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endometriosis
Health care; Cancer treatment
A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen.
forodesine
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma. It is a type of purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor. Also called BCX-1777 and forodesine hydrochloride.
hepatic arterial infusion
Health care; Cancer treatment
A procedure to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver. Catheters are put into an artery in the groin that leads directly to the liver, and drugs are given through the catheters.
insulin glulisine
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug used to control the amount of sugar in the blood of patients with diabetes mellitus. It is a form of the hormone insulin that is made in the laboratory. Insulin glulisine gets into the blood ...
levofloxacin
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called quinolone antibiotics.
menopause
Health care; Cancer treatment
The time of life when a woman’s ovaries stop producing hormones and menstrual periods stop. Natural menopause usually occurs around age 50. A woman is said to be in menopause when she hasn’t had a ...
nervous system
Health care; Cancer treatment
The organized network of nerve tissue in the body. It includes the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), the peripheral nervous system (nerves that extend from the spinal cord to the ...
