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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Surgery, radiation therapy, or a drug treatment to stop the functioning of the ovaries. Also called ovarian ablation.
Industry:Health care
The study of the origin, chemistry, and uses of drugs and their effects on the body.
Industry:Health care
A medical doctor who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat depression. It is a type of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Also called Zoloft.
Industry:Health care
No tumor is found in the thyroid but abnormal cells are found by screening tests. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue.
Industry:Health care
A tiny piece of a cell found in the blood that breaks off from a large cell found in the bone marrow. Thrombocytes help wounds heal and prevent bleeding by forming blood clots. Also called platelet.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called somatostatin analogs.
Industry:Health care
An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow. Sometimes, in later stages of the disease, cancer cells are found in the lymph nodes and the disease is called small lymphocytic lymphoma. Also called CLL.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat certain types of chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Dasatinib is also being studied in the treatment of certain other blood diseases and types of cancer. Dasatinib binds to and blocks BCR-ABL and other proteins that help cancer cells grow. It is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Also called BMS-354825 and Sprycel.
Industry:Health care
