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A laboratory label from a tissue sample, marking cells that carry the docking site androgens use to send growth signals.
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112 matchesaromatase inhibitor
Lowering the estrogen supply is not the same as blocking its receptor, and that difference decides who the drug can help.
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Beclomethasone is an inhaled and topical corticosteroid used long term to control asthma, allergic rhinitis, and certain inflammatory bowel conditions.
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Bisphosphonates slow bone breakdown and are used chiefly for osteoporosis, along with certain cancer related bone conditions and Paget disease.
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Bloom syndrome is a rare inherited disorder causing short stature and a sun sensitive facial rash, with a markedly increased cancer risk.
Read definitionBloom-Torre-Machacek syndrome
Bloom-Torre-Machacek syndrome is the full clinical name for Bloom syndrome, a rare inherited disorder marked by short stature and elevated cancer risk.
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An imaging test that measures bone density (the amount of bone mineral contained in a certain volume of bone) by passing x-rays with two different energy levels through the bone.
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Bone cancer includes primary tumors that arise directly within bone tissue and secondary tumors that spread there from cancer elsewhere in the body.
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A measure of the amount of minerals (mostly calcium and phosphorous) contained in a certain volume of bone.
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A medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone.
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A measure of the amount of minerals (mostly calcium and phosphorous) contained in a certain volume of bone.
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An imaging test that measures bone density (the amount of bone mineral contained in a certain volume of bone) by passing x-rays with two different energy levels through the bone.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of infections caused by herpesvirus, including herpes-zoster (shingles).
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Its usefulness rests less on potency than on delivery, since the liver destroys most of a swallowed dose before it reaches the wider body.
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Chondrocytes are the sole resident cells of cartilage, embedded within the tissue's own matrix and responsible for producing and maintaining it.
Read definitioncompression fracture
A type of break in a bone caused by pressure and in which the bone collapses.
Read definitioncorticotropin
Corticotropin release follows a daily pattern and rises further during physical or emotional stress, driving a corresponding rise in cortisol.
Read definitiondegenerative disease
A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time.
Read definitiondiphosphonate
A drug or substance used to treat hypercalcemia (abnormally high blood calcium) and bone pain caused by some types of cancer.
Read definitiondistraction
Distraction most often names a technique that shifts attention away from pain, though the term also describes the surgical separation of bone or joint surfaces.
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