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The protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells to divide.
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203 matcheserlotinib
A daily tablet that switches off a growth signal on the cancer cell surface, working best where one specific mutation is present.
Read definitionessential thrombocytosis
Essential thrombocytosis describes a persistently elevated platelet count arising from a primary bone marrow disorder rather than a temporary reactive process.
Read definitionfatigue
Persistent exhaustion that does not fully resolve with rest, fatigue can arise from physical illness, psychological strain, or simply insufficient sleep.
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FEC is a chemotherapy combination of three drugs given together for breast cancer, including disease that has spread or returned.
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A chemotherapy combination used to treat malignant mesothelioma, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, advanced bladder cancer, advanced cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, and epithelial ovarian…
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A chemotherapy combination used to treat malignant mesothelioma, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, advanced bladder cancer, advanced cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, and epithelial ovarian…
Read definitiongranulosa cell tumor
An ovarian tumor arising from the cells that nurse a developing egg, and one that usually keeps making estrogen.
Read definitionGreene Menopause Index
A tool used by researchers to study the symptoms of menopause.
Read definitionhepatocyte
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A hepatocyte is the main parenchymal cell of the liver and carries out many of the organ’s metabolic, synthetic, and detoxifying functions.
Read definitionHER1
The protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells to divide.
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A protein involved in normal cell growth.
Read definitionhot flash
A hot flash is a sudden sensation of body warmth, flushing, and sweating, most familiar with menopause but also linked to certain medications and conditions.
Read definitionHSIL
Cells of the uterine cervix that are moderately or severely abnormal and may become cancer.
Read definitioninfluenza A virus
One of three types of virus that cause the illness called influenza (flu).
Read definitionintradermal
Intradermal describes an injection or finding located within the skin's layers rather than beneath it or on its surface.
Read definitioninverted papilloma
A type of tumor in which surface epithelial cells grow downward into the underlying supportive tissue.
Read definitionjunctional nevus
A type of nevus (mole) found at the junction (border) between the epidermis (outer) and the dermis (inner) layers of the skin.
Read definitionkeratinocyte growth factor
A natural substance that stimulates the growth of epithelial cells in the skin and in the lining of the mouth, stomach, and intestines.
Read definitionkilogram
A kilogram is the standard metric unit of body weight in medicine, central to accurate weight based drug dosing calculations.
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