Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

Contributors in Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

A form of the hormone progesterone that is made in the laboratory and used to prevent pregnancy. It is being studied in the prevention of ovarian and endometrial cancer, and in the treatment of other ...

menorrhagia

Health care; Cancer treatment

Abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding.

neuro-oncologist

Health care; Cancer treatment

A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating brain tumors and other tumors of the nervous system.

partial cystectomy

Health care; Cancer treatment

Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine). Also called segmental cystectomy.

photocoagulation

Health care; Cancer treatment

The use of an intense beam of light, such as a laser, to seal off blood vessels or destroy tissue. It is used to treat certain eye conditions, and may be used to destroy blood vessels that a tumor ...

radiation

Health care; Cancer treatment

Energy released in the form of particle or electromagnetic waves. Common sources of radiation include radon gas, cosmic rays from outer space, medical x-rays, and energy given off by a radioisotope ...

sympathetic nervous system

Health care; Cancer treatment

The part of the nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pupil size. It also causes blood vessels to narrow and decreases digestive juices.