Cancer treatment

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Ataxia-telangiectasia

Health care; Cancer treatment

A rare, inherited, progressive, degenerative disease of childhood that causes loss of muscle control, a weakened immune system, and an increased risk of cancer.

Assistive technology

Health care; Cancer treatment

Any device or technology that helps a disabled person. Examples are special grips for holding utensils, computer screen monitors to help a person with low vision read more easily, computers ...

Breast implant

Health care; Cancer treatment

A silicone gel-filled or saline-filled sac placed under the chest muscle to restore breast shape.

The tasks of everyday life. These activities include eating, dressing, getting into or out of a bed or chair, taking a bath or shower, and using the toilet. Instrumental activities of daily living ...

Antimitotic agent

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called mitotic inhibitor.

Blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukaemia

Health care; Cancer treatment

A phase of chronic myelogenous leukaemia in which 20% or more of the cells in the blood or bone marrow are blast cells (immature blood cells). When tiredness, fever, and an enlarged spleen occur ...