Hi,
Seemed a good idea to have a thread where the various abbreviations that are frequently used
on the forums are listed.
Not suggesting more abbreviations be used.
Not suggesting abbreviations be used.
Suggesting we have a list so we know what abbreviations mean.
This forum topic can be used:
To ask what an abbreviation means if not on the list.
Member who knows will post answer.
To add already used abbreviations in the forums to list.
Just post the abbreviation to be added to the list.
If we find out an abbreviation means more than one thing, will post all.
So, if you see an abbreviation listed as meaning one thing and abbreviation
means something else to you, please post.
For simplicity and to have one list, I will try to edit the list with the new additions.
(This will mean that this initial post may have many edits)
With caring and positive thoughts to all,
Grateful for today.................Judy
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ABBREVIATIONS USED ON THE TNBC FORUMSACA Affordable Care Act
ADA Americans with Disabilites Act
Adjuvant chemo Chemotherapy given after surgery.
ALND Axillary lymph node dissection.
AND Axillary Node Dissection
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
AWS Axillary Web Syndrome. Cording.
Infrequent post surgery complication after breast surgery/ALND.
B9 Benign
BIRADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System score.
This indicates the radiologist's opinion of the absence or
likelihood of breast cancer.
BCS Breast Conservation Surgery
BMX Bilateral mastectomy
BRCA 1 /2 Genes prone to multiple mutations found in
some breast cancers. BRCA= BReast CAncer susceptibility
BSO Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
(removal of both tubes and ovaries)
“bump” When one posts on a forum, it brings the forum topic to the top of list.
Sometimes, someone will write “bump” only to bring an important forum
topic to top of list.
BTW By The Way
Bx, BX Biopsy
cCR clinical complete response (to chemo)
On clinical exam after chemo (and sometimes before chemo ended),
no mass felt.
Unfortunately, a cCR does not always mean one will have a pCR.
Chemo Chemotherapy: see addendum below with chemo abbreviations.
CIS Carcinoma In Situ
CTC Circulating Tumor Cells
CTCAE Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.
CTCAE is a descriptive terminology which can be utilized for Adverse
Event (AE) reporting. A grading (severity) scale is provided for each AE term.
http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/CTCAE/CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14_QuickReference_8.5x11.pdfDCIS Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
DD Dose Dense (chemo given more frequently,
usually every 2 weeks)
DH Dear husband
DX Diagnosis
ER+/- Estrogen receptor positive/negative
FORCE FacingOurRiskofCancerEmpowered
http://www.facingourrisk.org/FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
FWIW For What It's Worth, For Whoever Is Wondering
HER2 +/- Human EGF-like Receptor positive/negative
IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer
IDC Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
IMO In My Opinion
IMRT Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
lap. Laparoscopic (surgery done with lapraroscope)
LAVH Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
LBBC LBBC.org Living Beyond Breast Cancer website
LCIS Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
LE Lymphedema. Lower Extremity.
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LVI Lymphatic/vascular invasion or lymphovascular invasion
MO Medical Oncologist
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NED No Evidence of Disease
Neoadjuvant chemo Chemotherapy given before surgery.
PCP Primary Care Physician
pCR pathologic complete response (to chemo)
On pathology exam of surgical specimen after neoadjuvant chemo,
no cancer cells seen.
PM Private message
PR+/- Progesterone receptor positive/negative
RADS Radiation. Radiation therapy
RCB Residual cancer burden
RNI Regional node irradiation.
SABC San Antonio Breast Conference
(Yearly national/international breast cancer conference in Texas)
SE Side Effects
SLB Sentinel lymph node biopsy
SLNB Sentinel lymph node biopsy
St. Gallen St. Gallen (Switzerland) International Breast cancer conference
held every 2 years.
TAH Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
TAH-BSO, TAHBSO Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
TE Tissue Expanders
thread forum topic
TIA Thanks In Advance. Transient Ischemic Attack - mini-stroke
TM Tumor Markers
TMI Too Much Information
TNBC Triple negative breast cancer
TVH Total vaginal hysterectomy
WNL Within Normal Limits
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ADDENDUM WITH CHEMOTHERAPY ABBREVIATIONS
AC
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) and Cyclophosphamide
A – CMF
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) followed by CMFcyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), methotrexate (Amethopterin, Mexate, Folex), and 5-fluorouracil (Fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil)
AC – T
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel (Taxol) or docetaxel (Taxotere). During this regimen, the targeted monoclonal antibody therapy trastuzumab (Herceptin) may be given if the tumor is HER2-positive tumor.
CAF (FAC)
Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and 5-fluorouracil (Fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil)
CEF (FEC)
Cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and 5-fluorouracil (Fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil). This regimen also may be followed by docetaxel (Taxotere).
CMF
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), methotrexate (Amethopterin, Mexate, Folex), and 5-fluorouracil (Fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil)
EC
Epirubicin (Ellence) and cyclophosphamide
TAC
Docetaxel (Taxotere), doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cyclophosphamide
TC
Docetaxel (Taxotere) and cyclophosphamide
TCH
Docetaxel (Taxotere), carboplatin, and trastuzumab (Herceptin) for HER2-positive tumors
Other chemotherapy options (not abbreviations but Trade and generic names.
Besides these commonly used treatment regimens, other chemotherapy agents also are used to treat breast cancer. These include albumin-bound paclitaxel (Abraxane), capecitabine (Xeloda), cisplatin (Platinol), gemcitibine (Gemzar), ixabepilone (Ixempra), mitoxantrone (Novantrone), pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil) and vinorelbine (Navelbine).
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ABBREVIATION TIPSIf you find unknown abbreviations in a paper, look for parenthesized definitions earlier in the paper. E.g. Risk of reccurance (ROR). It is a style convention unique to biomedicine but fairly widely used in medical journals. (courtesy of ds21/David)
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BREAST CANCER/CANCER DICTIONARIESFrom breastcancer.org
http://www.breastcancer.org/dictionary/From UPMC (U of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Cancer Center website:
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Edited by Grateful for today - Feb 27 2013 at 12:33pm