20 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Health care > Cancer treatment
Cancer treatment
Industry: Health care
Add a new termContributors in Cancer treatment
Cancer treatment
recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
Health care; Cancer treatment
A form of tissue plasminogen activator that is made in the laboratory. It helps dissolve blood clots and is used to treat heart attacks, strokes, and clots in the lungs. It is also being studied in ...
shave biopsy
Health care; Cancer treatment
A procedure in which a skin abnormality and a thin layer of surrounding skin are removed with a small blade for examination under a microscope. Stitches are not needed with this procedure.
syndrome
Health care; Cancer treatment
A set of symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest the presence of a certain disease or an increased chance of developing the disease.
carcinoma in situ
Health care; Cancer treatment
A group of abnormal cells that remain in the place where they first formed. They have not spread. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. Also called stage 0 ...
congenital
Health care; Cancer treatment
A condition or trait present at birth. It may be the result of genetic or non-genetic factors.
disulfiram
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug that slows the metabolism of retinoids, allowing them to act over a longer period of time.
