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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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cardiac sarcoma

Health care; Cancer treatment

A rare cancer that develops in tissues of the heart. Also called heart cancer.

connecting peptide

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance made by the pancreas. Connecting peptide and insulin are both part of a larger molecule that gets split apart before being released into the blood. Abnormal blood ...

dolastatin 10

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It binds to a protein that cells need to divide and it may kill cancer cells. Dolastatin 10 comes from a marine organism. It ...

ethiodized oil

Health care; Cancer treatment

A form of poppy seed oil that contains iodine. Ethiodized oil is given by injection and builds up in the blood and lymph vessels in tumors. It is used for imaging (taking ...

genetic susceptibility

Health care; Cancer treatment

An inherited increase in the risk of developing a disease. Also called genetic predisposition.

hypernephroma

Health care; Cancer treatment

The most common type of kidney cancer. It begins in the lining of the renal tubules in the kidney. The renal tubules filter the blood and produce urine. Also called renal cell ...