Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

Health care; Cancer treatment

Surgery to remove both breasts in order to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.

Adenosine triphosphate

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance present in all living cells that provides energy for many metabolic processes and is involved in making RNA. Adenosine triphosphate made in the laboratory is being studied in patients ...

Aplidine

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is obtained from a marine organism.

Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis (BON)

The necrosis (death) of bone tissue caused by treatment with a bisphosphonate (a drug or substance used to treat osteoporosis, bone pain caused by some types of cancer, and high blood calcium). It ...

Abdominoperineal resection

Health care; Cancer treatment

Surgery to remove the anus, the rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon through an incision made in the abdomen. The end of the intestine is attached to an opening in the surface of the abdomen and ...

Anterior mediastinotomy

Health care; Cancer treatment

A procedure in which a tube is inserted into the chest to view the tissues and organs in the area between the lungs and between the breastbone and heart. The tube is inserted through an incision next ...