Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

A drug that is used with another drug, warfarin, to treat blood clots that form deep in the veins and to prevent new blood clots from forming. It is a type of anticoagulant. Also called Innohep and ...

viral vector

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of virus used in cancer therapy. The virus is changed in the laboratory and cannot cause disease. Viral vectors may produce tumor antigens (proteins found on a tumor cell) to stimulate an ...

chromaffin cell

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of cell that makes neurohormones (chemicals that are made by nerve cells and used to send signals to other cells) and releases them into the blood. Chromaffin cells make epinephrine ...

clinical resistance

Health care; Cancer treatment

The failure of a cancer to shrink after treatment.

dentist

Health care; Cancer treatment

A health professional who specializes in caring for the teeth, gums, and other tissues in the mouth.

endosonography

Health care; Cancer treatment

A procedure in which an endoscope is inserted into the body. An endoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument that has a light and a lens for viewing. A probe at the end of the endoscope is used to ...

frontal sinus

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of paranasal sinus (a hollow space in the bones around the nose). There are two, large frontal sinuses in the frontal bone, which forms the lower part of the forehead and reaches over the eye ...