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lymphokine-activated killer cell

Health care; Cancer treatment

A white blood cell that is stimulated in a laboratory to kill tumor cells. Also called LAK cell.

A gene that is a mutated (changed) form of a gene involved in normal cell growth. Oncogenes may cause the growth of cancer cells. Mutations in genes that become oncogenes can be inherited or caused ...

parietal cell vagotomy

Health care; Cancer treatment

Surgery to cut the parts of the vagus nerve that cause gastric acid to be made in the stomach. It is done to treat stomach ulcers or other conditions in which the stomach makes too much acid.

positive axillary lymph node

Health care; Cancer treatment

A lymph node in the area of the armpit (axilla) to which cancer has spread. This spread is determined by surgically removing some of the lymph nodes and examining them under a microscope to see ...

red date

Health care; Cancer treatment

The fruit of the jujube plant. It has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

significant

Health care; Cancer treatment

In statistics, describes a mathematical measure of difference between groups. The difference is said to be significant if it is greater than what might be expected to happen by chance alone. Also ...