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recombinant
Health care; Cancer treatment
In genetics, describes DNA, proteins, cells, or organisms that are made by combining genetic material from two different sources. Recombinant substances are made in the laboratory and are being ...
sex cord tumor
Health care; Cancer treatment
A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes. These tumors may release sex hormones. Sex cord tumors include granulosa cell, Sertoli cell, and Leydig cell ...
survivorship
Health care; Cancer treatment
In cancer, survivorship covers the physical, psychosocial, and economic issues of cancer, from diagnosis until the end of life. It focuses on the health and life of a person with cancer beyond the ...
tretinoin
Health care; Cancer treatment
A nutrient that that body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Tretinoin is made in the body from vitamin A and helps cells to grow and develop, especially in the embryo. A form of ...
carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1
Health care; Cancer treatment
A protein that can stimulate an immune response to certain tumors. Also called CAP-1 and CEA peptide-1.
conditioned response
Health care; Cancer treatment
A type of learning in which repeated exposure to something may affect a person’s behavior when they encounter an unrelated object, sound, or smell that occurred at the same time as the initial ...
distal
Health care; Cancer treatment
In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part. For example, the fingers are distal to the shoulder. The opposite is proximal.
