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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A type of therapy that uses dogs or other pets to improve the physical and mental health of patients with certain acute or chronic diseases. It is being studied as a way to relieve distress in cancer patients undergoing treatment for pain. Also called pet-facilitated therapy.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that occurs in both paired organs, such as both breasts or both ovaries.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is returned to the donor. Also called pheresis.
Industry:Health care
A single dose of drug usually injected into a blood vessel over a short period of time. Also called bolus.
Industry:Health care
An enzyme that is normally found in healthy kidneys. It may be found at high levels in the urine when there are kidney problems. It is used as a biomarker to detect damage to the kidneys caused by drugs and other agents. It may also be used to diagnose certain kidney and liver disorders.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called anthracycline antibiotics.
Industry:Health care
A tumour that is a mixture of an adenoma (a tumour that starts in the gland-like cells of epithelial tissue) and a sarcoma (a tumour that starts in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue). An example of an adenosarcoma is Wilms tumor.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which the bone marrow is unable to produce blood cells.
Industry:Health care
A peptide (small protein) found in the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and lungs. It causes the release of certain hormones and enzymes. It also causes smooth muscles to contract. Bombesin is found at high levels on small cell lung cancer cells and on other types of cancer cells. It is a type of neuropeptide and a type of hormone.
Industry:Health care
