Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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sibling

Health care; Cancer treatment

A person’s brother or sister who has the same parents.

syngeneic stem cell transplantation

Health care; Cancer treatment

A procedure in which a patient receives blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) donated by his or her healthy identical twin.

troxacitabine

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug being studied for use as an anticancer agent.

carcinosarcoma

Health care; Cancer treatment

A malignant tumor that is a mixture of carcinoma (cancer of epithelial tissue, which is skin and tissue that lines or covers the internal organs) and sarcoma (cancer of connective tissue, such as ...

congenital pure red cell aplasia

A very rare disorder in which the bone marrow doesn’t make enough red blood cells. It is usually seen in the first year of life. Patients may have deformed thumbs and other physical problems. They ...