Medical English主讲人 兰丽伟.pptx

MedicalEnglish主讲人：兰丽伟

Module7DiseasesTopic38CancerReading

TeachingObjectivesReadthepassageaboutcancertreatmentsopinions.1Learnaboutdifferentcancertreatments.2Grasptheusagesofsubject-specificvocabulary:cancer.3TeachingObjectives

CANCERTREATMENTOPTIONSItcanbeveryfrighteningtobediagnosedwithcancer.Fortunately,todaytherearemanytreatmentoptionsavailable.Youroncologistmaysuggestoneormoreofthesetherapies.Notes：1.diagnosev.诊断2.availableadj.可以利用的3.oncologistn.肿瘤学专家4.therapyn.疗法译文：癌症治疗方案被医生诊断为癌症是一件令人害怕的事情。幸运的是，现今已有多种治疗方案可供选择。肿瘤学专家可能会建议您这些疗法中的其中之一或者更多。Reading：CancerTreatmentsOpinions

Chemotherapy–Chemotherapy(orchemo)isadrug,orcombinationofdrugs,thatkillscancercells.Itcanbetakenorally,thoughthemostcommondeliverymethodisthroughanIVinjection.Chemocanbereceivedinahospitaloroutpatientsetting.Yourdoctormayprescribechemotherapybeforeoraftersurgery.Potentialsideeffectsincludehairloss,fatigue,anddamagetospecificorgans.Notes：5.chemotherapyn.化学疗法6.prescribev.开处方；规定指示；限制，限定7.sideeffects副作用译文：化学疗法：化学疗法（化疗）指能够杀死癌细胞的一种或一组药物。尽管最常用的给药方法是静脉注射，这种药也可口服。患者既可住院接受化疗，也可在门诊进行。医生会在术前或术后采用化疗。可能的副作用包括掉发、疲乏以及脏器损伤。Reading：CancerTreatmentsOpinions

Radiationtherapy–Radiationtherapy,alsocalledradiationoncology,destroyscancercellswithhigh-energyX-rays.Itworksbestoncancercellsthataresplittingveryrapidly.Itimpairsacancercell’sDNA,sothatitcannotgrowordivide.Notes：8.radiationtherapy放射疗法9.splitv.分裂；将…分成若干部分10.impairv.损害；削弱译文放射疗法：放射疗法，也被称为放射肿瘤学，通过高能X射线消灭癌细胞。它对于那些分裂最快的癌细胞效果最佳。放疗可使癌细胞的DNA，也就是脱氧核糖核酸受损，从而防止其继续生长或分裂。Reading：CancerTreatmentsOpinions

Immunotherapy–Immunotherapystrengthensthepatient’simmunesystem.Newantibodiesareintroducedtothepatient’ssystem.Theytargetcancercellsanddestroythem.Notes：11.immunotherapyn.并发症12.immunesystem免疫系统