Cancer treatment

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erythroleukoplakia

Health care; Cancer treatment

An abnormal patch of red and white tissue that forms on mucous membranes in the mouth and may become cancer. Tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol may increase the risk of erythroleukoplakia.

gastroesophageal reflux

Health care; Cancer treatment

The backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach). Also called esophageal reflux and gastric reflux.

hotspot

Health care; Cancer treatment

In genetics, an area of DNA that is likely to mutate (change).

lung

Health care; Cancer treatment

One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.

microwave acupuncture

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of acupuncture in which a microwave device is attached to an acupuncture needle to give microwave radiation at an acupuncture point.

In medicine, it describes a procedure that does not require inserting an instrument through the skin or into a body opening. In cancer, it describes disease that has not spread outside the tissue in ...