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Cancer treatment
triamcinolone
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance that is being studied for the prevention of nonmelanoma skin cancer. It is an anti-inflammatory drug that is applied to the skin to relieve irritation, rashes, and infections. It belongs ...
carcinogenesis
Health care; Cancer treatment
The process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
conditioning regimen
Health care; Cancer treatment
The treatments used to prepare a patient for stem cell transplantation (a procedure in which a person receives blood stem cells, which make any type of blood cell). A conditioning regimen may include ...
distant cancer
Health care; Cancer treatment
Refers to cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to distant organs or distant lymph nodes. Also known as distant metastasis.
estramustine
Health care; Cancer treatment
A combination of the hormone estradiol (an estrogen) and nitrogen mustard (an anticancer drug). Used in the palliative therapy of prostate cancer.
hydronephrosis
Health care; Cancer treatment
Abnormal enlargement of a kidney, which may be caused by blockage of the ureter (such as by a kidney stone) or chronic kidney disease that prevents urine from draining into the bladder.
