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| a substance, especially a drug added to a prescription to assist in the action of the main ingredient |
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| treatment of a disease with a substance, especially a drug, tht enhances the main ingredient. for ex chemotherapy may be used as adjuvant therapy to radiation |
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| a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more primitive form. |
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| a class of antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer. most effective against rapidly growing tumors. |
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| of or pertaining to a substance, procedure or measure that prevents the proliferation of malignant cells. |
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| noncancerous and therefore not an immediate threat, even though treatment eventually may be required for health or cosmetic reasons; not life threatening. |
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| a neoplasm characterized by the uncontrolled growth of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissue and to metastasize to distant body sites. |
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| a substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of cancer |
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| a premalignant neoplasm that has not invaded the basement membrane but shows cytologic characteristics of cancer. |
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| the use of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells on a selective basis |
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| pertaining to being destructive to cells |
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| same as anaplasia. a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more primitive form. |
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| deoxyribonuckeic acid DNA |
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| a large nucleic acid molecule found principally in the chromosomes of the nucleus of a cell that is the carrier of genetic information. |
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| a process in development in which unspecialized cells or tissues are systemically modified and altered to achieve specific and characteristic physical forms, physiologic function and chemcial propgerties. |
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| enclosed in fibrous or membranous sheaths. |
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| in radiology, the division of the total dose of radiation into small doses administered at intervals in an effort to minimize tissue damage |
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| an increase in the number of cells of a body part (excessive formation) |
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| possessing the ability to invade or penetrate adjacent tissue |
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| characterized by a tendency to spread, infiltrate, and intrude |
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| high-energy x-rays that can kill cells or retard their growth. |
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| an appartus for accelerating charged subatomic particles used in radiotherapy, physics research, and the production of radionuclides. |
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| surgical removal of only the tumor and the immediate adjacent breast tissues, a method of treatment for breast cancer when detected in the eaerly stage of the disease. |
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| tending to become worse and cause death. |
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| the process by which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body. |
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| a type o fcell division that results in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells. |
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| a growth of more than one type of neoplastic tissue |
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| an illness or an abnormal condition of quality |
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| a change or transformation in a gene |
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| any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant |
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| a gene in a virus that can cause a cell to become malignant |
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| the physician who specializes in the study and treatment of neoplastic diseases, particularly cancer |
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| the medical specialty concerned with the study of malignancy |
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| of or pertaining to a papilla (nipplelike projection) |
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| a benign epithelial neoplasm characterized by a branching or lobular tumor. |
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| pertaining to a structure with a stalk |
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| a written plan or description of the steps to be taken in a particular situation, such a conducting research |
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| the emission of energy, rays, or waves |
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| pertaining to the susceptibility of tumor cells to destruction by ionizing radiation |
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| a tumor that resists the effects of radiation |
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| a tumor that reacts favorably to radiation |
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| a tumor capable of being changed by or reacting to radioactive emissions such as x-rays, alpha particles, or gamma rays |
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| the treatment of disease by using x-rays or gamma rays |
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| to exhibit again the symptoms of a disease from which a patient appears to have recovered |
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| the partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a chronic or malignant disease |
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| a nucleic acid found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells that transmits genetic instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. |
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| a malignant neoplasm of the connective and supportive tissues of th ebody, usually first presenting as a painless swelling |
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| pertaining to a carcinoma with a hard structure |
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| attached by a base rather than a stalk or a peduncle |
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| the determination of distinct phases or period in hte course of a disease |
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| a formative cell; a cell whose daughter cells may give rise to other cell types |
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| a new growth of tissue characterized by progressive uncontrolled proliferation (growth) of cells. the tumor may be localized or invasive, benign, or malignant |
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