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- Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
- An indolent (slowly progressing) type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma marked by abnormal levels of IgM antibodies in the blood and an enlarged liver, spleen, or lymph nodes. Also called More…
- warfarin
- A drug that prevents blood from clotting. It belongs to the family of drugs called anticoagulants (blood thinners)
- wart
- A raised growth on the surface of the skin or other organ
- watchful waiting
- Closely monitoring a patient's condition but withholding treatment until symptoms appear or change. Also called observation
- watercress
- Nasturtium officinale . Parts of the flowering plant have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It may have anticancer effects. Also called Indian cress
- WBC
- White blood cell. Refers to a blood cell that does not contain hemoglobin. White blood cells include lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells. These cells are made More…
- WBC
- white blood cell
- WCC
- white cell count
- WD
- well differentiated
- WDNEC
- well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma
- WDTC
- well differentiated thymic carcinoma
- wedge biopsy
- See wedge resection
- wedge resection
- A surgical procedure to remove a triangle-shaped slice of tissue. It may be used to remove a tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it
- Wermer's syndrome
- A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas. These tumors (usually benign) cause the glands to More…
- Whipple procedure
- A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed
- white blood cell
- WBC. Refers to a blood cell that does not contain hemoglobin. White blood cells include lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells. These cells are made by bone More…
- Whitmore-Jewett staging system
- A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD. “A” and “B” refer to cancer that is confined to the prostate. “C” refers to cancer that has grown out of the prostate but has not spread More…
- whole cell vaccine
- Vaccine made from whole tumor cells that have been changed in the laboratory
- wild clover
- Trifolium pratense . A plant whose flowers have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It is being studied in the relief of menopausal symptoms and may have More…
- Wilms' tumor
- A kidney cancer that usually occurs in children younger than 5 years old
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