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Hi,

"BSO" is used on some posts/signatures..
Just added "BSO" (bilateral salpingo- oophorectomy:removal of both tubes and both ovaries)
to above list of abbreviations.
Also added, TAH, lap.

If there are other abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
please post the abbreviation.    It will eventually be added to the above list.
This will help the above list to be more complete........and more helpful especially to the newer
members.

The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

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Hi Judy,

These have been used here and on breast cancer dot org.   Forgive me if there's any repetition to the already posted list- in which case just ignore. Thanks for your contributions to these resources.

AND - axillary node dissection
CIS - carcinoma in situ
TE -  tissue expanders
SE -  side effects
LAVH- laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
TAH-BSO, TAHBSO - total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
TVH - total vaginal hysterectomy
BIRADS - Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System score. This indicates the radiologist's opinion of the absence or likelihood of breast cancer.
LCIS - lobular carcinoma in situ
LD flap - Latissimus Dorsi Flap
LE-  Lymphedema
RADS - Radiation; Radiotherapy
TIA - thanks in advance
TM - tumor markers
TMI - too much information
WNL- within normal limits
LVI - lymphatic/vascular invasion or lymphovascular invasion


Edited by mindy555 - Jul 07 2012 at 12:47pm
Dx July 2011 56 yo
Stage I IDC,TN,Grade 3
Grew to Stage IIa- No ev of node involve- BRCA1+ chondroid metaplasia
Daughter also BRCA1+
Mass grew on Taxol
FEC 6x better
BMX 3/19/12 pCR NED
BSO 6/2012
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Mindy,

Thanks........the abbreviations you posted above have been added to the master list on page 1.
Great additions.

Also added:
St. Gallen = St Gallen (Switzerland) International Breast Cancer Conference. Held every 2 years.
From the last conference in 2011:
(Remember info from 2011 and some things may have changed)
( As usual, one needs to be careful whether the information is for all types of breast cancer combined
together.....or if there is any information given specifically for TNBC)   
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3100376/    
http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/06/27/annonc.mdr304.full

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The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

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"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.

If there are abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
please post the abbreviation on this thread...........some one will respond. Then, it will
eventually be added to the above list. This will help the above list to be more complete........
and more helpful especially to the newer members.

The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

Thanks.

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"Bump". The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.


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.

If there are abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
please post the abbreviation on this thread...........some one will respond. Then, it will
eventually be added to the above list. This will help the above list to be more complete........
and more helpful especially to the newer members.

The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

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"Bump". The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.
"Bumping" for members who have joined since August 31.


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.

If there are abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
please post the abbreviation on this thread...........some one will respond. Then, it will
eventually be added to the above list. This will help the above list to be more complete........
and more helpful especially to the newer members.

The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

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BUMPING FOR NEW MEMBERS
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New Members ....and others.       FYI: especially if you are BRCA 1/2 positive

"FORCE" used recently in a thread.
Refers to: FacingOurRiskof CancerEmpowered
    http://www.facingourrisk.org/

FORCE is the only national nonprofit organization devoted to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. It's mission includes support, education, advocacy, awareness, and research specific to hereditary breast
and ovarian cancer. Programs serve anyone with a BRCA mutation or a family history of cancer.

FORCE has been added to the master list of abbreviations on 1st post on page 1.

If there are abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
please post the abbreviation on this thread...........some one will respond. Then, it will
eventually be added to the above list. This will help the above list to be more complete........
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The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

Other BRCA related forum threads:
   http://forum.tnbcfoundation.org/very-important-news-re-tnbc-brca-testing_topic8458_page1.html?KW=BRCA
   http://forum.tnbcfoundation.org/important-tnbc-studyking-lab_topic9642.html


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Some clinical trials are now referring to: CTCAE.
CTCAE = Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events

CTCAE added to abbreviation on 1st post on page 1.
Additional info at:
http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/CTCAE/CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14_QuickReference_8.5x11.pdf

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The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.


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"BMX"   bilateral mastectomy was just added to abbreviation list.

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"Bump". The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.
"Bumping" for members who have joined since Dec 2012.


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.

If there are abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
please post the abbreviation on this thread...........some one will respond. Then, it will
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The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.

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THANKS EVERYONE IM GOING TO COPY AND REFER TO THIS OFTEN, I FELT LIKE IWAS READING GERMAN AT TIMES , THIS WILL HELP BECK
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote arabella Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Feb 17 2013 at 10:47am
I was looking for this list the other day, Beck, and didn't know where to locate it.  Thanks for bringing it up.

Does BX mean biopsy???

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Kaye,

According to at least 2 medical abbreviations lists:
           Bx = biopsy

According to at least 2 other medical abbreviations lists:
          BX =    biopsy
                      Bacitracin X
                      Bithorax

Thanks for asking.   Looks like both BX and Bx are used for biopsy.
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Thanks, Judy.  On my path report for first surgery, it refers to my BX.  Then on my second surgery, which was the lumpectomy, that path report  refers to lumpectomy as a BX, so I thought it meant biopsy...I wondered why they didn't use some form of abbreviation for lumpectomy.
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Arabella,

Not sure why the "lumpectomy" was referred to as "BX".   That is confusing.
Wondering if it could have been a typo.
Maybe ask surgeon's office to check about lumpectomy being referred to as BX with the pathology
department.
If there was a typo, consider asking to have the report corrected.


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Thanks, Judy....I thought that was weird.  
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If you look up the words in the dictionary, the explanation is almost interchangeable. 10 years ago, the terms while not as technical were used for the same in a dictionary.
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"Bump". The master list of forum abbreviations is found in the 1st post on page 1.
"Bumping" for members who have joined since February 18, 2013.


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.

If there are abbreviations you have seen on the forums and do not find on the list above,
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bumping for new members 
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