maximal androgen blockade (see maximal androgen deprivation).
maximal androgen deprivation; the combined use of two forms of hormonal treatment to block the effects of testosterone and other androgens which are produced by the adrenal glands (also known by many other names and abreviations).
a growth or tumor composed of cancerous cells.
cancerous.
normally used to mean the "surgical margin", which is the outer edge of the tissue removed during surgery; if the surgical margin shows no sign of cancer ("negative margins"), then the prognosis is good.
a secondary tumor formed as a result of a cancer cell or cells from the primary tumor site (e.g. the prostate) travelling through the body to a new site and then growing there.
having the characteristics of a secondary tumor.
the brand or trade name of strontium-89 in the U.S.
the assignment of an incorrect clinical stage at initial diagnosis because of the difficulty of assessing the available information with accuracy.
formed from a single group of identical cells.
magnetic resonance imaging; a technique allowing sophisticated vertical, cross-sectional, and even three-dimensional images of organs inside the body based on the electromagnetic properties of different atomic particles as opposed to x-rays.
the term used to describe a test result which does not show the presence of the substance or material for which the test was carried out; for example, a negative bone scan would show no sign of bone metastases.
added before; for example , neoadjuvant hormone therapy is therapy given prior to another form of treatment such as a radical prostatectomy.
the growth of cells under conditions that would tend to prevent the development of normal tissue (e.g. a cancer).
term used to describe a type of prostatectomy in which the surgeon saves the nerves that affect sexual and related functions.
an antiandrogen, still experimental in the U.S., but available in Canada and some other countries.
the need to urinate frequently at night.
not requiring any incision nor the insertion of an instrument or substance into the body.
a physician who specializes in the treatment of various types of cancer.
the surgical removal of the testicles.
a group of tissues that work in concert to carry out a specific set of functions (e.g. the heart or the lungs or the prostate).
the assignment of an overly high clinical stage at initial diagnosis because of the difficulty of assessing the available information with accuracy (e.g. stage T3b as opposed to stage T2b).
