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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A sac-like compartment inside a cell that has enzymes that can break down cellular components that need to be destroyed.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used in a cream to treat certain skin conditions and in a nasal spray to treat sinus problems caused by allergies. It is being studied as a way to treat inflammation of the skin caused by radiation therapy. Mometasone furoate is a type of corticosteroid. Also called Elocon, mometasone, and Nasonex.
Industry:Health care
A decrease in the size of a tumor, or in the extent of cancer in the body, in response to treatment. Also called partial response.
Industry:Health care
Treatment that is given after cancer has disappeared following the initial therapy. Postremission therapy is used to kill any cancer cells that may be left in the body. It may include radiation therapy, a stem cell transplant, or treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells. Also called consolidation therapy and intensification therapy.
Industry:Health care
Refers to cancer that has grown beyond the original (primary) tumor to nearby lymph nodes or organs and tissues.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to keep the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants. Sirolimus blocks certain white blood cells that can reject foreign tissues and organs. It also blocks a protein that is involved in cell division. It is a type of antibiotic, a type of immunosuppressant, and a type of serine/threonine kinase inhibitor. Sirolimus was previously called rapamycin. Also called Rapamune.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called anti-infectives.
Industry:Health care
Taken from an individual's own tumor tissue; may be used in the development of a vaccine that enhances the body's ability to build an immune response to the tumor.
Industry:Health care
A hollow area or hole. It may describe a body cavity (such as the space within the abdomen) or a hole in a tooth caused by decay.
Industry:Health care
