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Cancer treatment
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Cancer treatment
port
Health care; Cancer treatment
An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks. Also called port-a-cath.
recurrent cancer
Health care; Cancer treatment
Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer may come back to the same place as the original (primary) tumor or to ...
signal transduction inhibitor
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance that blocks signals passed from one molecule to another inside a cell. Blocking these signals can affect many functions of the cell, including cell division and cell death, and may kill ...
tumor antigen vaccine
Health care; Cancer treatment
A vaccine made of cancer cells, parts of cancer cells, or pure tumor antigens (substances isolated from tumor cells). A tumor antigen vaccine may stimulate the body's immune system to find and kill ...
