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abnormal (ab-NOHR-mull) - Not normal, not usual. acute (uh-KYOOT) - An illness or condition that occurs suddenly and does not last long. Not chronic. advocate (ADD-voh-kit) - A person who speaks or acts in support of another person. barriers (BARE-ee-yers) - Situations or feelings that stop a person from taking action. benign (bee-NINE) - Not harmful, not cancer. biopsy (BYE-opp-see) - An operation to remove a small piece of tissue from the body which is then checked for signs of disease. breast self-exam (BSE) (brest self ig-ZAM) - A monthly check for signs of breast cancer that a woman can do herself. cancer, cancerous (KAN-ser, KAN-ser-us) - Abnormal cells that grow and take over healthy cells. carcinogen (kar-SIN-oh-jin) - Something that causes cancer. cells (sels) - The smallest units of living matter that make up the tissue and organs of the body. cervical cancer (SUR-vih-kul KAN-ser) - Cancer of the cervix. cervix, cervical (SUR-viks, SUR-vi-kul) - The opening to the uterus, located at the back of the vagina. When a woman gives birth to a baby, the cervix opens to let the baby out. check-up (CHEHK-up) - A visit to a health care provider for a general medical exam when a person is not sick. chemotherapy (kee-moh-THAIR-uh-pee) - A treatment for cancer that uses strong drugs to kill cancer cells. cholesterol (koh-LESS-tur-all) - It is found in fatty foods. A person's body also produces it. Cholesterol can build up in the body and cause heart disease. chronic (KRON-ik) - An illness that lasts a long time. clinical breast exam (KLIN-ih-kul brest ig-ZAM) - When a health care provider carefully feels a woman's breasts for signs of breast cancer. colon (KOH-lin) - Part of the large intestine above the rectum. colorectal cancer (koh-loh-REK-tahl KAN-ser) - Cancer of the colon and rectum. colposcopy (kol-PAW-skoh-pee) - A medical exam where a special instrument is used to look closely at the cells of the vagina and the cervix and to check for cancer. cone biopsy (kohn BYE-opp-see) - An operation to remove cancer cells from the cervix. The operation removes a cone-shaped piece of the cervix. confidential (kon-fih-DEN-shull) - Private. If you have a confidential talk with someone, that person will not tell anyone else what was said. If a form is confidential, only the person who needs that form will read it. No one else will see the form. consent form (kon-SENT form) - A paper a patient signs agreeing to have a medical treatment. cure, curable (Kyoor, KYOOR-uh-bull) - To heal, to make well. A medicine or treatment that makes you healthy again. A disease that can be healed is called curable. cyst (sist) - An abnormal lump or mass in the body that is filled with liquid or gas. Also called a growth.
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