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• An oral preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia, usually together with other drugs. It is being studied in the treatment and prevention of other types of cancer. Tretinoin is a form of vitamin A.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Vesanoid. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vesanoid.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Vesanoid. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vesanoid (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Vesanoid." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vesanoid.

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