Tests, Procedures and Treatments
When the care team at City of Hope® is developing a diagnosis or treatment plan for cancer and other conditions, they may order a variety of tests and/or recommend certain procedures or treatment options. It’s important to ask the care team about terms that are unfamiliar to develop a solid understanding of what’s happening and to make informed decisions about the road ahead.
The following list includes some of the tests, procedures and treatments that may be part of the diagnosis and care plan.
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- BCG treatment
- BI-RADs Category: Understanding results
- Bispecific antibodies
- Biopsy
- Blood stem cell and bone marrow transplant
- Blood stem cell and bone marrow transplant (pediatric)
- Blood transfusion
- Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration
- BRAF mutation
- Brain shunt
- Breast biopsy
- Breast cancer chemotherapy
- Breast cancer genetic testing
- Breast cancer hormone receptor status
- Breast cancer hormone therapy
- Breast cancer immunotherapy
- Breast cancer radiation therapy
- Breast cancer risk assessment
- Breast cancer self-exam (BSE)
- Breast cancer surgery
- Breast cancer targeted therapy
- Breast MRI
- Breast reconstruction: Flap surgery
- Breast reconstruction: Implants
- Breast reconstruction: Nipple reconstruction and tattoos
- Breast reconstruction: Tissue expanders
- Breast ultrasound
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- PALB2 mutation
- Pancreatectomy
- Pap test
- Paracentesis
- Pneumonectomy
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
- Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC)
- Prostate artery embolization
- Prostate biopsy
- Prostate cancer hormone therapy
- Prostate cancer immunotherapy
- Prostate cancer radiation therapy
- Prostate cancer targeted therapy
- Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
- Prostatectomy
- Pulmonary lung wedge resection
- Punch Biopsy
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