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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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congenital leukemia

Health care; Leukemia

The presence of leukemia at the time of birth.

neutrophil

Health care; Leukemia

The principal phagocyte (microbe-eating cell) in the blood. The neutrophil is the main cell that combats infections. Patients with certain blood cancers or patients who have ...

incidence

Health care; Leukemia

The number of newly diagnosed cases for a specific disease or group of diseases during a specific time period, usually a year. When expressed as a rate, it is the number of new ...

stem cell

Health care; Leukemia

These are primitive cells in marrow that are required to make red cells, white cells and platelets (see “hematopoiesis”). Generally, the stem cells are largely found in the marrow ...

performance status

Health care; Leukemia

The performance status semi-quantifies the ability of a patient to perform daily activities. This semi-quantification is very helpful in clinical trials in assessing the state of ...

drug therapy

Health care; Leukemia

The use of chemicals (drugs or medications) to kill malignant cells. Numerous chemicals have been developed for this purpose, and most act to injure the DNA of the cancer cells. ...