Procedures -- Cancer
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This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures focusing on cancer. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.
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A
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal x-ray
- Adrenalectomy
- Anal cancer
- Aspiration, breast needle
B
- Bilateral oophorectomy
- Biopdy, large core needle
- Biopsy
- Biopsy of liver
- Biopsy, bone marrow
- Biopsy, breast needle
- Biopsy, breast open
- Biopsy, breast surgical
- Biopsy, endometrial
- Biopsy, fine needle
- Biopsy, lymph node
- Biopsy, prostate
- BMT
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow transplant
- Breast MRI
- Breast needle aspiration
- Breast needle biopsy
- Breast needle localization
- Breast open biopsy
- Breast surgery
- Breast surgical biopsy
- Bronchoscopy
C
- Cancer of the anus
- Cancer, anal
- CAT scan
- Central line inserted central catheter
- Cervical cryosurgery
- Chemotherapy
- Chest x-ray
- Colectomy, partial and total
- Colon removal
- Colorectal resection
- Computed axial tomography
- Computed tomography scan
- CT colography
- CT scan
- CT scan, abdomen
- CT scan, head
D
E
F
G
H
I
- Ileum surgery
- Imaging, magnetic resonance
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Ionizing radiation
- Ionizing radiation - external
L
- Large core needle biopsy
- LEEP
- Liver biopsy
- LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix
- LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone
- Localization, breast needle
- Loop cone biopsy of the cervix
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
- Lung and pleural biopsy
- Lymph node biopsy
M
N
O
P
- Partial colectomy
- Partial gastrectomy
- Partial glossectomy
- Partial mastectomy
- Percutaneous needle aspiration
- PET/CT scan
- Prostate biopsy
-
Prostate removal
- Prostate specific antigen test
- Prostatectomy
- PSA test
- Punch biopsy, skin
R
- Radiation therapy
- Radiation therapy - external
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radiotheraphy - external
- Radiotherapy
- RFA
S
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Shave biopsy, skin
- Skin biopsy
- Skin lesion biopsy
- Small bowel resection
- Surgery for breast cancer
- Surgery to remove a breast
- Surgery, lung
-
Surgical removal, breast
-
Surgical removal, prostate
T
- Thyroid scan
- Thyroid uptake and scan
- Total colectomy
- Total gastrectomy
- Total glossectomy
- Transthoracic needle aspiration
V
X
