Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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clinical staging

Health care; Cancer treatment

A method used to determine the stage of cancer (extent of cancer in the body). The clinical stage is based on tests that are done before surgery. These include physical exams, imaging tests, and ...

derivative

Health care; Cancer treatment

In chemistry, a compound produced from or related to another.

endothelin receptor antagonist

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug that blocks the hormone endothelin and may prevent prostate cancer from spreading to the bones. It may also prevent the growth and spread of other types of cancer, including colorectal cancer.

functional magnetic resonance imaging

Health care; Cancer treatment

A noninvasive tool used to observe functioning in the brain or other organs by detecting changes in chemical composition, blood flow, or both.

One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. Interleukin-1 is made mainly by one type of white blood cell, the macrophage, and helps another ...