Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

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

limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Health care; Cancer treatment

Cancer is found in one lung, the tissues between the lungs, and nearby lymph nodes only.

mesenteric membrane

Health care; Cancer treatment

The peritoneal membrane that attaches the intestines to the abdominal wall near the back.

neurofibromatosis type 1

Health care; Cancer treatment

A rare genetic condition that causes brown spots and tumors on the skin, freckling in skin areas not exposed to the sun, tumors on the nerves, and developmental changes in the nervous system, ...

esophagectomy

Health care; Cancer treatment

An operation to remove a portion of the esophagus.

gemcitabine/cisplatin

Health care; Cancer treatment

A chemotherapy combination used to treat malignant mesothelioma, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, advanced bladder cancer, advanced cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, and epithelial ovarian ...