Meaning of abreveations

[Joecarver]

How can I access the list of meanings of abreveations

[Javelin18]

Here’s a list of acronyms from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2...

[Javelin18 in reply to Javelin18]

Here are some more to add to their list

AS. Active Surveillance

LINAC Linear Accelerator

Lu Lutetium

MeV Million Electron Volts

MSK Memorial Sloan Kettering

PSCA Prostate Stern Cell Antigen

PET. Positron Emission Tomography

PSMA Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen

U of C University of Chicago

UCLA. University of California Los Angeles

UCSF. University of California Los Angeles

VA. Veterans Administration

[Rich_Rad]

This may be helpful:

The following is a (non-comprehensive) list of abbreviations that you may come across in reading about prostate cancer. The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink thanks Tony Crispino for his initial development of this helpful list, which will undoubtedly grow over time.

•AAT = androgen ablation therapy (same as ADT and HT)

•AAWR = anti-androgen withdrawal response

•ABDCTSCAN = abdominal CAT scan

•ACS = American Cancer Society

•ACTH = adrenal corticotropic hormone (also known as corticotropin)

•ADT = androgen deprivation therapy (same as AAT and HT)

•ADT3 = triple androgen deprivation therapy (same as ADT but with the addition of finasteride/Proscar or dutasteride/Avodart)

•AG = aminoglutethemide

•AFUD = American Foundation for Urologic Disease (no longer exists; now replaced by the AUA Foundation)

•ALK PHOS = alkaline phosphatase

•ALT = alanine aminotransferase

•ANEUP = aneuploid

•AS = active surveillance

•ASCO = American Society of Clinical Oncology

•AST = aspartate aminotransferase

•ASTRO = American Society for [Therapeutic] Radiology and Oncology

•AT = aneuploid/tetraploid

•AUA = American Urological Association

•AUS = artificial urinary sphincter

•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 either 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)

•CaP = cancer of the prostate

•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

•DART = dynamic adaptive radiation therapy

•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)

•FLA = focal laser ablation

•FP = family practitioner

•FYA = for your amusement

•FYI = for your information

•G = Gleason score

•GG = Gleason 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 (as in HDR 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

•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 opinion

•IMRT = intensity-modulated radiation therapy

•IPP = inflatable (or sometimes internal) penile prosthesis

•IVP = intravenous pyelogram

•IV = intravenous, into a vein

•Keto = ketoconazole (Nizoral)

•LAFB = left anterior fascicular block

•LARP = laproscopic robotic prostatectomy (see also RALP)

•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 = laproscopic radical prostatectomy

•M0-M1 = 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 or medical doctor

•MED/ONC = medical oncologist

•MRI = magnetic resonance imaging

•N0-N3 = status of cancer in the lymph nodes (subset of staging)

•NCI = National Cancer Institute (USA)

•NDPSA = non-detectable PSA

•NEG = negative

•NHB = neoadjuvant hormone blockade

•NHT = neoadjuvant hormone therapy

•NIH = National Institutes of Health (USA)

•NL = nil (non-detectable response)

•NP = Narayan prediction

•NSAID = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, examples include things like aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), and ibuprofen

•NSE = neuron-specific enolase

•ONC = oncologist

•ORCH = orchiectomy

•P53 = p53 gene

•PAACT = Patient Advocates for Advancement in Cancer Therapy

•PAP = prostatic acid phosphatase

•PBRT = proton beam radiation therapy or prostate bed radiation 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

•PD = poorly differentiated

•PDQ = Physician’s Data Query (a service of the National Cancer Institute)

•PHI or phi = Prostate Health Index (a commercially available test for prostate cancer-associated risk derived from the original PSA test and related data)

•PIN = prostatic intraepithelial (or intraductal) neoplasia

•PI-RADS = prostate imaging-recording and data system (used in assessment and evaluation of MRI scans for risk of prostate cancer)

•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 RTPCR = 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

•PZ = peripheral zone (of the prostate)

•QOL = quality of life

•RAD/ONC = radiation oncologist

•RALP = robot-assisted laproscopic 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

•RTPCR PSA = reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction done on PSA

•RTPCR PSM = reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction done on PSM

•RX = prescription

•SBRT = stereotactic body radiation therapy

•SE = side effects

•SI = seed implantation

•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

•TRT = testosterone replacement therapy

•TRUS – transrectal ultrasound

•TRUS-P or TRUSP = transrectal ultrasound of the prostate

•TTND – time to non-detectable

•TURP or TUR/P = transurethral resection of the prostate

•TX = treatment

•TZ = transition zone (of prostate)

•URO = urologist

•US = ultrasound

•UTI = urinary track infection

•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

[Javelin18 in reply to Rich_Rad]

Wow, very impressive list

[rscic]

IMO, the 1st time an abbreviation is used in a post it might be best to note what it is .... example: AS (Active Surveillance) .... this is done in ALL research papers &, given the much less general knowledge of those who access this site, might provide an advantage to those who access this site as well. Just a thought.

[dhccpa in reply to rscic]

Yes

[Javelin18]

I agree completely. It’s more work for the writer, but rule I learned long ago is, “Easy writing, is hard reading.”

[cesces]

That's always been a real problem on this forum.

Sometimes it seems people use acronyms, often just made up ones, to show they are in the know. Including self admitted newbies.

Sometimes, it's just easier when typing on a phone.

I have seen some go heavy into jargon to win an argument.

I think on a forum to help others, including especially newbies, it's bad form not to write out the acronym on first use.

This forum should not be about you, it should be about others.

[j-o-h-n]

And they forgot the most important one F C = Fuck Cancer.....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 01/16/2022 2:36 PM EST

[Joecarver]

The best one john

[Stoneartist]

Since almost all on this site are pushing the years, we dont have the memory abilities we once had. This means that on input from guys who love abbreviations - we have to look up every time - makes reading much harder - especially when we also have to look up the unabreviated version also. My life is full of actiivities other than following PCa news so I really do appreciate when folks take the time to formulate their input in a way which is easily understandable. Thanks

[Darryl Partner]

Here: healthunlocked.com/advanced...

[33Ford]

These list seem to be missing a lot of the commonly used ones, such as SOC, Standard of Care, and many others.

A few more I see fairly often:

OS - Overall Survival

Gy - Grays (units of radiation)

CT - Chemo Therapy

mCRPC - metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer