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photosensitizer
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug used in photodynamic therapy. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, the drug becomes active and kills the cancer cells. Also called photosensitizing agent.
ravuconazole
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of infections caused by fungi. It belongs to the family of drugs called antifungal agents.
salivary gland cancer
Health care; Cancer treatment
A rare cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland (gland in the mouth that makes saliva). Most salivary gland cancers occur in older people.
stereotactic injection
Health care; Cancer treatment
A procedure in which a computer and a 3-dimensional scanning device are used to inject anticancer drugs directly into a tumor.
tinidazole
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug used to treat protozoal infections, such as amebiasis, giardiasis, and trichomoniasis. It belongs to a family of drugs called antiprotozoal agents. Tinidazole is also being evaluated in the ...
viral oncolysate
Health care; Cancer treatment
An extract made from cancer cells that are infected with a strain of virus that can lyse (break down) cancer cells. The extract contains both cancer cell proteins and virus proteins. Viral ...
chitin
Health care; Cancer treatment
A type of polysaccharide (sugar molecule) that is made by some plants and animals. The hard outer shell of shrimp, lobsters, and many insects is made of chitin.
