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A colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). It is a cytokine that is a type of hematopoietic (blood-forming) agent. Also called filgrastim and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
- Browse Related Terms: colony-stimulating factor, DTGM fusion protein, filgrastim, filgrastim-SD/01, G-CSF, GM-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, leridistim, Neulasta, pegfilgrastim, sargramostim, SC-70935, VEGF
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An inherited abnormality that causes the loss of a red blood cell enzyme. People who are G6PD deficient should not take the antimalarial drug primaquine.
- Browse Related Terms: Anemia, Cerebral malaria, Defervescence, Erythrocyte, G6PD deficiency, Hematocrit, Hematologic, Hemoglobin, Hemolysis, Induced malaria, Jaundice, Parasitemia, Recrudescence
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A substance that is being studied as a treatment for relieving hot flashes in women with breast cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called anticonvulsants.
- 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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A condition marked by excessive worry and feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that last six months or longer. Other symptoms of GAD include being restless, being tired or irritable, muscle tension, not being able to concentrate or sleep well, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, sweating, and dizziness. Also called generalized anxiety disorder.
- Browse Related Terms: anesthetic, anxiety, bloating, chronic fatigue syndrome, GAD, general anesthesia, generalized anxiety disorder, inflammation, Inflammatory, lassitude, obsessive-compulsive disorder, palliation, palpitation, phantom limb pain, psychological, ritual, self-esteem, spinal cord compression, spirituality, VAS, visual analog scale
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(GA-duh-LIH-nee-um) A metal element that is used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other imaging methods. It is a contrast agent, which helps show abnormal tissue in the body during imaging with a special machine.
- Browse Related Terms: 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, contrast material, gadolinium, gadopentetate dimeglumine, Gd-DTPA, isointense, magnetic resonance perfusion imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, Magnevist, MRSI, perfusion magnetic resonance imaging, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
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(GA-doh-LIH-nee-um tek-SA-fih-rin) A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy, improve tumor images using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and kill cancer cells. It is a type of metalloporphyrin complex. Also called motexafin gadolinium.
- Browse Related Terms: Biafine cream, broxuridine, carbogen, cobalt 60, donepezil, efaproxiral, etanidazole, gadolinium texaphyrin, glutamine, hyperbaric oxygen, IH636 grape seed extract, infrared coagulation, IORT, irradiated, motexafin gadolinium, niacinamide, nicotinamide, ovarian ablation, ovarian suppression, pentosan polysulfate, radiation therapist, radiosensitizer, risk factor, RSR13, simulation, tirapazamine, TNFerade, umbilical cord blood transplantation, vorozole, zinc sulfate
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(GAD-oh-PEN-teh-tayt dy-MEG-loo-meen) A substance used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help make clear pictures of the brain, spine, heart, soft tissue of joints, and inside bones. Gadopentetate dimeglumine is being studied in the diagnosis of cancer. It is a type of contrast agent. Also called Gd-DTPA and Magnevist.
- Browse Related Terms: 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, contrast material, gadolinium, gadopentetate dimeglumine, Gd-DTPA, isointense, magnetic resonance perfusion imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, Magnevist, MRSI, perfusion magnetic resonance imaging, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
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A computer program that uses personal and family history to estimate a woman's chance of developing breast cancer.
- 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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(gal-IX-ih-mab) A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory and can locate and bind to cancer cells. Galiximab binds to the protein CD80, which is found on certain normal and cancerous white blood cells.
- 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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(GAWL-bla-der) The pear-shaped organ found below the liver. Bile is concentrated and stored in the gallbladder.
- Browse Related Terms: bilateral cancer, endometrial cancer, gallbladder, gallbladder cancer, intrauterine, intrauterine device, invasive hydatidiform mole, IUD, Ovarian, ovary, small cell lung cancer, transitional cell, uterine cancer, uterine sarcoma, uterus, womb (woom)
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(GAWL-bla-der KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile (a fluid made by the liver to digest fat). Gallbladder cancer begins in the innermost layer of tissue and spreads through the outer layers as it grows.
- Browse Related Terms: bilateral cancer, endometrial cancer, gallbladder, gallbladder cancer, intrauterine, intrauterine device, invasive hydatidiform mole, IUD, Ovarian, ovary, small cell lung cancer, transitional cell, uterine cancer, uterine sarcoma, uterus, womb (woom)
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A drug that lowers blood calcium. Used as treatment for hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood) and for cancer that has spread to the bone (bone metastases).
- Browse Related Terms: alendronate sodium, bisphosphonate, bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis, BON, calcium gluconate, diphosphonate, Fosamax, gallium nitrate, zoledronate, zoledronic acid, Zometa
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A procedure to detect areas of the body where cells are dividing rapidly. It is used to locate cancer cells or areas of inflammation. A very small amount of radioactive gallium is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The gallium is taken up by rapidly dividing cells in the bones, tissues, and organs and is detected by a scanner.
- Browse Related Terms: AFP, alpha-fetoprotein, beta-2-microglobulin, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, blood chemistry study, CA 19-9 assay, calcification, gallium scan, gonad, liver function test, oxidative stress, prostate-specific antigen, prostate-specific antigen test, prostatic acid phosphatase, PSA, PSA bounce, serum tumor marker test, SPF, tumor marker, venous sampling
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Solid material that forms in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Gallstones are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder. They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand. Also called cholelith.
- Browse Related Terms: cholelith, cholestasis, cramp, dysphonia, fatty-replaced breast tissue, fibrous, gallstone, menstrual period, metaplasia, modulate, mucinous, paresthesia, pleomorphic, xerostomia
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(gal-VA-nik ... reh-SPONTS) A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat. Galvanic skin response increases in certain emotional states and during hot flashes that happen with menopause. Also called electrodermal response and skin conduction.
- Browse Related Terms: electrodermal response, galvanic skin response, nerve, nerve cell, neuron, olfactory transduction, retina, skin conduction
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The sexual stage of malaria parasites. Male gametocytes (microgametocytes) and female gametocytes (macrogametocytes) are inside red blood cells in the circulation. If they are ingested by a female Anopheles mosquito, they undergo sexual reproduction which starts the extrinsic (sporogonic) cycle of the parasite in the mosquito. Gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum are typically banana or crescent-shaped (from the latin falcis=sickle).
- Browse Related Terms: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Gametocyte, Macrogametocyte, Microgametocyte, Monocyte, Oocyst, Sporozoite rate
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A type of radiation therapy that uses gamma radiation. Gamma radiation is a type of high-energy radiation that is different from x-rays.
- Browse Related Terms: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, 3-dimensional radiation therapy, bone marrow ablation, charged-particle radiation therapy, Electromagnetic Radiation, external radiation therapy, external-beam radiation therapy, fast-neutron beam radiation, gamma irradiation, high-dose radiation, high-energy photon therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, ionizing radiation, Irradiation, photon-beam radiation, prophylactic cranial irradiation, proton beam radiation therapy, Radiation, radiation dermatitis, radiation enteritis, radiation fibrosis, radiation necrosis, radiation oncologist, Radiation Therapy, radioactive, radiologic exam, radiosensitization, radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, total skin electron beam radiation therapy, TSEB radiation therapy, ultraviolet radiation therapy
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A treatment using gamma rays, a type of high-energy radiation that can be tightly focused on small tumors or other lesions in the head or neck, so very little normal tissue receives radiation. The gamma rays are aimed at the tumor from many different angles at once, and deliver a large dose of radiation exactly to the tumor in one treatment session. This procedure is a type of stereotactic radiosurgery. Gamma Knife therapy is not a knife and is not surgery. Gamma Knife is a registered trademark of Elekta Instruments, Inc.
- Browse Related Terms: debulking, fractionation, Gamma Knife therapy, HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy, hypofractionated radiation therapy, hypofractionation, IMRT, oxygen therapy, radiation physicist, supplemental oxygen therapy, total estrogen blockade, treatment field, tumor debulking
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A type of high-energy radiation that is different from an x-ray.
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An antiviral agent used to prevent or treat cytomegalovirus infections that may occur when the body's immune system is suppressed. In gene therapy, ganciclovir is used with an altered herpes simplex virus-1 gene to kill advanced melanoma cells and brain tumor cells.
- Browse Related Terms: Allovectin-7, APC8015, APC8015F, ganciclovir, immunomodulation, Provenge, Sipuleucel-T