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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Anticancer drugs that kill cells, especially cancer cells.
Industry:Health care
A rare, fast-growing tumor of the nervous system or soft tissue that occurs in children and young adults. Ectomesenchymomas may form in the head and neck, abdomen, perineum, scrotum, or limbs. Also called malignant ectomesenchymoma.
Industry:Health care
A nanoparticle form of iron made in the laboratory that is being studied for use in iron replacement therapy, and as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging. Contrast agents are substances that are injected into the body and taken up by certain tissues, making the tissues easier to see in imaging scans.
Industry:Health care
A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of purine.
Industry:Health care
A substance that increases the ability of the immune system to fight infection and disease.
Industry:Health care
Glandular organ located on the chest. The mammary gland is made up of connective tissue, fat, and tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called breast.
Industry:Health care
A measure of weight. One nanogram weighs a billion times less than one gram, and almost a trillion-times less than a pound.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that forms in tissues of the oral cavity (the mouth). The tissues of the oral cavity include the lips, the lining inside the cheeks and lips, the front two thirds of the tongue, the upper and lower gums, the floor of the mouth under the tongue, the bony roof of the mouth, and the small area behind the wisdom teeth.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which a sample of blood is viewed under a microscope to count different circulating blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, etc.) and see whether the cells look normal.
Industry:Health care
