Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing and balance. Tumors may also occur in the brain and on nerves in the skull and spinal cord, and may ...

photon beam radiation therapy

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of radiation therapy that uses x-rays or gamma rays that come from a special machine called a linear accelerator (linac). The radiation dose is delivered at the surface of the body and goes ...

physical examination

Health care; Cancer treatment

An exam of the body to check for general signs of disease.

replicate

Health care; Cancer treatment

To make a copy or duplicate of something.

sarcoma

Health care; Cancer treatment

A cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.

sternum

Health care; Cancer treatment

The long flat bone that forms the center front of the chest wall. The sternum is attached to the collarbone and the first seven ribs. Also called breastbone.

tissue flap reconstruction

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of breast reconstruction in which a flap of tissue is surgically moved from another area of the body to the chest, and formed into a new breast mound.