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A type of bacterium that causes inflammation and ulcers in the stomach or small intestine. People with H. pylori infections may be more likely to develop cancer in the stomach, including MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma. Also called Helicobacter pylori.
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A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory and can locate and bind to substances in the body, including cancer cells. hA20 binds to the protein CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of immune system cell), and some types of lymphoma cells. Also called HCD20 and IMMU-106.
- Browse Related Terms: 3F8, A33, alemtuzumab, AMG 162, apolizumab, BB-10901, Bexxar regimen, bispecific antibody, bispecific monoclonal antibody, Campath-1H, cBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate, CC-49, cCLB8, CNTO 328, denosumab, edrecolomab, epitope, galiximab, gemtuzumab, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, GM2-KLH vaccine, hA20, HCD20, hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein, Hu3S193, HuAFP31, HuHMFG1, HuLuc63, HuMax-CD20, IMMU-106, immunoscintigraphy, lexatumumab, M200, MDX-060, MORAb-009, muJ591, muromonab-CD3, Mylotarg, ofatumumab, oregovomab, OvaRex, pertuzumab, pM-81, Prost 30, radioimmunodiagnostics, RAV12, Rituxan, rituximab, SGN-15, synthetic retinoid, systemic radiation therapy, tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab, volociximab, yttrium
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy. Treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that uses a combination of several antiretroviral drugs. The drugs inhibit the ability of the virus to multiply in the body, and they slow down the development of AIDS. Also called highly active antiretroviral therapy .
- Browse Related Terms: antiretroviral therapy, HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV, HIV antibody, HIV positive, host cell, ONYX-015, protease inhibitor, retrovirus, reverse transcription, RSV, viral, virulence, virulent, zidovudine
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(FOL-i-kul) A shaft or opening on the surface of the skin through which hair grows.
- Browse Related Terms: follicular large cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, follicular mixed cell lymphoma, hair follicle, histiocytic lymphoma, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, primary effusion lymphoma, spiculated mass, superficial
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(HAYR-ee SEL loo-KEE-mee-uh) A rare type of leukemia in which abnormal B-lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) are present in the bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood. When viewed under a microscope, these cells appear to be covered with tiny hair-like projections.
- Browse Related Terms: accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute leukemia, blast crisis, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic eosinophilic leukemia, chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, chronic phase, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, cirrhosis, CMML, hairy cell leukemia, leukemia, PLL, preleukemia, prolymphocytic leukemia
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(HAL-dol) A drug used to treat certain mental and neurological disorders. It is also being studied in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by some cancer treatments. It is a type of antiemetic and a type of antipsychotic. Also called haloperidol.
- Browse Related Terms: alprazolam, antiemetic, dronabinol, droperidol, emetic, Haldol, haloperidol, metoclopramide, nausea, olanzapine, Reglan, Xanax, Zyprexa, Zyprexa Zydis
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(HAF-SIB-ling) A person's brother or sister who has one parent in common.
- Browse Related Terms: assistive device, assistive technology, Claus model, family history, Gail model, half-sibling, molecular risk assessment, monitor, nomogram, phobia, pneumatic larynx, screening, second primary cancer, sibling
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(huh-LOO-sih-NAY-shun) A sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch that a person believes to be real but is not real. Hallucinations can be caused by nervous system disease, certain drugs, or mental disorders.
- Browse Related Terms: analgesia, arthralgia, contiguous, dysesthesia, hallucination, thoracalgia, trigger
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A substance that is being studied for its ability to slow the growth of connective tissue and prevent the growth of new blood vessels to a solid tumor. It belongs to the family of drugs called quinazolinone alkaloids.
- Browse Related Terms: ABT-751, acitretin, alanosine, annamycin, atamestane, BAY 56-3722, BAY 59-8862, BBR 2778, BBR 3464, beta alethine, BL22 immunotoxin, budesonide, CC-8490, cevimeline, darbepoetin alfa, E7070, E7389, eflornithine, EP-2101, EPO906, epratuzumab, ERA-923, everolimus, gabapentin, GTI-2040, halofuginone hydrobromide, ibandronate, lometrexol, lutetium texaphyrin, MLN2704, MLN591DM1, modafinil, motexafin lutetium, nimustine, OGX-011, perifosine, perillyl alcohol, phenobarbital, phenylbutyrate, PI-88, pirfenidone, pixantrone, PV701, pyrazoloacridine, R-flurbiprofen, ravuconazole, rebeccamycin, retinyl palmitate, rhizoxin, RPR 109881A, SDX-102, SGN-00101, SJG-136, staurosporine, suramin, T900607, talotrexin, taurolidine, triamcinolone, trimetrexate glucuronate, ursodiol, velafermin, vitamin E, XRP9881, zileuton
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(ha-loh-PAYR-ih-dol) A drug used to treat certain mental and neurological disorders. It is also being studied in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by some cancer treatments. It is a type of antiemetic and a type of antipsychotic. Also called Haldol.
- Browse Related Terms: alprazolam, antiemetic, dronabinol, droperidol, emetic, Haldol, haloperidol, metoclopramide, nausea, olanzapine, Reglan, Xanax, Zyprexa, Zyprexa Zydis
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(HAWL-sted RA-dih-kul ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed. For many years, this was the breast cancer operation used most often, but it is used rarely now. Doctors consider radical mastectomy only when the tumor has spread to the chest muscles. Also called radical mastectomy.
- Browse Related Terms: bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, breast-conserving surgery, breast-sparing surgery, Halsted radical mastectomy, mammary, mastectomy, modified radical mastectomy, partial mastectomy, preventive mastectomy, prophylactic mastectomy, radical mastectomy, segmental mastectomy, simple mastectomy, total mastectomy
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(ham-ar-TOE-ma) A benign (noncancerous) growth made up of an abnormal mixture of cells and tissues normally found in the area of the body where the growth occurs.
- Browse Related Terms: atypical hyperplasia, benign proliferative breast disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH, hamartoma, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, Hyperplasia, Pap smear, Pap test, proliferating
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A condition marked by pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the hands or feet. It sometimes occurs as a side effect of certain anticancer drugs. Also called palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia.
- Browse Related Terms: Cymbalta, duloxetine, duloxetine hydrochloride, hand-foot syndrome, neuropathy, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, peripheral neuropathy
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A plant whose seeds and root have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It may have antioxidant effects. The scientific name is Arctium lappa . Also called burdock and lappa.
- Browse Related Terms: anecdotal report, burdock, dock, garlic, happy major, high-selenium Brassica juncea, Indian cress, kelp, lappa, lignan, red date, sesquiterpene lactone, sheep sorrel, sorrel, watercress
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(PAL-et) The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.
- Browse Related Terms: dysgeusia, hard palate, mucositis, NPO, oral, oral cavity, oropharynx, palate, palatine uvula, parageusia, soft palate, uvula
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The fruit of the hawthorn tree or bush. It has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems, including heart problems and gastrointestinal problems.
- Browse Related Terms: autoclave-resistant factor, English lavender, eucalyptus, ginkgo, ginkgo biloba, hawthorn fruit, lavender, maidenhair tree, Morinda citrifolia, noni, true lavender
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(HA-zurd RAY-shee-oh) A measure of how often a particular event happens in one group compared to how often it happens in another group, over time. In cancer research, hazard ratios are often used in clinical trials to measure survival at any point in time in a group of patients who have been given a specific treatment compared to a control group given another treatment or a placebo. A hazard ratio of one means that there is no difference in survival between the two groups. A hazard ratio of greater than one or less than one means that survival was better in one of the groups.
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A chemical that is formed when meat, poultry, or fish is cooked at high temperatures, such as frying, broiling, and barbecuing. HCAs are carcinogens (substances that may cause cancer). Also called heterocyclic amine .
- Browse Related Terms: benzaldehyde, endorphin, HCA, heterocyclic amine, NaCl
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A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory and can locate and bind to substances in the body, including cancer cells. HCD20 binds to the protein CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of immune system cell), and some types of lymphoma cells. Also called hA20 and IMMU-106.
- Browse Related Terms: 3F8, A33, alemtuzumab, AMG 162, apolizumab, BB-10901, Bexxar regimen, bispecific antibody, bispecific monoclonal antibody, Campath-1H, cBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate, CC-49, cCLB8, CNTO 328, denosumab, edrecolomab, epitope, galiximab, gemtuzumab, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, GM2-KLH vaccine, hA20, HCD20, hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein, Hu3S193, HuAFP31, HuHMFG1, HuLuc63, HuMax-CD20, IMMU-106, immunoscintigraphy, lexatumumab, M200, MDX-060, MORAb-009, muJ591, muromonab-CD3, Mylotarg, ofatumumab, oregovomab, OvaRex, pertuzumab, pM-81, Prost 30, radioimmunodiagnostics, RAV12, Rituxan, rituximab, SGN-15, synthetic retinoid, systemic radiation therapy, tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab, volociximab, yttrium
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Healthcare proxy. A type of advance directive that gives a person (such as a relative, lawyer, or friend) the authority to make healthcare decisions for another person. It becomes active when that person loses the ability to make decisions for himself or herself. Also called healthcare proxy .
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