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Adenoma: Small, benign (non cancerous) tumor.

Alternative therapy: Any (glandular) non-traditional cancer treatment used instead of, or in addition to western medical treatment.

Adjuvant therapy: Additional cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy or hormone therapy.

Alopecia:
Hair loss or baldness.

Anemia: Pathological deficiency of red blood cells.
Angiogram: X-ray of the blood vessels.

Antioxidants: Nutrients that may help protect against cancer.

Aspiration: Removal of fluid from a cyst or tumor with a syringe and needle.

Ascites: Excess fluid in the abdominal cavity.

Axillary lymph nodes: Glands in the underarm that filter the lymph fluid.