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Cancer - (... IH-myoo-noh-TOK-sin) A toxic substance linked to an antibody that attaches to tumor cells and kills them.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: anti-CD19 immunotoxin, anti-CD22 immunotoxin, anti-CD22 immunotoxin CAT-8015, CAT-8015, di-dgA-RFB4, erb-38 immunotoxin, IgG-RFT5-dgA, immunoglobulin, immunotoxin, LMB-9 immunotoxin, RFT5-dgA immunotoxin, TP-38 immunotoxin
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Cancer - The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The backbone encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called spinal column, spine, and vertebral column.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: extracranial, intraspinal, spinal column, spinal cord, spine, spine cancer, vertebral column
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Cancer - (bak-LOH-fen AM-ih-TRIP-tih-leen KEET-uh-meen JEL) A substance being studied in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy (pain, numbness, tingling, burning, or weakness in the hands or feet) caused by chemotherapy. It contains three drugs, baclofen, amitriptyline, and ketamine, that relax muscles by blocking nerve receptors. The gel is applied to the skin of affected areas. It is a type of analgesic. Also called BAK gel.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: baclofen/amitriptyline/ketamine gel, BAK gel, carbamide, Cymbalta, duloxetine, duloxetine hydrochloride, hand-foot syndrome, neuropathy, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, peripheral neuropathy, urea
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Cancer - A substance being studied in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy (pain, numbness, tingling, burning, or weakness in the hands or feet) caused by chemotherapy. It contains three drugs, baclofen, amitriptyline, and ketamine, that relax muscles by blocking nerve receptors. The gel is applied to the skin of affected areas. It is a type of analgesic. Also called baclofen/amitriptyline/ketamine gel.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: baclofen/amitriptyline/ketamine gel, carbamide, Cymbalta, duloxetine, duloxetine hydrochloride, hand-foot syndrome, neuropathy, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, peripheral neuropathy, urea
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Cancer - (BA-ret ee-SAH-fuh-gus) A condition in which the cells lining the lower part of the esophagus have changed or been replaced with abnormal cells that could lead to cancer of the esophagus. The backing up of stomach contents (reflux) may irritate the esophagus and, over time, cause Barrett esophagus.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: acute pain, annual percent change (APC), baseline, comorbidity, degenerative disease, disease-specific survival rate, hemorrhage, ICCC classification, metasynchronous, onset of action, time to progression, trends over time
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Cancer - (BAY-sul SEL KAR-sih-NOH-muh) A type of skin cancer that arises from the basal cells, small round cells found in the lower part (or base) of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, Carcinoma, carcinomatosis, cartilage, epidermoid carcinoma, epithelial carcinoma, islet cell carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, papillary serous carcinoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, teratocarcinoma
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Cancer - (BAY-sul SEL NEE-vus SIN-drome) A genetic condition that causes unusual facial features and disorders of the skin, bones, nervous system, eyes, and endocrine glands. People with this syndrome have a higher risk of basal cell carcinoma. Also called Gorlin syndrome and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Cockayne syndrome, Down syndrome, Gorlin syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome, nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, overgrowth syndrome, WAGR syndrome, Wilms tumor-aniridia-genitourinary anomalies-mental retardation syndrome