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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A blood test that measures the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a substance produced by the prostate and some other tissues in the body. Increased levels of PSA may be a sign of prostate cancer.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the lungs.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that begins in the spinal column (backbone) or spinal cord. The spinal column is made up of linked bones, called vertebrae. The spinal cord is a column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the back. It is surrounded by three protective membranes, and is enclosed within the vertebrae. Many different types of cancer may form in the bones, tissues, fluid, or nerves of the spine.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat bacterial infections. It stops the growth of bacteria by keeping them from making proteins. Tetracycline also binds to new bone tissue and is being studied as a way to detect bone growth. Tetracycline is a type of antibiotic and a type of bone-labeling agent.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis (sores in the mouth) in patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy. Velafermin belongs to the family of drugs called recombinant human fibroblast growth factors (rhFGF).
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the diagnosis and treatment of glioma (a type of brain cancer) and other types of cancer. It binds to cancer cells in the brain and peripheral nervous system and may keep them from spreading. Chlorotoxin comes from the venom of a type of scorpion. A form of chlorotoxin made in the laboratory is called TM-601. Chlorotoxin is a type of neurotoxin. Also called CTX.
Industry:Health care
A substance that blocks the process cells use to repair DNA. It may help anticancer drugs and radiation kill more cancer cells. It is a type of chemosensitizer and a type of radiosensitizer. Also called 3-chloroprocainamide and OXi-104.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of topoisomerase I inhibitor. Also called J-107088.
Industry:Health care
A type of surgical glue that is made from human blood-clotting proteins, and that is used during surgery to control bleeding.
Industry:Health care
A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs.
Industry:Health care
