Cancer treatment

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lymphocytic

Health care; Cancer treatment

Refers to lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).

mitoxantrone

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer that does not respond to hormones, adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and advanced or chronic multiple sclerosis. It is also being studied in the ...

nutritional status

Health care; Cancer treatment

The state of a person’s health in terms of the nutrients in his or her diet.

parathyroid gland

Health care; Cancer treatment

One of four pea-sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid. The parathyroid hormone made by these glands increases the calcium level in the blood.

porcine

Health care; Cancer treatment

Having to do with or coming from pigs.

rectum

Health care; Cancer treatment

The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.

sigmoidoscope

Health care; Cancer treatment

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A sigmoidoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.