Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Biomedicine

Health care; Cancer treatment

A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called ...

Acid-base balance

Health care; Cancer treatment

In medicine, the state of having the right amount of acid and base in the blood and other body fluids. Keeping a normal acid-base balance is important for the body to work the way it should. Also ...

The science of collecting and analysing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biometry may be used to help learn the possible causes of a cancer or how often a cancer occurs in a certain ...

Adverse effect

Health care; Cancer treatment

An unexpected medical problem that happens during treatment with a drug or other therapy. Adverse effects do not have to be caused by the drug or therapy, and they may be mild, moderate, or severe. ...

Arteriogram

Health care; Cancer treatment

An x-ray of arteries. The person receives an injection of a dye that outlines the vessels on the x-ray.

Boronophenylalanine-fructose complex (BPA-F)

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance used in a type of radiation therapy called boron neutron capture therapy. BPA-F is injected into a vein, and becomes concentrated in tumour cells. The patient then receives radiation ...

Acid-base equilibrium

Health care; Cancer treatment

In medicine, the state of having the right amount of acid and base in the blood and other body fluids. Keeping a normal acid-base equilibrium is important for the body to work the way it should. Also ...