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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A specialist who evaluates and treats people with communication and swallowing problems. Also called speech pathologist.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used to treat certain types of brain tumors in adults and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. Also called Temodar.
Industry:Health care
A doctor who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary and sex organs in males.
Industry:Health care
A quality of some drugs used in cancer treatment. Chemoprotective agents protect healthy tissue from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the body).
Industry:Health care
An easy or painless death, or the intentional ending of the life of a person suffering from an incurable or painful disease at his or her request. Also called mercy killing.
Industry:Health care
A condition marked by extreme tiredness and inability to function due lack of energy. Fatigue may be acute or chronic.
Industry:Health care
A malignant, green-colored tumor of myeloid cells (a type of immature white blood cell). This tumor is usually associated with myelogenous leukemia. Also called chloroma.
Industry:Health care
The decreased ability of the body to fight infections and other diseases.
Industry:Health care
Research done in a laboratory. A laboratory study may use special equipment and cells or animals to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be useful in humans. It may also be a part of a clinical trial, such as when blood or other samples are collected. These may be used to measure the effect of a drug, procedure, or treatment on the body.
Industry:Health care
