Cancer treatment

Cancer treatment

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Alanosine

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Also called SDX-102.

Astrocytoma

Health care; Cancer treatment

A tumour that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes.

Breast self-exam

Health care; Cancer treatment

An exam by a woman of her breasts to cheque for lumps or other changes.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. Brivanib may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumours need to grow and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of vascular endothelial ...

Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Health care; Cancer treatment

A procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to certain acupuncture points (spots on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms) on the skin. ...

Antipsychotic

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of drug used to treat symptoms of psychosis. These include hallucinations (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches that a person believes to be real but are not real), delusions (false ...

Blood

Health care; Cancer treatment

A tissue with red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and other substances suspended in fluid called plasma. Blood takes oxygen and nutrients to the tissues, and carries away wastes.