Cancer treatment

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meridian

Health care; Cancer treatment

In traditional Chinese medicine, one of 20 channels that form a network through which qi (the body's vital energy) flows and that connect the body’s acupuncture sites.

neurofibroma

Health care; Cancer treatment

A benign tumor that develops from the cells and tissues that cover nerves.

phagocyte

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells. It can also boost immune responses. Monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils are ...

physiatrist

Health care; Cancer treatment

A doctor who specializes in physical medicine (the prevention and treatment of disease or injury with physical methods, such as exercise and machines). Also called physical medicine specialist.

religion

Health care; Cancer treatment

A set of beliefs and practices that center on questions about the meaning of life and may involve the worship of a supreme being.

sarcoid

Health care; Cancer treatment

An inflammatory disease marked by the formation of granulomas (small nodules of immune cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs. Sarcoid may be acute and go away by itself, or it may be ...