Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Aerobic exercise

Health care; Cancer treatment

Physical activity that increases the heart rate and the body’s use of oxygen. It helps improve a person’s physical fitness.

Benzoylphenylurea (BPU)

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of antitubulin agent.

Acitretin

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance that is used in the prevention of cancer and in the treatment of psoriasis. It belongs to the family of drugs called retinoids.

Acetylation

Health care; Cancer treatment

A chemical reaction in which a small molecule called an acetyl group is added to other molecules. Acetylation of proteins may affect how they act in the body.

Antibody

Health care; Cancer treatment

A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen (a substance that causes the body to make a specific immune response). Each antibody can bind to only one ...

Biological profile

Health care; Cancer treatment

A summary of the biological actions of a substance. A biological profile may come from patient data or from tests done in the laboratory or in animals.

Adult progeria

Health care; Cancer treatment

An inherited disorder marked by rapid ageing that begins in early adolescence. Patients may be shorter than average, and have health problems such as loss and greying of hair, hardening of the ...