Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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clinical

Health care; Cancer treatment

Having to do with the examination and treatment of patients.

denileukin diftitox

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that can bind the cytokine IL-2 and that has not responded to other treatment. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. ...

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Health care; Cancer treatment

A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine and x-ray the pancreatic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, duodenal papilla, and gallbladder. An endoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a ...

fotemustine

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance being studied in the treatment of brain tumors and metastatic melanoma of the eye. It is a type of nitrosourea.

hepatic veno-occlusive disease

A condition in which some of the veins in the liver are blocked. It is sometimes a complication of high-dose chemotherapy given before a bone marrow transplant and is marked by increases in weight, ...

intensification therapy

Health care; Cancer treatment

Treatment that is given after cancer has disappeared following the initial therapy. Intensification therapy is used to kill any cancer cells that may be left in the body. It may include radiation ...

lidocaine

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance used to relieve pain by blocking signals at the nerve endings in skin. It can also be given intravenously to stop heart arrhythmias. It is a type of local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic.