tegafur
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.
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A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.
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Subtype governs almost everything about the outlook, so two people given the same diagnosis on paper can face very different diseases.
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A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.
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Thyroidectomy removes part or all of the thyroid gland to treat conditions such as nodules, overactive thyroid, or thyroid cancer.
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A 2-inch- to 3-inch-long curved metal or plastic tube placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open.
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An ancient form of acupuncture based on the principle that there are five universal elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) that affect a person's emotions, personality, health, and response…
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An opioid painkiller with a second action on brain chemistry, which accounts for both its usefulness and its unusual risks.
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Xeloda is the brand name for capecitabine, an oral chemotherapy drug converted in the body into its active anticancer form.
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A metal of the rare earth group of elements.
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A radioactive form of the rare metal yttrium that is used in radiation therapy to treat some types of tumors.
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