Treatments & Supportive Care terms
Therapies, treatment plans, rehabilitation, symptom relief, and supportive care. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A procedure that uses a computer to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor.
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A procedure that uses a computer to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor.
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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 other types of therapy to treat breast cancer, including breast cancer that has spread or come back.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer.
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Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is given over a shorter period of time (fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy.
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Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into small doses and the treatments are given more than once a day.
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Mild electrical stimulation of acupuncture points to control symptoms such as nausea and vomiting.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Another treatment used together with the primary treatment.
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Another treatment used together with the primary treatment.
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Additional cancer treatment given after the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer will come back.
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A treatment used to help the immune system fight diseases, such as cancer and infections with certain viruses.
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A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.
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Analgesia
/ A-nul-JEE-zhee-uh /Analgesia is the reduction or absence of pain sensation without necessarily causing loss of consciousness.