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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Having to do with metastasis, which is the spread of cancer from the primary site (place where it started) to other places in the body.
Industry:Health care
Multiplying or increasing in number. In biology, cell proliferation occurs by a process known as cell division.
Industry:Health care
A person who makes sure that the radiation machine delivers the right amount of radiation to the correct site in the body. The physicist works with the radiation oncologist to choose the treatment schedule and dose that has the best chance of killing the most cancer cells.
Industry:Health care
Checking for disease when there are no symptoms. Since screening may find diseases at an early stage, there may be a better chance of curing the disease. Examples of cancer screening tests are the mammogram (breast), colonoscopy (colon), Pap smear (cervix), and PSA blood level and digital rectal exam (prostate). Screening can also include checking for a person’s risk of developing an inherited disease by doing a genetic test.
Industry:Health care
Cancer of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).
Industry:Health care
Any of several diseases in which the kidneys make a large amount of urine. Diabetes usually refers to diabetes mellitus in which there is also a high level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood because the body does not make enough insulin or use it the way it should.
Industry:Health care
An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk. Endocrine glands release the substances directly into the bloodstream. Exocrine glands release the substances into a duct or opening to the inside or outside of the body.
Industry:Health care
Primary liver cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the liver. Secondary liver cancer is cancer that spreads to the liver from another part of the body.
Industry:Health care
