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Prostate Cancer Glossary
Over 800 words, slang, synonyms, acronyms & abbreviations

B - C

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B

base
baseline
baseline PSA
BAT
bed, prostate
benign
benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy
BEP
bicalutamide
bilateral
bi-mix
biochemical failure
biological response modifier
biological therapy
biomarker
biophosphonate(s)
biopsy
biotherapy
bisphosphonate(s)
bladder
blood cell count
blood vessels
BMD
B-mode Acquisition and Targeting
bNED
body section roentgenography
body section tomography
bolus
bone marrow
bone mineral density
bone scan
BOO
bowel(s)
BPH
BpN
BPSA, bPSA
brachytherapy, brachy
BRM
BS
bulbar urethral stricture
bulbourethral glands
buserelin
Bx

C

CAB
cachexia
CAM
cancer
cancer of unknown primary origin
CaP
CAP, CAP-1
CaP Cure
capsule
carboplatin
carcinoembryonic antigen
carcinoembryonic antigen peptide
carcinogen
carcinogenesis
carcinoma
carcinomatosis
Casodex
CAT scan
catheter
Caverject
cavernosography
cavernosometry
cavernous nerves
CBC
CEA
CEBRT
cells
central zone
CFR
CGA
CHB, CBH2, CHB3
chemoprevention
chemotherapy
chemotx
chromogranin A
chromosomes
chronic
CHT
Cipro
ciprofloxacin
cisplatin
climax
clinical trials
cNED
C (continued)

Code of Federal Regulations
colon
colorectal
combined hormonal blockade
common iliac
compassionate use
complementary medicine
complete blood count
computerized axial tomography
computerized tomography
conformal radiation therapy
conjugated
consolidation therapy
constriction ring
contiguous
continence, continent
contracture
core
core biopsy
corpora cavernosa
cortex
corticoids, corticosteroids
cortisol, cortisone
Cowper's glands
COX-2
CPA
cPSA
CRT
cryo
cryoablation
cryosurgery / therapy
CT scan
cubic centimeter (cc)
CUP
CXBRT
cyclophosphamide
Cyprostat
cyproterone
cystoscope
cytokine
cytopathology
Cytoxan
CZ
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