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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Destructive growth of lymph cells, usually involving the lungs, skin, kidneys, and central nervous system. Grades I and II are not considered cancer, but grade III is considered a lymphoma.
Industry:Health care
A benign (not cancer) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes (cells that make a substance called melanin, which gives color to skin and eyes). A mole is usually dark and may be raised from the skin. Also called nevus.
Industry:Health care
The layers of tissue that line the abdominal wall and the pelvic cavity.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose is used. Because cancer cells often use more glucose than normal cells, the pictures can be used to find cancer cells in the body. Also called PET scan.
Industry:Health care
A chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with hydrogen or another reducing substance.
Industry:Health care
A synthetic gel that is used as an outer coating on breast implants and as the inside filling of some implants.
Industry:Health care
A type of radiation therapy in which a radioactive substance, such radioactive idoine or a radioactively labeled monoclonal antibody, is swallowed or injected into the body and travels through the blood, locating and killing tumor cells.
Industry:Health care
Refers to the number of cancer cells, the size of a tumor, or the amount of cancer in the body. Also called tumor burden.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat high blood pressure and certain heart problems. It is also being studied in the prevention and treatment of side effects caused by some anticancer drugs. Carvedilol phosphate blocks certain receptors on nerve cells and causes blood vessels to dilate (widen). It is a type of antihypertensive agent and a type of antianginal agent. Also called Coreg.
Industry:Health care
