Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

Contributors in Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

A type of tumor found in breast or prostate tissue. It is often large and bulky and grows quickly. It may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer) and may spread to other parts of the body. Also ...

regression

Health care; Cancer treatment

A decrease in the size of a tumor or in the extent of cancer in the body.

saquinavir mesylate

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called protease inhibitors. It interferes with the ability of a virus to make copies of itself.

stereotaxis

Health care; Cancer treatment

Use of a computer and scanning devices to create 3-dimensional pictures. This method can be used to direct a biopsy, external radiation, or the insertion of radiation implants.

tipranavir sodium

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug used with another drug, ritonavir, to treat patients who are infected with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and have been treated with other anti-HIV drugs. Tipranavir sodium blocks the HIV ...

virulence

Health care; Cancer treatment

The ability of a microorganism to cause damage to its host.

ciprofloxacin

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug that is used to treat infections caused by bacteria and is being studied in the treatment of bladder cancer. Ciprofloxacin is a type of fluoroquinolone. Also called Cipro.