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Knowing the basics of Cancer Terminology

by Rahul Singh Content Writer

Patients and their relatives sometimes find themselves looking at the faces of doctors and caregivers as they prattle on about immune-this and onco-that. Patients and their relatives are largely confused over similar-sounding terms and indecipherable phrases, as well as unpronounceable words which are made worse by assumptions and conclusions often made in frustration or for fear of asking too many questions. This article is here to make sure that cancer patients and their relatives know what’s going on, by educating them about the basic terminology of cancer. Read on.

  • Genetics and genomics

    These terms, genetics and genomics are similar, but not synonymous. While genetics is the study of the genes people inherit at birth, passed on from their family through the generations,genomics refers to the study of mutations in the tumours themselves that may drive various cancer behaviours.

  • B-cells and T-cells

    B-cells and T-cells are like the special troops of the immune system, to which it turns to when the body is invaded by bacteria, a virus or parasites which cannot be destroyed by the usual immune cells. B-cells and T-cells use past behaviours and interactions to learn to recognize specific foreign threats and attack them when they reappear.

  • Small cell and non-small cell lung cancer

    Lung cancers can be divided into two categories, small cell (SCLC) and non-small cell (NSCLC), based purely on the size of the affected cells. Lung cancer cells are either small cells, or are larger cells, such as adenocarcinomas or squamous cells, thus the name.

  • Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

    Both these lymphomas are cancers which originate in the lymphatic system, which is the body's network of lymph nodes that dispatch white blood cells. The difference between the two is involving cells, which can only be seen under a microscope. Also, while Hodgkin’s lymphoma is rare, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the 7th most common cancer globally.

  • Melanocytes and basal, squamous and Merkel cells
    These are the different types of skin cells present in the different layers of the skin, which perform different functions. Cancer can occur in any of these different cells, and are named accordingly.

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