norepinephrine
Most of what circulates leaks from sympathetic nerve endings rather than pouring out of the adrenal glands, unlike its better known relative.
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203 matchesovarian epithelial cancer
Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of the ovary.
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This term names abnormal squamous cell changes on the cervix, graded as low or high grade depending on severity and extent.
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Adrenaline is a hormone and neurotransmitter released during stress that rapidly raises heart rate, blood pressure, and alertness.
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Anticonvulsants include several distinct drug classes, some of which are also prescribed for other conditions such as chronic pain or mood disorders.
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A fast-growing tumor of placental cells that reaches the lungs early yet responds remarkably well to chemotherapy.
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DHEA is a steroid hormone made mainly by the adrenal glands that serves as a building block for testosterone and estrogen.
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The signal telling skin and lining cells to divide, and a pathway where treatment targets the receiver rather than the signal.
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Written in lower case as eGFR the same four letters mean an estimate of kidney function, an entirely unrelated measurement.
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A touch sensor that also behaves like a hormone releasing cell, and the namesake of a cancer it may not actually produce.
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Visible only under a microscope, it produces no lump, no symptom and no change in a blood test result.
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A human monoclonal antibody that is being used to treat colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
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In medicine, the state of having the right amount of acid and base in the blood and other body fluids.
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In medicine, the state of having the right amount of acid and base in the blood and other body fluids.
Read definitionadenoid cystic carcinoma
An uncommon gland cancer known for creeping along nerves and for returning many years after treatment.
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Though benign, some adenomas are still removed or monitored closely, since a subset carries a meaningful risk of transforming into cancer over time.
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A tumor that is a mixture of an adenoma (a tumor that starts in the gland-like cells of epithelial tissue) and a sarcoma (a tumor that starts in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other…
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The adrenal glands are small hormone producing organs sitting atop each kidney that regulate stress response, blood pressure, and metabolism.
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The inner part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney).
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A drug that is used to treat multiple myeloma and ovarian epithelial cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
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