Prostate Cancer Abbreviations - HealingWell.com Forum

BCR - biochemical recurrance
BILI - bilirubin
BMD - bone mineral density
BMI - Body Mass Index
BP - Bluestein prediction
BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasia (also hypertrophy)
BPSA - baseline PSA (used to mean an initial PSA value taken long before any risk of prostate cancer is suspected or a PSA value at the time of diagnosis)
BRACHY - brachytherapy
BS - bone scan
BTW - by the way
BUN - blood urea nitrogen
B/P - blood pressure
BX - biopsy
CAB - complete androgen blockade (the combination of either surgical or medical castration with an antiandrogen like bicalutamide/Casodex)
CADT - continuous androgen deprivation therapy
CaP - cancer of the prostate
CATH - catheter
CAT SCAN - computerized axial tomography (same as CT scan)
CBC - complete blood count
CDUS - color-flow Doppler ultrasound
CEA - carcinoembryonic antigen
CGA - chromogranin A
CHB - combined hormone blockade (see also CAB, CHT, CHB2, CHT2)
CHB2 - CHB with 2 medications (e.g., Lupron + Casodex)
CHB3 - CHB with 3 medications (e.g. CHB2 + Proscar)
CHBNDT - CHB non-detectable [PSA] time
CHEMO - chemotherapy
CHT - combined hormonal therapy or treatment (see also CAB, CHB)
CHTx3 or CHT3 - see CHB3
CIS - cancer information service (of the National Cancer Institute)
CPA - cyproterone acetate
CP - capsular penetration
CRPC – castration-resistant prostate cancer
CREAT - creatinine
CRYO - cryotherapy, cryoablation, cryosurgery
CS - clinical stage
CT SCAN - computerized tomography (also known as CAT scan or CT scan)
D - diploid
DES – diethylstilbestrol (an estrogen)
DHEA - dihydroepiandrosterone
DHEA-S - DHEA-sulfate
DHT - dihydrotestosterone
DI - diploid index
DIP - diploid
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
DRE - digital rectal examination
DX - diagnosis
DXM - dexamethasone (Decadron)
EBR - external beam radiation
EBRT - external beam radiation therapy
ED – erectile dysfunction
EKG - electrocardiogram
ELISA - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPE - extra prostatic extension
EPO - erythropoeitin (Procrit, Epogen)
EXBT - external beam therapy
EXRT - external radiation therapy
FDA - Food and Drug Administration (USA)
FP – family practitioner
FYA - for your amusement
FYI - for your information
G - Gleason's score
GG - Gleason's grade
GNRH - gonadotropin-releasing hormone (see also LHRH)
GP - general practitioner
GS - Gleason score
HA - hormone ablation
HB - hormone blockade
HC - hydrocortisone
HCT - hemotocrit
HDK - high dose ketoconazole (Nizoral)
HDR – high dose rate (usually pertains to brachytherapy
HEM/ONC – hematologic oncologist
HGB - hemoglobin
HIFU- high intensity focused ultrasound
HMO - health maintenance organization
HPF - high powered field (under a microscope)
HRPC – hormone-refractory (or hormone-resistant) prostate cancer
HT - hormone therapy (same as AAT and ADT)
HX – medical history
IADT – intermittent androgen deprivation therapy
IAS - intermittent androgen suppression
IHT – intermittent hormone therapy
ICHT - intermittent combined hormone therapy
IGRT – image guided radiation therapy
IHT - intermittent hormone therapy
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMNSHO- in my not so humble opinio
IMPT - intensity modulated proton therapy
IMRT – intensity modulated radiation therapy
IVP - intravenous pyelogram
IV - intravenous, into a vein
Keto - ketoconazole (Nizoral)
LAFB - Left Anterior Fascicular Block
LARP – laproscopic robotic prostatectomy
LF - laser fulguration (also: left side or flank)
LHRH - luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
LNCaP - cell line of human prostate cancer used in laboratory studies
LRP - laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
M0-1 – Status of cancer metastasis, subset of staging
MAB - maximal androgen blockade (same as CAB)
MAD - maximal androgen deprivation (same as CAB)
MCP - modified citrus pectin
MD - moderately differentiated, medical doctor
MED/ONC – medical oncologist
MIP - Molecular Imaging Program
MIRs - micro RNA's
MRI - magnetic resonance imaging
N0-N3 - status of cancer in the lymph nodes (subset of staging)
NDPSA - non-detectable PSA
NDX - new diagnosis
NEG - negative
NHB - neoadjuvant hormone blockage
NHT - neoadjuvant hormone therapy
NIH - National Institutes of Health (USA)
NL - nil (non-detectable response)
NP - Narayan prediction
NSAID - Non-Seroidal Anti-Inflamatory Drug (Ibuprophen, Aspirin)
NSE - neuron-specific enolase
ONC - oncologist
ORCH - orchiectomy
P53 - p53 gene
PAACT - Patient Advocates for Advancement in Cancer Therapy
PAP - prostatic acid phosphatase
PARP - poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerase
PBRT - proton beam radiation therapy, or also, prostate bed radiation therapy
PBT - proton beam therapy
PC - prostate cancer
PCa - prostate cancer
PCA3 - prostate cancer gene 3 (a genetic marker for prostate cancer), also used to mean a urine test designed to indentify the presence or absence of this genetic marker (properly “PCA3 test”)
PCD - prostate cancer [personal] digest
PET Scan - Positron emission tomography scan
PD - poorly differentiated
PDQ - Physician's Data Query ( a service of the National Cancer Institute)
PIN - prostatic intraepithelial (or intraductal) neoplasia
PNI - perineural invasion
POS - positive
PP - Partin prediction
PPO - preferred provider organization
PRL – prolactin
PRP – see RPP
PSA - prostate specific antigen
PSA II - prostate-specific antigen type II assay
PSA RT-PCR - PSA reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
PSADT - PSA doubling time
PSAV - PSA velocity
PSM - prostate specific membrane
PSMA - prostate specific membrane antigen
PV - prostate volume
QCT - quantitative computerized tomography (bone density scan)
QOL – quality of life
RAD/ONC – radiation oncologist
RALP – robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (similar to LRP but with “robotic” assistance)
RO – radiation oncologist
RP - radical prostatectomy
RPP - radical perineal prostatectomy
RRP - radical retropubic prostatectomy
RT - radiation therapy; also: right side
RT-PCR or RTPCR - reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
RT PCR PSA - reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction done on PSA
RT PCR PSM - reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction done on PSM
RX – prescription
SE – side effects
SBRT - stereotactic body radiation therapy
SI - seed implantation
SRT - salvage radiation therapy
SVI - seminal vesicle invasion (or involvement)
T - testosterone, also tetraploid
T0-T4 - status of cancer in the prostate itself (subset of staging)
TAB - total androgen blockade
TETRA - tetraploid
TIP - timed intervention periot (time in period)
TOP - time off period
TRT - testosterone replacement therapy
TRUS - transrectal ultrasound
TRUS-P or TRUSP - transrectal ultrasound of the prostate
TTND - time to non-detectable
TURP, TUR/P - transurethral resection of the prostate
TX - treatment
TZ - transition zone (of prostate)
URO - urologist
US - ultrasound
UTI - urinary tract infection
URL - universal resource locator; e.g., an address on the
UTI - urinary track infection
VED - vacuum erection device
WBC - white blood cell count
WBC/HPF - white blood cells counted per high powered field (of a microscope.)
WD - well differentiated
WPRT - whole pelvic radiation therapy
WW - watchful waiting
XRT - external radiation therapy
YO - year(s) old