internal radiation therapy
A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor.
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427 matchesInternational Unit
A measure of what a substance does rather than how much it weighs, agreed internationally so different products can be compared.
Read definitioninternist
A doctor who specializes in internal medicine.
Read definitioninterstitial cell-stimulating hormone
A hormone made in the pituitary gland.
Read definitioninterstitial radiation therapy
A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a tumor or body tissue.
Read definitionintervention
So broad that it means little on its own, the word almost always travels with a description of what was actually done.
Read definitionintervention group
The group receiving the study agent that is being tested in a clinical trial or clinical study.
Read definitioncrisis intervention
Crisis intervention aims to reduce immediate risk during an acute emotional crisis rather than provide the ongoing care an underlying problem may need.
Read definitiondrug interaction
A drug interaction alters a medication's effect when combined with another substance, potentially strengthening, weakening, or otherwise changing its action.
Read definitionPEG-interferon alfa-2a
A covalent conjugate of recombinant interferon alfa, subtype 2a, and polyethylene glycol (PEG), used as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent.
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A covalent conjugate of recombinant interferon alpha, subtype 2b, and polyethylene glycol (PEG), used as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent.
Read definitionPEG-interleukin-2
A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with human recombinant cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) with antineoplastic activity.
Read definitionrecombinant human interleukin-11
A drug used to increase the number of blood cells, especially platelets, in some cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Read definitionrecombinant human interleukin-2
A drug used to treat some types of cancer.
Read definitionrecombinant interferon alfa-2b
A drug used to treat some infections caused by viruses and several types of cancer.
Read definitiontailored intervention
The use of communication, drugs, or other types of treatments that are specific for an individual or a group to improve health or change behavior.
Read definitionangioplasty
No incision ever reaches the artery: the whole repair travels there through a puncture, which is why recovery bears no resemblance to bypass surgery.
Read definitionbrachytherapy
Brachytherapy delivers radiation from a sealed source placed directly inside or next to a tumor, concentrating the dose while sparing nearby tissue.
Read definitioncell-to-cell signaling
Cells cannot see each other, so everything they coordinate has to travel as a molecule, a touch, or a direct electrical link.
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The numbered vocabulary immune cells use to talk to each other, and the target of a fast growing list of modern drugs.
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