pyroxamide
A synthetic derivative of hydroxamic acid with antineoplastic properties, Pyroxamide inhibits histone deacetylases involved in transcription; induces hyperacetylation of core histones, modulating…
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A reagent is a substance used in a laboratory reaction to detect, measure, or produce another substance, forming the basis of many diagnostic tests.
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What travels is not only the patient but a question, and a referral without a clear question tends to produce an unclear answer.
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Recorded in a psychosocial history because it shapes how illness is understood, which support helps, and which decisions feel acceptable.
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Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults, arising from the tubules that filter blood within the kidney.
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Resin is a viscous substance, either plant derived or synthetic, applied in dentistry, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing for its adhesive and binding properties.
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A research study in which the medical records of groups of individuals who are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic (for example, female nurses who smoke and those who do not…
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A study that compares two groups of people: those with the disease or condition under study (cases) and a very similar group of people who do not have the disease or condition (controls).
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Rheumatism is a broad, nonspecific term for pain and stiffness affecting joints, muscles, and related connective tissue, rather than a single diagnosis.
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A garden plant whose edible stalk and toxic leaf sit on the same stem, and whose dried root is a traditional laxative.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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SAHA belongs to a drug class that works by altering how tightly DNA is packaged within a cell, rather than damaging the DNA directly.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
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Refers to a new primary cancer in a person with a history of cancer.
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A conclusion reached only by ruling everything else out, which is why the investigation is so thorough and so painful.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
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Tissue is a group of similar cells and their surrounding material organized together to carry out a shared function within the body.
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Tranquilizer is an older term for medications that calm anxiety or induce sedation, now mostly replaced clinically by more specific drug class names.
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A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms tumor (a type of kidney cancer); little or no iris (the colored part of the eye); defects in…
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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.
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