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surgical oncologist
Health care; Cancer treatment
A doctor who performs biopsies and other surgical procedures in cancer patients.
transvaginal ultrasound
Health care; Cancer treatment
A procedure used to examine the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and bladder. An instrument is inserted into the vagina that causes sound waves to bounce off organs inside the pelvis. These ...
carboplatin
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug that is used to treat advanced ovarian cancer that has never been treated or symptoms of ovarian cancer that has come back after treatment with other anticancer drugs. It is also used with ...
computerized tomography
Health care; Cancer treatment
A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called CAT scan, computed tomography scan, ...
disinfectant
Health care; Cancer treatment
Any substance or process that is used primarily on non-living objects to kill germs, such as viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease. Most disinfectants are ...
esophagram
Health care; Cancer treatment
A series of x-ray pictures of the esophagus taken after a patient drinks a liquid containing barium sulfate (a form of the silver-white metallic element barium). The barium sulfate coats and outlines ...
gel electrode
Health care; Cancer treatment
A device that uses a gel to carry an electric current from the skin to a measuring instrument. A sticky patch may hold the gel electrode on the skin so that the electrical activity of the heart or ...
