Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Cancer treatment

Bone marrow ablation

Health care; Cancer treatment

The destruction of bone marrow using radiation or drugs.

Anterior pelvic exenteration

Health care; Cancer treatment

Surgery to remove the urethra, lower part of the ureters, uterus, cervix, vagina, and bladder.

Biliary tract

Health care; Cancer treatment

The organs and ducts that make and store bile (a fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat), and release it into the small intestine. The biliary tract includes the gallbladder and bile ducts ...

Adjustment disorder

Health care; Cancer treatment

A condition in which a person responds to a stressful event (such as an illness, job loss, or divorce) with extreme emotions and actions that cause problems at work and home.

A drug used together with other drugs to prevent and control the nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment. It is also used to treat nausea and vomiting after surgery. It is a type of antiemetic ...

Bone marrow biopsy

Health care; Cancer treatment

A procedure in which a small sample of bone with bone marrow inside it is removed, usually from the hip bone. A small area of skin and the surface of the bone underneath are numbed with an ...

Abiraterone acetate

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer and breast cancer. It blocks tissues from making androgens (male hormones), such as testosterone. This may cause the death of cancer ...