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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Ascorbic acid helps fight infections, heal wounds, and keep tissues healthy. It is an antioxidant that helps prevent cell damage caused by free radicals (highly reactive chemicals). Ascorbic acid is found in all fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits, strawberries, cantaloupe, green peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, leafy greens, and potatoes. It is water-soluble (can dissolve in water) and must be taken in every day. Ascorbic acid is being studied in the prevention and treatment of some types of cancer. Also called vitamin C.
Industry:Health care
A tumour in the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord (the brain stem).
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called DACA.
Industry:Health care
A monoclonal antibody that binds two different types of antigen. Bispecific monoclonal antibodies do not occur naturally; they must be made in the laboratory.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer. Aflibercept blocks the action of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumours need to grow. It is a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Also called vascular endothelial growth factor trap and VEGF Trap.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and is being studied in the treatment of some other types of cancer. It is an enzyme taken from the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli). It breaks down the amino acid asparagine and may block the growth of tumour cells that need asparagine to grow. Also called Elspar and L-asparaginase.
Industry:Health care
The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumours can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
Industry:Health care
A condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone after normal growth of the skeleton is finished. This causes the bones of the hands, feet, head, and face to grow larger than normal. Acromegaly can be caused by a pituitary gland tumor.
Industry:Health care
A type of immune cell that boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system. An antigen-presenting cell is a type of phagocyte. Also called APC.
Industry:Health care
