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Dictionary Terms: P

P30 Cancer Center Support Grant

Pacific valerian

paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation

paclitaxel liposome

paclitaxel poliglumex

paclitaxel polyglutamate

paclitaxel-loaded polymeric micelle

Paget disease of bone

Paget disease of the nipple

palliative care

palliative therapy

palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia

palonosetron hydrochloride

palpable disease

pancreatic cancer

pancreatic duct

pancreatic endocrine cancer

pancreatic enzyme

pancreatic function test

pancreatic insulin-producing tumor

pancreatic juice

pancreatic polypeptide

pancreatoduodenectomy

panhypopituitarism

pantothenic acid

Papanicolaou test

papillary dermis

papillary serous carcinoma

papillary thyroid cancer

papillary tumor

papillary-reticular dermal interface

para-aminobenzoic acid

paralytic ileus

paranasal sinus

paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer

paraneoplastic syndrome

parasympathetic nervous system

parathyroid cancer

parathyroid gland

parathyroid hormone

parathyroidectomy

parenteral nutrition

parietal cell vagotomy

parietal pericardium

parietal peritoneum

Parkinson disease

parotid gland cancer

paroxetine hydrochloride

paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

PARP inhibitor AZD2281

PARP-1 inhibitor ABT-888

PARP-1 inhibitor AG014699

PARP-1 inhibitor BSI-201

partial cystectomy

partial hysterectomy

partial laryngectomy

partial mastectomy

partial nephrectomy

partial oophorectomy

partial radical vulvectomy

partial remission

partial response

partial vulvectomy

partial-breast irradiation

passive antibody therapy

pastoral counselor

Paterson-Kelly syndrome

pathologic fracture

pathological stage

pathological staging

pathology report

patient advocate

patient-controlled analgesia

pazopanib hydrochloride

pazopanib hydrochloride

pediatric hematologist

pediatric nurse specialist

pediatric oncologist

pediatric polymeric enteral nutrition formula

pediatric surgeon

peer review process

peer-reviewed scientific journal

PEG-asparaginase

PEG-interferon alfa-2a

PEG-interferon alfa-2b

pegylated arginine deiminase

pegylated liposomal doxorubicin

pelvic examination

pelvic exenteration

pelvic inflammatory disease

pelvic lymphadenectomy

pemetrexed disodium

pentamidine isethionate

pentetic acid calcium

pentosan polysulfate

percutaneous endoscopic tube

percutaneous ethanol injection

percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

performance status

perfusion magnetic resonance imaging

periampullary cancer

pericardial effusion

perillyl alcohol

perineal colostomy

perineal prostatectomy

periodic neutropenia

peripheral blood

peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy

peripheral blood smear

peripheral blood stem cell transplant

peripheral neuropathy

peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor

peripheral stem cell

peripheral stem cell support

peripheral T-cell lymphoma

peripheral venous catheter

peripherally inserted central catheter

peritoneal cancer

peritoneal cavity

peritoneal fluid

peritoneal infusion

peritoneal perfusion

peritoneal washing

pernicious anemia

personal health record

personal history

personal medical history

personalized medicine

pet-facilitated therapy

petroleum jelly

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

phantom limb pain

pharmacogenetics

pharmacogenomics

pharmacokinetics

pharyngeal cancer

phase I detoxification

phase I/II trial

phase II detoxification

phase II/III trial

phase III trial

phenethyl isothiocyanate

phenylketonuria

phenytoin sodium

pheochromocytoma

Philadelphia chromosome

phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase

phospholipid complex

phosphonoformate trisodium

phosphoric acid

phosphorylation

photocoagulation

photodynamic therapy

photon beam radiation therapy

photosensitizer

photosensitizing agent

phyllodes tumor

physical dependence

physical examination

physical medicine specialist

physical therapist

physical therapy

physical touch methods

physician assistant

Physician Data Query

phytohemagglutinin

pineal germinoma

pineal region tumor

piperacillin-tazobactam

pituitary gland

pituitary tumor

placebo therapy

placebo-controlled

placental blood transplantation

plaque radiotherapy

plasma cell myeloma

plasma cell tumor

plasma membrane

plastic surgeon

plastic surgery

platelet-derived growth factor

pleural effusion

pleuropulmonary blastoma

plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor

plexiform neurofibroma

Plummer-Vinson syndrome

pluripotent stem cell

pneumatic larynx

polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant

poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase

poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor

poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

polycystic ovary syndrome

polycythemia vera

polyethylene glycol

polyethylene glycosylated recombinant human megakaryocyte growth and development factor

polyglutamate camptothecin

polymerase chain reaction

polymeric enteral nutrition formula

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel

population risk

population study

porfimer sodium

portal hypertension

positive axillary lymph node

positive predictive value

positive test result

positron emission tomography scan

posterior pelvic exenteration

posterior urethral cancer

post-marketing surveillance trial

postremission therapy

post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

potassium hydroxide

power of attorney

pravastatin sodium

precancerous dermatitis

precancerous dermatosis

precancerous polyps

preclinical study

precursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia

precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma

precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia

precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma

predictive factor

predisposing mutation

premature menopause

premature ovarian failure

premycotic phase

presymptomatic testing

pretracheal space

prevascular space

preventive mastectomy

primary care doctor

primary central nervous system lymphoma

primary CNS lymphoma

primary effusion lymphoma

primary endpoint

primary myelofibrosis

primary ovarian insufficiency

primary therapy

primary treatment

primitive neuroectodermal tumor

principal investigator

procarbazine hydrochloride

prochlorperazine

proctosigmoidoscopy

progesterone receptor

progesterone receptor negative

progesterone receptor positive

progesterone receptor test

prognostic factor

programmed cell death

progression-free survival

progressive disease

proliferative index

prolymphocytic leukemia

promyelocytic leukemia

prophylactic cranial irradiation

prophylactic mastectomy

prophylactic oophorectomy

prophylactic surgery

prospective cohort study

prostaglandin E1

prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2

ProstaScint scan

prostate cancer

prostate-specific antigen

prostate-specific antigen test

prostatic acid phosphatase

prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

prostatocystectomy

protease inhibitor

proteasome inhibitor

Protection of Human Subjects

protective factor

protein expression

protein expression profile

protein kinase B

protein kinase C

protein signature

protein-bound paclitaxel

proteomic profile

proton beam radiation therapy

proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

proton pump inhibitor

pseudomyxoma peritonei

psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy

psychostimulant

PTEN tyrosine phosphatase

PTK787/ZK 222584

pulmonary edema

pulmonary function test

pulmonary rehabilitation education

pulmonary specialist

pulmonary sulcus tumor

purple coneflower

pyrazine diazohydroxide

pyrazoloacridine