Medical terms beginning with R

R-CHOP is a five drug chemotherapy and immunotherapy combination that is the standard treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.

A substance that causes blood stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) to change into different types of blood cells and increases the number and actions of these cells in the blood.

A form of tissue plasminogen activator that is made in the laboratory.

A substance that is being studied for its ability to make cancer cells respond to drugs to which they have become resistant.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other types of cancer.

A human monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer and certain other diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Rabies is a viral infection transmitted through the saliva of an infected mammal, almost always fatal once neurological symptoms appear.

A substance that has been studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

Everyday exposure is unavoidable and mostly natural; what medicine controls is the far smaller share delivered deliberately, aimed and measured.

A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor.

A skin condition that is a common side effect of radiation therapy.

Inflammation of the small intestine caused by radiation therapy to the abdomen, pelvis, or rectum.

The formation of scar tissue as a result of radiation therapy.

The death of healthy tissue caused by radiation therapy.

A health professional who specializes in caring for people who are receiving radiation therapy.

A radiation oncologist plans and oversees radiation treatment for cancer, working alongside surgeons and medical oncologists as part of a coordinated care team.

Almost none of the work happens in front of a patient, yet no plan reaches the machine until the physics checks are done.

A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor.