A legal document that states the treatment or care a person wishes to receive or not receive if he or she becomes unable to make medical decisions (for example, … [Read more...]
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adjunct therapy
Another treatment used together with the primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment. Also called adjunctive therapy. … [Read more...]
accelerated radiation therapy
Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is given over a shorter period of time (fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy. … [Read more...]
3-AP
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor. Also called 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde … [Read more...]
17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is made from an antibiotic called geldanamycin. 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin helps cause … [Read more...]
aggressive
In medicine, describes a tumor or disease that forms, grows, or spreads quickly. It may also describe treatment that is more severe or intense than usual. … [Read more...]
AC-T-T
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer. It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin) and cyclophosphamide, … [Read more...]
ABT-751
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called sulfonamides. … [Read more...]
Zolinza
A drug that is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that does not get better, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other drugs. It is … [Read more...]
Zevalin
A monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment and detection of other types of … [Read more...]