The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor. Usually some of the lymph … [Read more...]
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partial laryngectomy
An operation to remove part of the larynx (voice box). … [Read more...]
partial hysterectomy
Surgery to remove the uterus, but not the cervix. Also called subtotal hysterectomy. … [Read more...]
partial cystectomy
Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine). Also called segmental cystectomy. … [Read more...]
nanoparticle paclitaxel
A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy. It is also being studied in the treatment of newly … [Read more...]
nanoparticle
A particle of that is smaller than 100 nanometers (one-billionth of a meter). In medicine, nanoparticles can be used to carry antibodies, drugs, imaging agents, … [Read more...]
melanocortin 1 receptor
A protein found in skin and eye cells that make melanin (a pigment that gives color to the skin and helps protect it from damage by ultraviolet light). People … [Read more...]
infertility
The inability to produce children. … [Read more...]
infertile
Unable to produce children. … [Read more...]
in vitro fertilization
A procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman … [Read more...]