Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Accelerated radiation therapy

Health care; Cancer treatment

Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is given over a shorter period of time (fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy.

Biofeedback

Health care; Cancer treatment

A method of learning to voluntarily control certain body functions such as heartbeat, blood pressure, and muscle tension with the help of a special machine. This method can help control pain.

Adrenalectomy

Health care; Cancer treatment

Surgery to remove one or both adrenal glands (a small organ on top of each kidney).

Biochemical reactions

Health care; Cancer treatment

In living cells, chemical reactions that help sustain life and allow cells to grow.

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the adrenal glands (two glands located just above the kidneys). The adrenal glands make hormones that control heart rate, blood pressure, and other important body ...

Arginine

Health care; Cancer treatment

One of the twenty common amino acids (building blocks of proteins). Arginine is being studied as a nutritional supplement in the treatment and prevention of cancer and other conditions. Also called ...