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List of Abbreviations<\/h3>

Shortcuts: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ<\/p>
5-FU<\/b><\/td>5-Fluorouracil\u00a0(anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
6-MP<\/b><\/td>6-Mercaptopurine\u00a0(anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
6-TG<\/b><\/td>6-Thioguanine\u00a0(anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>AA<\/b><\/td>Anaplastic Anaemia<\/td><\/tr>
ABC<\/b><\/td>Advanced Breast Cancer<\/td><\/tr>
ABMT<\/b><\/td>Autologous bone marrow transplant<\/td><\/tr>
ADR<\/b><\/td>Adverse Drug Reaction<\/td><\/tr>
AE<\/b><\/td>Adverse event<\/td><\/tr>
AFP<\/b><\/td>Alphafetoprotein – eg. expressed by germ cell tumours and other cancers<\/td><\/tr>
AIDS<\/b><\/td>Acquired immune deficiency syndrome<\/td><\/tr>
ALAT<\/b><\/td>Alanine aminotransferase \/ alinine transaminase<\/td><\/tr>
ALCL<\/b><\/td>Anaplastic Large-cell Lymphoma<\/td><\/tr>
ALL<\/b><\/td>Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
ALT<\/b><\/td>Alanine Aminotransferase<\/td><\/tr>
AMKL<\/b><\/td>acute megakaryocytic leukemia<\/td><\/tr>
AML<\/b><\/td>Acute Myeloid leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
ANC<\/b><\/td>Absolute neutrophil count<\/td><\/tr>
ANED<\/b><\/td>Alive no evidence of disease<\/td><\/tr>
ANLL<\/b><\/td>Acute non-lymphatic leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
ARMS<\/b><\/td>Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma<\/td><\/tr>
ASR<\/b><\/td>Age Standardised Rate (Incidence)<\/td><\/tr>
AUC<\/b><\/td>Area under the curve<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>B-ALL<\/b><\/td>B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
BAER<\/b><\/td>Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responce<\/td><\/tr>
BCC<\/b><\/td>Basal Cell Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
BID \/ BD<\/b><\/td>Twice a day (bis in die)<\/td><\/tr>
BM<\/b><\/td>Bone Marrow<\/td><\/tr>
BM<\/b><\/td>Blood Monitoring (eg for glucose)<\/td><\/tr>
BMJ<\/b><\/td>British Medical Journal<\/td><\/tr>
BMR<\/b><\/td>Basal Metabolic Rate<\/td><\/tr>
BMT<\/b><\/td>Bone Marrow Transplant<\/td><\/tr>
BNF<\/b><\/td>British National Formulary<\/td><\/tr>
BP<\/b><\/td>Blood pressure<\/td><\/tr>
BRM<\/b><\/td>Biological Response Modifier<\/td><\/tr>
BSA<\/b><\/td>Body Surface Area<\/td><\/tr>
BSE<\/b><\/td>Breast Self Examination<\/td><\/tr>
Bx<\/b><\/td>Biopsy<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>C\/O<\/b><\/td>Complaining of<\/td><\/tr>
C\/W<\/b><\/td>Continue With<\/td><\/tr>
C1 – C7<\/b><\/td>Cervical vertebrae (spine eg. C7 = seventh cervical vertebra)<\/td><\/tr>
Ca<\/b><\/td>Cancer; carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
Ca<\/b><\/td>Calcium<\/td><\/tr>
cALL<\/b><\/td>Common ALL<\/td><\/tr>
CAT<\/b><\/td>Computerised axial tomography (scan)<\/td><\/tr>
cc<\/b><\/td>Cubic centimeter<\/td><\/tr>
CCF<\/b><\/td>Congestive Cardiac Failure<\/td><\/tr>
CCR<\/b><\/td>Continuous complete remission<\/td><\/tr>
CEA<\/b><\/td>Carcinoembryonic Antigen (tumour marker)<\/td><\/tr>
CGH<\/b><\/td>Comparative Genomic Hybridisation\u00a0– cytogenetics method<\/td><\/tr>
CGL<\/b><\/td>Chronic Granulocytic Leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
cGy<\/b><\/td>Centi Gray (unit of radiation)<\/td><\/tr>
CHF<\/b><\/td>Congestive heart failure<\/td><\/tr>
CLL<\/b><\/td>Chronic lymphocytic Leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
cm<\/b><\/td>centimeter – 0.01 meters<\/td><\/tr>
CML<\/b><\/td>Chronic myeloid leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
CMML<\/b><\/td>chronic myelomonocytic leukemia<\/td><\/tr>
CMV<\/b><\/td>Cytomegalo virus<\/td><\/tr>
CNS<\/b><\/td>Central nervous system – the brain and spine<\/td><\/tr>
CPM<\/b><\/td>Cyclophosphamide (anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
CPR<\/b><\/td>Cardio pulmonary resuscitation<\/td><\/tr>
CR<\/b><\/td>Complete remission \/ complete response<\/td><\/tr>
CRA<\/b><\/td>Clinical Research Associate<\/td><\/tr>
CRC<\/b><\/td>Colorectal carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
CRF<\/b><\/td>Case Report Forms<\/td><\/tr>
CRF<\/b><\/td>Chronic renal failure<\/td><\/tr>
CRO<\/b><\/td>Contract Research Organisation<\/td><\/tr>
CSF<\/b><\/td>Cerebro spinal fluid<\/td><\/tr>
CSF<\/b><\/td>Colony-stimulating Factor<\/td><\/tr>
CT<\/b><\/td>Computerised axial tumography (scan)<\/td><\/tr>
CT<\/b><\/td>Chemotherapy<\/td><\/tr>
CTC<\/b><\/td>Common Toxicity Criteria<\/td><\/tr>
CTCL<\/b><\/td>Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma<\/td><\/tr>
CTO<\/b><\/td>Clinical Trials Office<\/td><\/tr>
CTX<\/b><\/td>Clinical Trials Exemption<\/td><\/tr>
CUP<\/b><\/td>Cancer of Unknown Primary \/ Carcinoma of Unknown Primary<\/td><\/tr>
CVA<\/b><\/td>Cardiovascular Accident (stroke)<\/td><\/tr>
CVC<\/b><\/td>Central venous catheters<\/td><\/tr>
CVP<\/b><\/td>Central Venous Pressure<\/td><\/tr>
CXR<\/b><\/td>Chest X-Ray<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>D\/C<\/b><\/td>Discharge<\/td><\/tr>
D\/H<\/b><\/td>Drug History<\/td><\/tr>
D\/W<\/b><\/td>Discussed With<\/td><\/tr>
DCIS<\/b><\/td>Ductal Carcinoma In Situ – type of breast cancer<\/td><\/tr>
DDAVP<\/b><\/td>Desmopressin test for urine osmolality<\/td><\/tr>
DDx<\/b><\/td>Differential diagnosis<\/td><\/tr>
DFI<\/b><\/td>Disease Free Interval<\/td><\/tr>
DFS<\/b><\/td>Disease Free Survival – time without disease prior to relapse or last follow-up<\/td><\/tr>
DI<\/b><\/td>Diabetes Incipidus<\/td><\/tr>
dl<\/b><\/td>deciletre – 0.01 litres<\/td><\/tr>
DLBCL<\/b><\/td>Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma<\/td><\/tr>
DLCL<\/b><\/td>Diffuse large-cell lymphoma<\/td><\/tr>
DLS<\/b><\/td>Date last seen<\/td><\/tr>
DLT<\/b><\/td>Dose limiting toxicity – determined by phase 1 studies<\/td><\/tr>
DMC<\/b><\/td>Data Monitoring Commitee<\/td><\/tr>
DNA<\/b><\/td>Deoxyribonucleic acid<\/td><\/tr>
DNA<\/b><\/td>Did Not Attend (clinic)<\/td><\/tr>
DNR<\/b><\/td>Do Not Resusitate<\/td><\/tr>
DOA<\/b><\/td>Dead on Arival<\/td><\/tr>
Dx<\/b><\/td>Diagnosis<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>EBM<\/b><\/td>Evidence-Based Medicine<\/td><\/tr>
EBV<\/b><\/td>Epstein-Barr Virus<\/td><\/tr>
ECG<\/b><\/td>Electrocardiogram – heart scan<\/td><\/tr>
EDTA<\/b><\/td>ethylendiaminetetraacetic acid – used in measuring kidney function<\/td><\/tr>
EEG<\/b><\/td>Electroencephalogram – brain scan<\/td><\/tr>
EFS<\/b><\/td>Event Free Survival – time from diagnosis to defined events (eg relapse or deat<\/td><\/tr>
EJC<\/b><\/td>European Journal of Cancer<\/td><\/tr>
EMC<\/b><\/td>Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma<\/td><\/tr>
EMUO<\/b><\/td>Early Morning Urine Osmolality (evaluating urine concentration)<\/td><\/tr>
ENT<\/b><\/td>Ear nose throat<\/td><\/tr>
ESR<\/b><\/td>Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate<\/td><\/tr>
ETS<\/b><\/td>Environmental Tobacco Smoke<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>F\/H<\/b><\/td>Family history<\/td><\/tr>
FAB<\/b><\/td>French American and British classification scheme for leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
FBC<\/b><\/td>Full Blood Count<\/td><\/tr>
FEV<\/b><\/td>Forced expectorant volume (a lung test)<\/td><\/tr>
FFA<\/b><\/td>For Further Appointment<\/td><\/tr>
FIGO<\/b><\/td>Federation Internat. Gyn. Obst. (FIGO Gynaecological staging system)<\/td><\/tr>
FISH<\/b><\/td>Flourescence in situ Hybridisation<\/td><\/tr>
FMTC<\/b><\/td>Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
FNA<\/b><\/td>Fine Needle Aspiration – a type of biposy using a thin needle (or FNAB)<\/td><\/tr>
FU<\/b><\/td>Follow up<\/td><\/tr>
FVC<\/b><\/td>Forced Vital Capacity<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>g<\/b><\/td>gram – unit of weight<\/td><\/tr>
G-CSF<\/b><\/td>Granulocyte colony stimulating factor promotes production of white blood cells<\/td><\/tr>
GA<\/b><\/td>General Anaesthetic<\/td><\/tr>
GCP<\/b><\/td>Good Clinical Practice (guidelines)<\/td><\/tr>
GCT<\/b><\/td>Germ Cell Tumour<\/td><\/tr>
GCT<\/b><\/td>Giant Cell Tumour\u00a0Context:<\/i>\u00a0bone tumours<\/td><\/tr>
GFR<\/b><\/td>Gromerular filtration rate<\/td><\/tr>
GI<\/b><\/td>Gastrointestinal<\/td><\/tr>
GIST<\/b><\/td>Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours<\/td><\/tr>
GM-CSF<\/b><\/td>Granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor<\/td><\/tr>
GPR<\/b><\/td>Good Partial Remission<\/td><\/tr>
GU<\/b><\/td>Genito-urinary<\/td><\/tr>
GvHD<\/b><\/td>Graft versus Host Disease<\/td><\/tr>
Gy<\/b><\/td>Grays (units of radiation)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>H&E<\/b><\/td>Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)<\/td><\/tr>
H\/O<\/b><\/td>History of<\/td><\/tr>
Hb<\/b><\/td>Haemoglobin<\/td><\/tr>
HCC<\/b><\/td>Hepatocellular Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
HCG<\/b><\/td>Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hormone)<\/td><\/tr>
HCL<\/b><\/td>Hairy Cell Leukaemia<\/td><\/tr>
HCO3<\/b><\/td>Bicarbonate<\/td><\/tr>
HD<\/b><\/td>Hodgkin’s Disease\u00a0(lymphoma)<\/td><\/tr>
HD<\/b><\/td>High dose<\/td><\/tr>
HDC<\/b><\/td>High Dose Chemotherapy<\/td><\/tr>
HIV<\/b><\/td>Human Immunodeficiency Virus<\/td><\/tr>
HL-A<\/b><\/td>Human Leukocyte Associated antigens (HL-A matching for BMT)<\/td><\/tr>
HNSCC<\/b><\/td>Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
HNPCC<\/b><\/td>Hereditary NonPolyposis Colorectal Cancer<\/td><\/tr>
HPV<\/b><\/td>Human Papilloma Virus – implicated in some gynacological cancers<\/td><\/tr>
HR<\/b><\/td>High risk<\/td><\/tr>
HRT<\/b><\/td>Hormone replacement therapy<\/td><\/tr>
HTLV<\/b><\/td>Human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>I-131<\/b><\/td>Radioactive Iodine<\/td><\/tr>
ICD<\/b><\/td>International Classification of Diseases (coding system)<\/td><\/tr>
ICDO<\/b><\/td>International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (coding system)<\/td><\/tr>
ICF<\/b><\/td>Intercellular fluid<\/td><\/tr>
ICU<\/b><\/td>Intensive Care Unit<\/td><\/tr>
IL2<\/b><\/td>Interleukin2<\/td><\/tr>
IM<\/b><\/td>Intramuscular – into a muscle<\/td><\/tr>
IMRT<\/b><\/td>Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy<\/td><\/tr>
INSS<\/b><\/td>International Neuroblastoma Staging System<\/td><\/tr>
ITU<\/b><\/td>Intensive Therapy Unit<\/td><\/tr>
IU<\/b><\/td>International units<\/td><\/tr>
IV<\/b><\/td>Intravenous – into a vein<\/td><\/tr>
IVP<\/b><\/td>Intravenous Pyelogram – type of Xray after injection with iodine dye<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>JCO<\/b><\/td>Journal of Clinical Oncology<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>K+<\/b><\/td>Potassium<\/td><\/tr>
kg<\/b><\/td>Kilogram – a thousand grams<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>l<\/b><\/td>liter – unit of volume<\/td><\/tr>
L1 – L5<\/b><\/td>Lumbar vertebrae 1 – 5 (spine eg. L1 = 1st lumbar vertebra)<\/td><\/tr>
LCH<\/b><\/td>Langerhans cell histiocytocis<\/td><\/tr>
LCIS<\/b><\/td>Lobular Carcinoma In Situ – type of breast cancer<\/td><\/tr>
LDH<\/b><\/td>Lactic dehydrogenase -high levels correlate with tumour volume in some cancers<\/td><\/tr>
LMM<\/b><\/td>Lentigo Maligna Melanoma<\/td><\/tr>
LMP<\/b><\/td>Low Malignant Potential (context: ovarian tumours)<\/td><\/tr>
LN<\/b><\/td>Lymph Node<\/td><\/tr>
LP<\/b><\/td>Lumbar puncture<\/td><\/tr>
LVEF<\/b><\/td>Left Ventricular Fjection Fraction – a heart function test<\/td><\/tr>
LVSF<\/b><\/td>Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction – a heart function test<\/td><\/tr>
Lx<\/b><\/td>Lumpectomy<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>m<\/b><\/td>meter (unit of length)<\/td><\/tr>
M\/H<\/b><\/td>Medical history<\/td><\/tr>
MAB – mAb<\/b><\/td>Monoclonal antibody<\/td><\/tr>
MDR<\/b><\/td>Multi drug resistant<\/td><\/tr>
MDS<\/b><\/td>Myelo dysplastic syndrome<\/td><\/tr>
MEN<\/b><\/td>Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia – (familial) a.k.a. FMEN<\/td><\/tr>
mEq\/l<\/b><\/td>milliequivalent per liter<\/td><\/tr>
mets<\/b><\/td>Metastases (where the tumour has spread to secondary sites)<\/td><\/tr>
Mg<\/b><\/td>Magnesium<\/td><\/tr>
mg<\/b><\/td>milligram – 0.001 gram<\/td><\/tr>
MI<\/b><\/td>Miocardial Infarction<\/td><\/tr>
mIBG<\/b><\/td>Radioactive Iodine Metaidobenzoguanidine (mIBG scans or mIBG therapy).<\/td><\/tr>
ml<\/b><\/td>millilitre 0.001 liter<\/td><\/tr>
MM<\/b><\/td>Malignant Melanoma<\/td><\/tr>
mM<\/b><\/td>millimole<\/td><\/tr>
mm<\/b><\/td>millimeter – 0.001 meters<\/td><\/tr>
MM<\/b><\/td>Malignant Myelanoma<\/td><\/tr>
MM<\/b><\/td>Multiple Myeloma<\/td><\/tr>
mOsm<\/b><\/td>milliosmole<\/td><\/tr>
MPNST<\/b><\/td>Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour<\/td><\/tr>
MPO<\/b><\/td>Medical and Pediatric Oncology (journal)<\/td><\/tr>
MRI<\/b><\/td>Magnetic resonance imaging (scan)<\/td><\/tr>
MRT<\/b><\/td>Malignant Rhabdoid Tumour<\/td><\/tr>
MSSU<\/b><\/td>Mid stream specimen urine<\/td><\/tr>
MTD<\/b><\/td>Maximum tolerated dose – phase 1 studies<\/td><\/tr>
MTX<\/b><\/td>Methotrexate\u00a0(anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
MUD<\/b><\/td>Matched Urelated Donor – for bone marrow transplant<\/td><\/tr>
Mx<\/b><\/td>Mastectomy<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>N\/V<\/b><\/td>Nausea and vomiting<\/td><\/tr>
Na+<\/b><\/td>Sodium<\/td><\/tr>
NAD<\/b><\/td>No Abnormality Detected<\/td><\/tr>
NBCCS<\/b><\/td>Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome<\/td><\/tr>
NBM<\/b><\/td>Nil by mouth<\/td><\/tr>
NED<\/b><\/td>No evidence of disease<\/td><\/tr>
ng<\/b><\/td>nanogram – 0.000000001 gram<\/td><\/tr>
NHL<\/b><\/td>Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma<\/td><\/tr>
NK<\/b><\/td>Natural Killer cells (large lymphocytes, part of the immune system)<\/td><\/tr>
NK<\/b><\/td>Not known<\/td><\/tr>
NM<\/b><\/td>Nodular Melanoma<\/td><\/tr>
NMR<\/b><\/td>Nuclear magnetic resonance (scan)<\/td><\/tr>
NMSC<\/b><\/td>Non Melanoma Skin Cancer<\/td><\/tr>
NOS<\/b><\/td>Not otherwise specified (see ICDO)<\/td><\/tr>
NPC<\/b><\/td>Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
NRSTS<\/b><\/td>Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma<\/td><\/tr>
NSCLC<\/b><\/td>Non-small cell lung cancer<\/td><\/tr>
NSE<\/b><\/td>Neuron-Specific Enolase – a neural marker<\/td><\/tr>
NSR<\/b><\/td>Non significant result<\/td><\/tr>
NSR<\/b><\/td>Normal Sinus Rhythem<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>O\/E<\/b><\/td>On Examination<\/td><\/tr>
ONB<\/b><\/td>Olfactory Neuroblastoma<\/td><\/tr>
OS<\/b><\/td>Overall Survival<\/td><\/tr>
OS<\/b><\/td>Osteogenic sarcoma\u00a0(context bone tumours)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>PBSC<\/b><\/td>Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (see PBSCT)<\/td><\/tr>
PBSCH<\/b><\/td>Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvest<\/td><\/tr>
PBSCR<\/b><\/td>Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Rescue (transplant)<\/td><\/tr>
PBSCT<\/b><\/td>Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant<\/td><\/tr>
PD<\/b><\/td>Progressive disease<\/td><\/tr>
PDQ<\/b><\/td>Physician’s Data Query (CancerNet)<\/td><\/tr>
PET<\/b><\/td>Positron Emmission Tomography- a scan after a small radioactive injection.<\/td><\/tr>
PET<\/b><\/td>Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor<\/td><\/tr>
PFS<\/b><\/td>Progression Free Survival<\/td><\/tr>
pg<\/b><\/td>picogram – 0.000000000001 gram<\/td><\/tr>
pH<\/b><\/td>hydrogen-ion concentration – acid \/ alkaline<\/td><\/tr>
PH<\/b><\/td>Past History<\/td><\/tr>
PLB<\/b><\/td>Primary Lymphoma of Bone<\/td><\/tr>
PNET<\/b><\/td>Primitive neuroectodermal tumour\u00a0Context:\u00a0<\/i>CNS tumours<\/td><\/tr>
PNET<\/b><\/td>Peripheral neuroectodermal tumour\u00a0Context:\u00a0<\/i>Bone tumours – see Ewing’s tu<\/td><\/tr>
PNS<\/b><\/td>Peripheral nervous system – nervous system outside the brain and spine.<\/td><\/tr>
PR<\/b><\/td>Partial Responce \/ Partial Remission<\/td><\/tr>
PR<\/b><\/td>per rectum<\/td><\/tr>
prn<\/b><\/td>as required<\/td><\/tr>
prn<\/b><\/td>whenever necessary (pro re nata)<\/td><\/tr>
PSA<\/b><\/td>prostate-specific antigen – PSA test used in screening for prostate cancer<\/td><\/tr>
PUD<\/b><\/td>Peri-Urethral Diathermy (associated with superficial bladder cancer)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>QALY<\/b><\/td>Quality-Adjusted Life Year<\/td><\/tr>
qid<\/b><\/td>Four times a day (quater in die)<\/td><\/tr>
QoL<\/b><\/td>Quality of Life<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>RBC<\/b><\/td>Red blood cell \/ red blood count<\/td><\/tr>
RCC<\/b><\/td>Renal Cell Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
RCT<\/b><\/td>Randomised Controlled Trial<\/td><\/tr>
RFS<\/b><\/td>Relapse free survival – Time from diagnosis to relapse or death.<\/td><\/tr>
RIGS<\/b><\/td>Radioimmunoguided surgery<\/td><\/tr>
RMS<\/b><\/td>Rhabdomyosarcoma<\/td><\/tr>
RNA<\/b><\/td>ribonucleic acid<\/td><\/tr>
RT<\/b><\/td>Radiotherapy<\/td><\/tr>
RTPCR<\/b><\/td>Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction<\/td><\/tr>
Rx<\/b><\/td>Treatment<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>SA<\/b><\/td>Surface area (see BSA)<\/td><\/tr>
SAE<\/b><\/td>Serious Adverse Event<\/td><\/tr>
SC<\/b><\/td>Subcutaneous<\/td><\/tr>
SCC<\/b><\/td>Squamous Cell Carcinoma<\/td><\/tr>
SCLC<\/b><\/td>Small cell lung cancer<\/td><\/tr>
SD<\/b><\/td>Stable Disease<\/td><\/tr>
SDV<\/b><\/td>Source Data Verification<\/td><\/tr>
SGOT<\/b><\/td>Serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase – a liver function test<\/td><\/tr>
SGPT<\/b><\/td>Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase – a liver function test<\/td><\/tr>
SH<\/b><\/td>Social history<\/td><\/tr>
SHO<\/b><\/td>Senior House Officer<\/td><\/tr>
SIADH<\/b><\/td>Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone<\/td><\/tr>
SNP<\/b><\/td>Single Nucleotide Polymorphism<\/td><\/tr>
SOB<\/b><\/td>Short of breath<\/td><\/tr>
SSM<\/b><\/td>Superficial Spreading Melanoma<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>T1 – T12<\/b><\/td>Thoracic vertebrae 1-12 (spine eg. T10 = tenth thoracic vertibra)<\/td><\/tr>
TAMs<\/b><\/td>tumour-associated macrophages<\/td><\/tr>
TBI<\/b><\/td>Total body irradiation<\/td><\/tr>
TCC<\/b><\/td>Transitional Cell Carcinoma (usually bladder cancer)<\/td><\/tr>
TCP<\/b><\/td>Thrombocytopenia<\/td><\/tr>
tds \/ tid<\/b><\/td>Three times a day (ter in die)<\/td><\/tr>
TNF<\/b><\/td>Tumour Necrosis Factor<\/td><\/tr>
TNM<\/b><\/td>Staging system – primary tumour<\/td><\/tr>
TPN<\/b><\/td>total parenteral nutrition<\/td><\/tr>
TRK<\/b><\/td>Transketolase<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>U&Es<\/b><\/td>Urea and Electrolites<\/td><\/tr>
UA<\/b><\/td>Urine analysis<\/td><\/tr>
ug<\/b><\/td>microgram – 0.000001 gram<\/td><\/tr>
ULN<\/b><\/td>Upper Limits of Normal<\/td><\/tr>
URTI<\/b><\/td>Upper respiratory tract infection<\/td><\/tr>
US<\/b><\/td>Ultasound (scan)<\/td><\/tr>
UTI<\/b><\/td>Urinary Tract Infection<\/td><\/tr>
UVR<\/b><\/td>Ultra Violet Radiation<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>VEF<\/b><\/td>Ventricular ejection fraction (tests lung function)<\/td><\/tr>
VM-26<\/b><\/td>Teniposide\u00a0(anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
VMA<\/b><\/td>Vanillylmandelic Acid<\/td><\/tr>
VP-16<\/b><\/td>Etoposide\u00a0(anti cancer drug)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>WBC<\/b><\/td>White blood cell count<\/td><\/tr>
WCC<\/b><\/td>White cell count<\/td><\/tr>
WM<\/b><\/td>Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>XRT<\/b><\/td>Radiotherapy (external)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>YST<\/b><\/td>Yolk sac tumour – (aka. germ cell tumour)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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