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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A genetic condition that causes unusual facial features and disorders of the skin, bones, nervous system, eyes, and endocrine glands. People with this syndrome have a higher risk of basal cell carcinoma. Also called Gorlin syndrome and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
Industry:Health care
A drug that reduces pain. Analgesics include aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen.
Industry:Health care
An initial measurement that is taken at an early time point to represent a beginning condition, and is used for comparison over time to look for changes. For example, the size of a tumour will be measured before treatment (baseline) and then afterwards to see if the treatment had an effect.
Industry:Health care
In chemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another.
Industry:Health care
A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during allergic reactions and asthma. A basophil is a type of white blood cell and a type of granulocyte.
Industry:Health care
A process in which anything complex is separated into simple or less complex parts.
Industry:Health care
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors. Batimastat is a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.
Industry:Health care
A severe and sometimes life-threatening immune system reaction to an antigen that a person has been previously exposed to. The reaction may include itchy skin, edema, collapsed blood vessels, fainting, difficulty in breathing, and death.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may kill cancer cells by causing damage to the DNA. Batracylin is a type of heterocyclic aryl amine.
Industry:Health care
A term used to describe cancer cells that divide rapidly and have little or no resemblance to normal cells.
Industry:Health care
