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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Treatment that affects cells in the tumor and the area close to it.
Industry:Health care
A chemical reaction in which a small molecule called a methyl group is added to other molecules. Methylation of proteins or nucleic acids may affect how they act in the body.
Industry:Health care
A type of treatment that uses special products to give small, steady doses of nicotine to help stop cravings and relieve symptoms that occur when a person is trying to quit smoking. These products include nicotine gum, nicotine inhaler, nicotine nasal spray, nicotine lozenges, and nicotine patch. They do not contain any of the other chemicals found in tobacco products.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
Industry:Health care
A type of radiation therapy used to treat eye tumors. A thin piece of metal (usually gold) with radioactive seeds placed on one side is sewn onto the outside wall of the eye with the seeds aimed at the tumor. It is removed at the end of treatment, which usually lasts for several days
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine). Also called partial cystectomy.
Industry:Health care
In a clinical study, the evaluation of results for some but not all of the patients who participated. The selected patients have one or more characteristics in common, such as the same stage of disease or the same hormone receptor status.
Industry:Health care
