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A study that compares the complete DNA of people with a disease or condition to the DNA of people without the disease or condition.
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A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer.
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A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD.
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WHO is the United Nations agency responsible for coordinating international public health efforts, setting health standards, and responding to global disease threats.
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Vaccine made from whole tumor cells that have been changed in the laboratory.
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A study that compares the complete DNA of people with a disease or condition to the DNA of people without the disease or condition.
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A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain.
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A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain.
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Whooping cough spreads easily and causes severe, prolonged coughing fits, posing the greatest danger to infants and young children.
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Surgery to cut out the cancer and some healthy tissue around it.
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Trifolium pratense.
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A will is a legal document specifying how a person's property should be distributed after death and who should carry out those instructions.
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Wilms tumor is the most common kidney cancer in children, usually diagnosed before school age and often highly treatable.
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The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs).
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A procedure used to mark a small area of abnormal tissue so it can be removed by surgery.
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A device used to look at tissues in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
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The last tooth to come in at the back of each side of the upper and lower jaws.
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An inherited immune disorder that occurs in young boys.
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A mixture made from an extract of the calf thymus gland and enzymes (proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body) from the papaya plant, the pancreas of cows, and the pancreas of pigs.
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A registered nurse who has additional education and training in how to care for people who have a wound, an ostomy (surgery to create an opening in the abdomen for a new path for urine or stool), or…