Need explanation of definitions

ketziah35

What is NED and CEA?

abrub

Definitions
NED is No Evidence of Disease

CEA is the abbreviation of a tumor marker that is measured in blood tests - it tends to be elevated when colon cancer is active. CEA = CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen

Kathleen808

definitions
From our friends at the Colon Club

ACRONYM ABBREVIATIONS:

ac = before meals
ADL = activities of daily life (eating, dressing, showering, etc.)
Anti-angiogenesis - the process of stopping new blood vessels from forming
APR = anterior perineal resection
Bevacizumab (Avastin) - a drug used to stop new blood vessels from forming
BID = twice a day
CBC – Complete Blood Count – see expanded explanation below
CEA - Carcino-embryonic Antigen - this is a tumor marker for Colon Cancer.
Cetuximab (Erbitux) - HELP!
CR = Complete response to chemotherapy
CR = Complete response to chemotherapy
CRC - colorectal cancer
DH - Dear Husband
DFS - disease free survival - used to describe the time that a patient is NED
DX - diagnosis
EGFR - Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor - the key to Erbitux and Vectibix's actions
FOLFIRI - chemo regimen using 5-FU, Leucovorin and Irinotecan (Camptosar)
FOLFOX - chemo regimen using 5-FU, Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)
HIPEC - heated chemotherapy used to wash out the peritoneal/abdominal cavity
hs = at bed time
HNPCC - a genetic condition which runs in families and indicates a predisposition to GI and OB-GYN cancers.
KRAS - a part of the DNA of the cancer cell which they now know has a connection to whether the EGFR class of drugs will be effective on your cancer.
KRASmt - Mutant Type - means that the cancer's KRAS gene HAS mutated, and thus is unlikely to respond to the EGFR drugs
KRASwt - Wild Type - means that the cancer's KRAS gene has not mutated and will respond to the EGFR drugs
LAR – Low Anterior Resection – surgery used for rectal cancer
LAR = low anterior resection
LN - Lymph node
mCRC - metastatic colorectal cancer
Met - metastasis
MRD - minimal residual disease
NED - no evidence of disease
NG tube (nasogastric tube)
OS - overall survival
Oxi - shorthand for Oxaliplatin
Panitumibab (Vectibix) - HELP!
pc = after meals
PD = Progressive disease while on chemotherapy
PD = Progressive disease while on chemotherapy
PFS - progression free survival - used to describe the time that a patient is stable, or showing no worsening/progression of the disease
PR = Partial response to chemotherapy
PR = Partial response to chemotherapy
PRN - 'pro ne rata' meaning when necessary
PS - Performance Status - a term used to describe your overall ability to function, dressing yourself, eating, physical activity, etc.
PSD - peritoneal surface disease - means that the cancer has spread to the abdominal cavity and is on the surface of the organs rather than within the organs
PX - prognosis
QD = every day
QID = four times a day
QOD = every other day
RCa = rectal cancer
RFA - Radio Frequency Ablation
Temp = temporary, as in “temp ileo”
TID - three times a day
TNM – a system of staging cancer
TPE or CPE = total (or complete) pelvic exenteration (used to be called pelvic evisceration). It's complete removal of all remaining organs in the pelvis, including the bladder, and usually requires double ostomies.
TPN = total parenteral nutrition, or nutrient liquid delivered via IV or PICC line.
TX - treatment
VEGF - Vascular endothelial growth factor - the part of the cancer cell dealing with new blood vessel formation
XELIRI - Xeloda and Irinotecan
Xeloda (Capecitabine) - Oral 5-FU (pill form)
XELOX - Xeloda and Oxaliplatin - also called CAPOX for CAPecitabine and OXaliplatin

Definition of Anatomic orientation terms

Anatomic orientation terms: In anatomy, certain terms are used to denote orientation. For example, a structure may be horizontal, as opposed to vertical.

Some of the terms of anatomic orientation are as follows:

* Anterior: The front, as opposed to the posterior.
* Anteroposterior: From front to back, as opposed to posteroanterior.
* Caudad: Toward the feet (or tail in embryology), as opposed to cranial.
* Caudal: Pertaining to, situated in, or toward the tail or the hind part. Or below another structure.
* Cranial: Toward the head, as opposed to caudad.
* Deep: Away from the exterior surface or further into the body, as opposed to superficial.
* Distal: Further from the beginning, as opposed to proximal.
* Dorsal: The back, as opposed to ventral.
* Horizontal: Parallel to the floor, a plane passing through the standing body parallel to the floor.
* Inferior: Below, as opposed to superior.
* Inferolateral: Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral.
* Lateral: Toward the left or right side of the body, as opposed to medial.
* Medial: In the middle or inside, as opposed to lateral.
* Posterior: The back or behind, as opposed to the anterior.
* Posteroanterior: From back to front, as opposed to anteroposterior.
* Pronation: Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is down (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg with the sole down), as opposed to supination.
* Prone: With the front or ventral surface downward (lying face down), as opposed to supine.
* Proximal: Toward the beginning, as opposed to distal.
* Sagittal: A vertical plane passing through the standing body from front to back. The mid-sagittal, or median plane, splits the body into left and right halves.
* Superficial: On the surface or shallow, as opposed to deep.
* Superior: Above, as opposed to inferior.
* Supination: Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is upward (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg), as opposed to pronation.
* Supine: With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed to prone.
* Transverse: A horizontal plane passing through the standing body parallel to the ground.
* Ventral: Pertaining to the abdomen, as opposed to dorsal.
* Vertical: Upright, as opposed to horizontal.

KathiM

Kathleen808 said:

definitions
From our friends at the Colon Club

ACRONYM ABBREVIATIONS:

ac = before meals
ADL = activities of daily life (eating, dressing, showering, etc.)
Anti-angiogenesis - the process of stopping new blood vessels from forming
APR = anterior perineal resection
Bevacizumab (Avastin) - a drug used to stop new blood vessels from forming
BID = twice a day
CBC – Complete Blood Count – see expanded explanation below
CEA - Carcino-embryonic Antigen - this is a tumor marker for Colon Cancer.
Cetuximab (Erbitux) - HELP!
CR = Complete response to chemotherapy
CR = Complete response to chemotherapy
CRC - colorectal cancer
DH - Dear Husband
DFS - disease free survival - used to describe the time that a patient is NED
DX - diagnosis
EGFR - Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor - the key to Erbitux and Vectibix's actions
FOLFIRI - chemo regimen using 5-FU, Leucovorin and Irinotecan (Camptosar)
FOLFOX - chemo regimen using 5-FU, Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)
HIPEC - heated chemotherapy used to wash out the peritoneal/abdominal cavity
hs = at bed time
HNPCC - a genetic condition which runs in families and indicates a predisposition to GI and OB-GYN cancers.
KRAS - a part of the DNA of the cancer cell which they now know has a connection to whether the EGFR class of drugs will be effective on your cancer.
KRASmt - Mutant Type - means that the cancer's KRAS gene HAS mutated, and thus is unlikely to respond to the EGFR drugs
KRASwt - Wild Type - means that the cancer's KRAS gene has not mutated and will respond to the EGFR drugs
LAR – Low Anterior Resection – surgery used for rectal cancer
LAR = low anterior resection
LN - Lymph node
mCRC - metastatic colorectal cancer
Met - metastasis
MRD - minimal residual disease
NED - no evidence of disease
NG tube (nasogastric tube)
OS - overall survival
Oxi - shorthand for Oxaliplatin
Panitumibab (Vectibix) - HELP!
pc = after meals
PD = Progressive disease while on chemotherapy
PD = Progressive disease while on chemotherapy
PFS - progression free survival - used to describe the time that a patient is stable, or showing no worsening/progression of the disease
PR = Partial response to chemotherapy
PR = Partial response to chemotherapy
PRN - 'pro ne rata' meaning when necessary
PS - Performance Status - a term used to describe your overall ability to function, dressing yourself, eating, physical activity, etc.
PSD - peritoneal surface disease - means that the cancer has spread to the abdominal cavity and is on the surface of the organs rather than within the organs
PX - prognosis
QD = every day
QID = four times a day
QOD = every other day
RCa = rectal cancer
RFA - Radio Frequency Ablation
Temp = temporary, as in “temp ileo”
TID - three times a day
TNM – a system of staging cancer
TPE or CPE = total (or complete) pelvic exenteration (used to be called pelvic evisceration). It's complete removal of all remaining organs in the pelvis, including the bladder, and usually requires double ostomies.
TPN = total parenteral nutrition, or nutrient liquid delivered via IV or PICC line.
TX - treatment
VEGF - Vascular endothelial growth factor - the part of the cancer cell dealing with new blood vessel formation
XELIRI - Xeloda and Irinotecan
Xeloda (Capecitabine) - Oral 5-FU (pill form)
XELOX - Xeloda and Oxaliplatin - also called CAPOX for CAPecitabine and OXaliplatin

Definition of Anatomic orientation terms

Anatomic orientation terms: In anatomy, certain terms are used to denote orientation. For example, a structure may be horizontal, as opposed to vertical.

Some of the terms of anatomic orientation are as follows:

* Anterior: The front, as opposed to the posterior.
* Anteroposterior: From front to back, as opposed to posteroanterior.
* Caudad: Toward the feet (or tail in embryology), as opposed to cranial.
* Caudal: Pertaining to, situated in, or toward the tail or the hind part. Or below another structure.
* Cranial: Toward the head, as opposed to caudad.
* Deep: Away from the exterior surface or further into the body, as opposed to superficial.
* Distal: Further from the beginning, as opposed to proximal.
* Dorsal: The back, as opposed to ventral.
* Horizontal: Parallel to the floor, a plane passing through the standing body parallel to the floor.
* Inferior: Below, as opposed to superior.
* Inferolateral: Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral.
* Lateral: Toward the left or right side of the body, as opposed to medial.
* Medial: In the middle or inside, as opposed to lateral.
* Posterior: The back or behind, as opposed to the anterior.
* Posteroanterior: From back to front, as opposed to anteroposterior.
* Pronation: Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is down (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg with the sole down), as opposed to supination.
* Prone: With the front or ventral surface downward (lying face down), as opposed to supine.
* Proximal: Toward the beginning, as opposed to distal.
* Sagittal: A vertical plane passing through the standing body from front to back. The mid-sagittal, or median plane, splits the body into left and right halves.
* Superficial: On the surface or shallow, as opposed to deep.
* Superior: Above, as opposed to inferior.
* Supination: Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is upward (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg), as opposed to pronation.
* Supine: With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed to prone.
* Transverse: A horizontal plane passing through the standing body parallel to the ground.
* Ventral: Pertaining to the abdomen, as opposed to dorsal.
* Vertical: Upright, as opposed to horizontal.

And, on the texting side...
LOL...Laugh out loud
LMAO...Laughing my arse off
ROFL...Roll on Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO...Roll on Floor Laughing my arse off

(Trust ME to come up with all the laughing ones...lol!)

TTFN...Ta Ta for Now (Tigger says this....I identify sooooo much with Tigger!)

BRB...Be Right Back...

Oh, and NERD....No Evidence of Risidual Disease...another twist on NED

Hugs, Kathi

ketziah35

KathiM said:

And, on the texting side...
LOL...Laugh out loud
LMAO...Laughing my arse off
ROFL...Roll on Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO...Roll on Floor Laughing my arse off

(Trust ME to come up with all the laughing ones...lol!)

TTFN...Ta Ta for Now (Tigger says this....I identify sooooo much with Tigger!)

BRB...Be Right Back...

Oh, and NERD....No Evidence of Risidual Disease...another twist on NED

Hugs, Kathi

Thanks.

Thanks.

John23

EGADS


Everyone's
Got
A
Damned
Shirt.

Acronyms

LTM

RickMurtagh

KathiM said:

And, on the texting side...
LOL...Laugh out loud
LMAO...Laughing my arse off
ROFL...Roll on Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO...Roll on Floor Laughing my arse off

(Trust ME to come up with all the laughing ones...lol!)

TTFN...Ta Ta for Now (Tigger says this....I identify sooooo much with Tigger!)

BRB...Be Right Back...

Oh, and NERD....No Evidence of Risidual Disease...another twist on NED

Hugs, Kathi

PMP - peed my pants!

PMP - peed my pants!

mommyof2kds

John23 said:

EGADS


Everyone's
Got
A
Damned
Shirt.

Acronyms

LTM

Arse. now thats a word I
Arse. now thats a word I haven't heard in a while.. LOL