Глоссарий (Медицинская энциклопедия)
- Radiation therapy
- X-ray treatment that damages or kills cancer cells.
- Radiologist
- A doctor who specializes in the use of x-rays to diagnose and treat disease.
- Recurrence
- The reappearance of a disease after a period of remission.
- Red blood cells (Erythrocytes)
- Cells in the blood that deliver oxygen to tissues and take carbon dioxide from them.
- Red blood count (RBC)
- The number of red blood cells seen in a blood sample.
- Regression
- The shrinkage of cancer growth.
- Relapse
- The reappearance of a disease after its apparent cessation.
- Remission
- Complete or partial disappearance of the signs and symptoms of disease.
- Risk factor
- Anything that increases a person's chances of developing cancer, for example, smoking and lung cancer.
