Meaning of TX and other x's

i see u good people refering to TX and such, what are u talking aboit,just a country boy here..

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  • cureitall66
    cureitall66 Member Posts: 913
    Dx's and Tx's and Rx's...

    Hi nicholson, Here's what I know. Not sure if there are any more to add...LOL. Hope it helps.

    Dx = Diagnosis

    Tx = Treatment

    Rx = Prescription Drug

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    Here's a pretty good list of the ones you'll see.....

    Abbreviations and definitions for common terms.

    We all use abbreviations here and new-comers sometimes have a hard time understanding them.
    SCC - Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Dx - Diagnosis
    Rx - Prescription
    Tx - Therapy? Treatment?
    BOT - Base of tongue
    PEG - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy aka feeding tube

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/dental/tube_feeding.htm

    HPV - Human papillomavirus
    rad - radiation
    ENT - Ear, nose, throat Doctor aka Otolaryngologist
    Glossectomy - Removal of tongue
    Metastasis - Spreading of the cancer
    XRT - Conventional external beam radiation therapy aka EBT
    IMRT - Intensity modulated radiation therapy

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/imrt_radiation.htm

    PET - Positron emission tomography scan
    CT/CAT - Co-axial tomography scan
    EBT - External beam radiation therapy aka XRT
    OCF - Oral Cancer Foundation
    NCI - National Cancer Institute, a sub division of the National Institutes of Health
    CCC - Comprehensive cancer center or clinic; A tumor board at a cancer center will include doctors trained in different disciplines. Having your case presented and evaluated by this type of multidisciplinary team will give you the best options for treatment, considering all possibilities from their different areas of expertise.

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/resources/cancer_centers.htm

    HBO - Hyper-baric oxygen Patient given oxygen under pressure prior to dental surgery.
    Stage - Development of the cancer

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/stages_cancer.htm

    TNM - System for describing the cancer

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/stages_cancer.htm

    NCCN - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (an alliance of 20 leading comprehensive cancer centers).

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/treatment/pdf/head-and-neck.pdf

    Margins - Refers to the margins of biopsied tissue; clean margins indicate that all the visible cancerous cells were removed.
    Biopsy - Removal of sample or whole of suspect tissue

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/detailed_biopsy.htm

    Xerostomia - Dry mouth resulting from reduced or absent saliva flow
    RO - Radiological oncologist
    MO - Medical oncologist
    DO - Dental oncologist

    TORS - TransOral Robotic Surgery
    http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/pennorl/research/tors
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member

    Here's a pretty good list of the ones you'll see.....

    Abbreviations and definitions for common terms.

    We all use abbreviations here and new-comers sometimes have a hard time understanding them.
    SCC - Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Dx - Diagnosis
    Rx - Prescription
    Tx - Therapy? Treatment?
    BOT - Base of tongue
    PEG - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy aka feeding tube

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/dental/tube_feeding.htm

    HPV - Human papillomavirus
    rad - radiation
    ENT - Ear, nose, throat Doctor aka Otolaryngologist
    Glossectomy - Removal of tongue
    Metastasis - Spreading of the cancer
    XRT - Conventional external beam radiation therapy aka EBT
    IMRT - Intensity modulated radiation therapy

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/imrt_radiation.htm

    PET - Positron emission tomography scan
    CT/CAT - Co-axial tomography scan
    EBT - External beam radiation therapy aka XRT
    OCF - Oral Cancer Foundation
    NCI - National Cancer Institute, a sub division of the National Institutes of Health
    CCC - Comprehensive cancer center or clinic; A tumor board at a cancer center will include doctors trained in different disciplines. Having your case presented and evaluated by this type of multidisciplinary team will give you the best options for treatment, considering all possibilities from their different areas of expertise.

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/resources/cancer_centers.htm

    HBO - Hyper-baric oxygen Patient given oxygen under pressure prior to dental surgery.
    Stage - Development of the cancer

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/stages_cancer.htm

    TNM - System for describing the cancer

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/stages_cancer.htm

    NCCN - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (an alliance of 20 leading comprehensive cancer centers).

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/treatment/pdf/head-and-neck.pdf

    Margins - Refers to the margins of biopsied tissue; clean margins indicate that all the visible cancerous cells were removed.
    Biopsy - Removal of sample or whole of suspect tissue

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/detailed_biopsy.htm

    Xerostomia - Dry mouth resulting from reduced or absent saliva flow
    RO - Radiological oncologist
    MO - Medical oncologist
    DO - Dental oncologist

    TORS - TransOral Robotic Surgery
    http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/pennorl/research/tors
    CRS

    And for those with a little of that chemo brain fog..., there is also CRS;

    Can't Remeber Shiot....

     

  • Just George
    Just George Member Posts: 8
    Skiffin16 said:

    CRS

    And for those with a little of that chemo brain fog..., there is also CRS;

    Can't Remeber Shiot....

     

    Come on now, since I just got

    Come on now, since I just got this yesterday, what the heck is NED?

  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member

    Come on now, since I just got

    Come on now, since I just got this yesterday, what the heck is NED?

    NED

    No Evidence of Disease.  NEMD No Evidence of Metastatic Disease.  Our most favorite acronyms!

  • donfoo
    donfoo Member Posts: 1,771 Member

    Come on now, since I just got

    Come on now, since I just got this yesterday, what the heck is NED?

    NED?

    I hope you are kidding? If not NED is the best acronym a cancer survivor can hear. It stands for No Evidence of Disease, meaning a recent scan has not shown any cancer. After a number of NED and you get to 5 years you get this acronym CURED. 

  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member

    Here's a pretty good list of the ones you'll see.....

    Abbreviations and definitions for common terms.

    We all use abbreviations here and new-comers sometimes have a hard time understanding them.
    SCC - Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Dx - Diagnosis
    Rx - Prescription
    Tx - Therapy? Treatment?
    BOT - Base of tongue
    PEG - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy aka feeding tube

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/dental/tube_feeding.htm

    HPV - Human papillomavirus
    rad - radiation
    ENT - Ear, nose, throat Doctor aka Otolaryngologist
    Glossectomy - Removal of tongue
    Metastasis - Spreading of the cancer
    XRT - Conventional external beam radiation therapy aka EBT
    IMRT - Intensity modulated radiation therapy

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/imrt_radiation.htm

    PET - Positron emission tomography scan
    CT/CAT - Co-axial tomography scan
    EBT - External beam radiation therapy aka XRT
    OCF - Oral Cancer Foundation
    NCI - National Cancer Institute, a sub division of the National Institutes of Health
    CCC - Comprehensive cancer center or clinic; A tumor board at a cancer center will include doctors trained in different disciplines. Having your case presented and evaluated by this type of multidisciplinary team will give you the best options for treatment, considering all possibilities from their different areas of expertise.

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/resources/cancer_centers.htm

    HBO - Hyper-baric oxygen Patient given oxygen under pressure prior to dental surgery.
    Stage - Development of the cancer

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/stages_cancer.htm

    TNM - System for describing the cancer

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/stages_cancer.htm

    NCCN - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (an alliance of 20 leading comprehensive cancer centers).

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/treatment/pdf/head-and-neck.pdf

    Margins - Refers to the margins of biopsied tissue; clean margins indicate that all the visible cancerous cells were removed.
    Biopsy - Removal of sample or whole of suspect tissue

    http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/detailed_biopsy.htm

    Xerostomia - Dry mouth resulting from reduced or absent saliva flow
    RO - Radiological oncologist
    MO - Medical oncologist
    DO - Dental oncologist

    TORS - TransOral Robotic Surgery
    http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/pennorl/research/tors
    Love the short hair

    Did you just get your hair cut, or is that an older pic?

    looks great, 

     

    Mike