Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

The length of time after treatment for a specific disease during which a patient survives with no sign of the disease. Disease-free survival may be used in a clinical study or trial to help measure ...

esophagitis

Health care; Cancer treatment

Inflammation of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).

gemcitabine/cisplatin regimen

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 ...

hydrazine sulfate

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance that has been studied as a treatment for cancer and as a treatment for cachexia (body wasting) associated with advanced cancer.

intraventricular infusion

Health care; Cancer treatment

The delivery of a drug into a fluid-filled cavity within the heart or brain.

lymph gland

Health care; Cancer treatment

A rounded mass of lymphatic tissue that is surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue. Lymph glands filter lymph (lymphatic fluid), and they store lymphocytes (white blood cells). They are located ...