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alpha-lipoic acid

Alpha-lipoic acid is a naturally occurring compound that helps cells convert nutrients into energy and also functions as an antioxidant.

amethopterin

A drug used to treat some types of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and severe skin conditions, such as psoriasis.

AMG 162

A type of monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma (a cancer that forms in bones) and in the prevention and treatment of bone metastases (cancer that has spread to bone…

aminopterin

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

antioxidant

Antioxidants are substances that neutralize unstable molecules called free radicals, though supplement studies have not consistently shown they prevent disease.

aurotherapy

A procedure that uses gold salts (a salt form of the metal element gold) to treat diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

barium enema

A procedure in which a liquid with barium in it is put into the rectum and colon by way of the anus.

barium swallow

The process of getting x-ray pictures of the esophagus or the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum).

Barrett esophagus

This condition replaces the esophagus's normal lining with a different cell type after long term acid reflux, and carries a modestly increased cancer risk.

batimastat

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors.

bendamustine

Bendamustine is an alkylating chemotherapy drug with a structure related to purine building blocks, used mainly for certain leukemias and lymphomas.

benign

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Not cancerous; often used for a growth that does not invade nearby tissue or spread distantly.

benign tumor

A benign tumor is a growth that does not invade nearby tissue or spread elsewhere, though its location can still make it clinically significant.

bereavement

Grief follows no fixed timetable and no set order of stages, despite the widely quoted model that is often read as though it did.

biotin

Biotin is a B vitamin that supports enzymes involved in energy metabolism, and high supplemental doses are recognized to interfere with certain laboratory blood tests.

BMS-182751

A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate and other types of cancer.

BMS-247550

A drug used to treat metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer that has not improved after treatment with certain other anticancer drugs.

BMS-275291

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

bone cancer

Bone cancer includes primary tumors that arise directly within bone tissue and secondary tumors that spread there from cancer elsewhere in the body.

cachexia

Cachexia is progressive muscle and fat wasting driven by an underlying chronic illness rather than by reduced food intake alone.