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Cancer treatment
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Cancer treatment
modality
Health care; Cancer treatment
A method of treatment. For example, surgery and chemotherapy are treatment modalities.
octreotide
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug similar to the naturally occurring growth hormone inhibitor somatostatin. Octreotide is used to treat diarrhea and flushing associated with certain types of tumors.
parenteral nutrition
Health care; Cancer treatment
A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein. Parenteral nutrition does not use the digestive system. It may be given to people who are unable to absorb nutrients through the intestinal tract ...
port-a-cath
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An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks.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.
red blood cell
Health care; Cancer treatment
A cell that carries oxygen to all parts of the body. Also called erythrocyte and RBC.
signaling pathway
Health care; Cancer treatment
Describes a group of molecules in a cell that work together to control one or more cell functions, such as cell division or cell death. After the first molecule in a pathway receives a signal, it ...
systemic chemotherapy
Health care; Cancer treatment
Treatment with anticancer drugs that travel through the blood to cells all over the body.
