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lung biopsy
Health care; Cancer treatment
The removal of a small piece of lung tissue to be checked by a pathologist for cancer or other diseases. The tissue may be removed using a bronchoscope (a thin, lighted, tube-like instrument that is ...
microwave therapy
Health care; Cancer treatment
A type of treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer ...
nonlytic
Health care; Cancer treatment
In biology, refers to viruses that do not kill infected cells by disrupting their plasma membranes.
pancreatic enzyme
Health care; Cancer treatment
A protein secreted by the pancreas that aids in the digestion of food.
pneumonectomy
Health care; Cancer treatment
Surgery to remove all of one lung. In a partial pneumonectomy, one or more lobes of a lung are removed.
raloxifene hydrochloride
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of the disease or who have osteoporosis. It is also used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in ...
sepsis
Health care; Cancer treatment
The presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
