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Combined Chemoradiotherapy Treatment
CHEW Community Health Extension Worker
CHL Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
CHR Complete Hematologic Response on BCR/ABL monitoring
CHW Community Health Worker
CIN Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CIS Carcinoma-in-situ
CISH Chromogenic in situ hybridization
CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
CML Chronic myeloid leukaemia
CMR Complete Molecular Response on BCR/ABL monitoring
CNS Central Nervous System
CRC Colorectal cancer
CRM Circumferential margins

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CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Scan Computed Tomography Scan
CXR Chest X-ray
DLBL Di ff use large B-cell lymphoma
DNR Do Not Resuscitate
EBRT External beam radiation therapy
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptors
EMA/Co Etoposide, methotrexate, and dactinomycin/cyclophosphamide
and vincristine
EOL End of Life
EOLC End of Life Care
EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
ESMO European Society of Medical Oncology
ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
ER Estrogen Receptor
EUS Endoscopic ultrasound scan
FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis
FBC Full blood count
FDG-PET Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography
FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
FISH Fluorescence in situ hybridization
FOBT Fecal occult blood test
FNA Fine Needle Aspiration
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
GIST Gastrointestinal stromal tumour
GIT Gastrointestinal tract
GERD Gastroeosophageal reflux disease
GTD Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HCP Health Care Professionals
HCSM Health Commodities and Services Management Program
HER2 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2
HGG High grade glioma
HIV- Human immunosuppressive Virus
HPV Human papillomavirus
HSIL High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
IARC International Agency for research on cancer

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ICD International classification of diseases
IEC Information, education and communication
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IMRT Intensity modulated radiotherapy
KHPF Kenya Health Policy Framework
KS Kaposis sarcoma
IVU Intravenous urography
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LEEP Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
LFT- Liver Function Tests
LGG Low grade glioma
LLETZ Large loop excision of the transformation zone
LSIL Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
LVI Lymphovascular invasion
MCR Major Cytogenetic Response on BCR/ABL monitoring
MDT Multi-Disciplinary Teams
MMR Major Molecular Response
MOH Ministry of Health
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSH Management Science for Health
NCD Non Communicable Dieases
NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NCR Nairobi cancer registry
NPC Nasopharynx cancer
NHL Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
NKC Natural killer cell
NSAIDS Non Steroidal Anti inflammatory Drugs
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
OSCCA Oral squamus cell carcinoma
PC Palliative Care
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PEG Percutanious Endoscopic Gastrsotomy
PEI Percutaneous ethanol injection
PET