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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Dictionary and Glossary of Cancer Terms

Image source: Pixabay


NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms - National Cancer Institute (over 8,000 terms related to cancer and medicine)

Glossary: Definitions and Phonetic Pronunciations - American Cancer Society (over 2,000 terms)

Cancer Glossary - Canadian Cancer Society

Cancer Terms: Cancer Basics - Cancer.Net (35 terms defined)

Dictionary and Glossary Websites - British Columbia Cancer Librarians


Cancer Types A-Z - National Cancer Institute


For younger people:

Words to Know (Cancer Glossary) - Kids Health

Cancer Glossary: Words your family needs to know - Telling Kids About Cancer


Other related information:

Oncospeak (a.k.a. Oncotalk) - Health: The Star Online (2010)




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2 comments:

  1. censationJanuary 30, 2018 at 2:48 PM

    Need to add anal cancer more in your glossary,trust me when I say, It's real.

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    1. Angela G. GentileJanuary 30, 2018 at 4:07 PM

      Thanks for your comment, @censation. I have added the "Cancer Types A-Z" listing which has over 100 types of cancer listed, including anal cancer. - Angela

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