Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

A type of acupuncture based on a form of Oriental medicine in which treatment is based on a person’s constitution. According to this type of medicine, the constitution is the specific way a person’s ...

donor lymphocyte infusion

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of therapy in which lymphocytes from the blood of a donor are given to a patient who has already received a stem cell transplant from the same donor. The donor lymphocytes may kill remaining ...

etiology

Health care; Cancer treatment

The cause or origin of disease.

genital

Health care; Cancer treatment

Refers to the genitalia (external and internal sex organs and glands).

hypertension

Health care; Cancer treatment

A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. Hypertension usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness. Also ...

iron

Health care; Cancer treatment

An important mineral the body needs to make hemoglobin, a substance in the blood that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. Iron is also an important part of many other ...