative surgery
- Curcumin
- Cure
- Curettage
- Curette
- Cushing disease
- Cushing syndrome
- Custirsen sodium
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- Cutaneous breast cancer
- Cutaneous leiomyoma
- Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
- Cutaneous
- Cyanocobalamin
- Cyanogenic glucoside
- Cyanosis
- Cycle of treatment
- Cyclic neutropenia
- Cyclin-D1
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor
- Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor
- Cyclooxygenase-2
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cyclosporine
- Cymbalta
- Cyproheptadine
- Cyproterone acetate
- Cyramza
- Cyst
- Cystectomy
- Cystic duct
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystic nephroma
- Cystitis
- Cystoprostatectomy
- Cystosarcoma phyllodes
- Cystoscope
- Cystoscopy
- Cystourethrectomy
- Cytarabine liposome
- Cytarabine
- Cytochlor
- Cytochrome P450 enzyme system
- Cytogenetics
- Cytokeratin
- Cytokine release syndrome
- Cytokine
- Cytology
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomel
- Cytopenia
- Cytoplasm
- Cytosine
- Cytostatic agent
- Cytotoxic T cell
- Cytotoxic T lymphocyte
- Cytotoxic agent
- Cytotoxic chemotherapy
- Cytotoxin
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