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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A substance that protects cells from the damage caused by free radicals (unstable molecules made by the process of oxidation during normal metabolism). Free radicals may play a part in cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other diseases of aging. Antioxidants include beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamins A, C, and E, and other natural and manufactured substances.
Industry:Health care
A type of study in which the patients (single-blinded) or the patients and their doctors (double-blinded) do not know which drug or treatment is being given. The opposite of a blinded study is an open label study.
Industry:Health care
A type of protein found in blood, egg white, milk, and other substances.
Industry:Health care
An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself. Types of breast-sparing surgery include lumpectomy (removal of the lump), quadrantectomy (removal of one quarter, or quadrant, of the breast), and segmental mastectomy (removal of the cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumour and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor). Also called breast-conserving surgery.
Industry:Health care
A specific spot on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms. Also called acupoint.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and parasites. It is also used in the treatment of some cancers.
Industry:Health care
A fluid-filled sac in the outer layer of skin. It can be caused by rubbing, heat, or diseases of the skin. Also called skin vesicle.
Industry:Health care
A chemical substance found in beer, wine, and liquor, and some medicines, mouthwashes, household products, and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). Alcohol contains a carbon atom attached to a hydroxyl group (a molecule made of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom).
Industry:Health care
Inflammation of the prostate gland where the only symptom is the presence of white blood cells in the prostate fluid.
Industry:Health care
