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mental health counselor
Health care; Cancer treatment
A specialist who can talk with patients and their families about emotional and personal matters, and can help them make decisions.
neuroendocrine
Health care; Cancer treatment
Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. Neuroendocrine describes certain cells that release hormones into the blood in response to stimulation of the ...
pegaspargase
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It is a form of the drug asparaginase that is linked to a substance called PEG, which makes the drug stay in the body longer. Asparaginase is ...
photosensitizing agent
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 photosensitizer.
reagent
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance used to carry out a laboratory test. Reagents may be used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, or make other substances.
salpingo-oophorectomy
Health care; Cancer treatment
Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
stereotactic radiation therapy
Health care; Cancer treatment
A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. The total dose of radiation is divided into several smaller doses ...
