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epithelial ovarian cancer
Medical; Illness
Ovarian epithelial cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissue covering the ovary.
triple-negative (TN) breast cancer
Medical; Illness
When a pathology report sais that the breast cancer cells tested negative for estrogen receptors (ER-), progesterone receptors (PR-), and HER2 (HER2-).
selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)
Medical; Illness
A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen and raloxifene are SERMs. Also called SERM.
estrogen receptor (ER)
Medical; Illness
A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue and some cancer cells. The hormone estrogen will bind to the receptors inside the ...
progesterone receptor (PR)
Medical; Illness
A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue and some cancer cells. The hormone progesterone will bind to the receptors inside ...
human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2/neu)
Medical; Illness
The HER2/neu protein is involved in the growth of some cancer cells. Also called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 and c-erbB-2 .
immunohistochemistry (IHC)
Medical; Illness
Immunohistochemistry or IHC refers to the process of detecting antigens (e.g., proteins) in cells of a tissue section by exploiting the principle of antibodies binding ...
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