Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

Describes cells that do not have a protein to which the hormone estrogen will bind. Cancer cells that are estrogen receptor negative do not need estrogen to grow, and usually do not stop growing when ...

generic

Health care; Cancer treatment

Official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.

hydroxyurea

Health care; Cancer treatment

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

inviable

Health care; Cancer treatment

Not able to survive.

lymphatic fluid

Health care; Cancer treatment

The clear fluid that travels through the lymphatic system and carries cells that help fight infections and other diseases. Also called lymph.

mitoguazone dihydrochloride

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance being studied in the treatment of some leukemias and lymphomas. It blocks the growth of cells and may cause cancer cells to die. It is a type of polyamine synthesis inhibitor.

nucleus

Health care; Cancer treatment

In biology, the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes. The nucleus has a membrane around it, and is where RNA is made from the DNA in the chromosomes.