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Clusters of abnormal tube-like glands in the lining of the colon and rectum.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer and breast cancer.
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In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function.
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Not normal.
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A system used to group human blood into different types, based on the presence or absence of certain markers on the surface of red blood cells.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy.
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An enclosed collection of pus in tissues, organs, or confined spaces in the body.
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A measure of the risk of a certain event happening.
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The process of taking nutrients from the digestive system into the blood so they can be used in the body.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of lymphomas and other types of cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of breast cancers caused by mutations (changes) in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat low-risk childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat low-risk childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat low-risk childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.