This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the US National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms. 0–9 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate – 13-cis retinoic acid – 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin – 18F-EF5 – 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging – 2-methoxyestradiol – 2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 170 – 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone – 3-AP – 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy – 3-dimensional radiation therapy – 4-demethoxydaunorubicin – 4-hydroxytamoxifen – 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide – 4-NQO – 5-FU – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid – 5-hydroxytryptamine – 506U78 – 5Q- syndrome – 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene – 9-cis retinoic acid – 90Y-DOTA-biotin A A33 monoclonal antibody – AAP – abarelix – ABCD rating – ABI-007 – ABT-510 – ABT-751 – ABX-EGF – accelerated phase – ACE inhibitor – acetylcysteine – achlorhydria – acitretin – acoustic neurofibromatosis – acridine carboxamide – acrylonitrile – actinic keratosis – action study – Activase – acute erythroid leukemia – acute lymphoblastic leukemia – acute lymphocytic leukemia – acute myelogenous leukemia – acute myeloid leukemia – acute nonlymphocytic leukemia – AD 32 – adenocarcinoma – adenoid cystic cancer – adenoma – adenopathy – adenosine triphosphate – adenovirus – adjunct agent – adjunctive therapy – adjuvant therapy – adrenocortical – Adriamycin – adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma – AE-941 – AEE788 – aerobic metabolism – aerobic respiration – aerodigestive tract – aerosolize – aflatoxin – AFP – AG013736 – AG2037 – AG3340 – AG337 – agent study – agglutinin – aggressive lymphoma – agnogenic myeloid metaplasia – agonist – agranulocytosis – AJCC staging system – alanine aminopeptidase – alanine transferase – alanosine – aldesleukin – alemtuzumab – alendronate sodium – alkalinization – alkylating agent – ALL – all-trans retinoic acid – allogeneic – allogeneic bone marrow transplantation – allogeneic stem cell transplantation – allogenic – allopurinol – Allovectin-7 – aloe-emodin – alopecia – alpha-fetoprotein – Alteplase – altretamine – aluminium sulfate – ALVAC-CEA vaccine – Amanita phalloides – Ambien – amelanotic melanoma – Ames, Bruce – amifostine – amikacin – aminocamptothecin – aminoglutethimide – aminoglycoside antibiotic – aminolevulinic acid – aminopterin – AML – amonafide – amoxicillin – amphotericin B – ampulla – ampulla of Vater – amputation – amsacrine – amylase – amyloidosis – anagrelide – anakinra – anaphylactic shock – anaplastic – anaplastic large cell lymphoma – anaplastic thyroid cancer – anastomosis – anastrozole – androgen – androgen ablation – androgen suppression – androgen-independent – anecdotal report – anemia – anetholtrithione – Angelica root