Treatment and Supportive Care Terms
Therapies, treatment plans, rehabilitation, symptom relief, and supportive care. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A type of therapy in which radiation is aimed at a tumor from many different directions.
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Treatment with anticancer drugs in a lotion or cream applied to the skin.
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A type of radiation therapy using electrons that is directed at the entire surface of the body.
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Rarely whole blood any more: a donation is split into parts so each patient receives only the component that is missing.
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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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A type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat colorectal cancer that has spread.