- Industry: Government
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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.
Industry:Health care
A drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.
Industry:Health care
An improvement that is reported by the patient, but cannot be measured by the healthcare provider (for example, "I feel better").
Industry:Health care
A poison made by certain bacteria, plants, or animals, including insects.
Industry:Health care
Loss of body weight and muscle mass, and weakness that may occur in patients with cancer, AIDS, or other chronic diseases.
Industry:Health care
A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or the vagina.
Industry:Health care
A temporary loss of feeling in one small area of the body caused by special drugs or other substances called anesthetics. The patient stays awake but has no feeling in the area of the body treated with the anesthetic.
Industry:Health care
A device that is used to give a controlled amount of a liquid at a specific rate. For example, pumps are used to give drugs (such as chemotherapy or pain medicine) or nutrients.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) and nearby lymph nodes.
Industry:Health care
