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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Treatment that affects cells in the tumor and the area close to it.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine). Also called partial cystectomy.
Industry:Health care
The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs.
Industry:Health care
The process of determining or marking the location or site of a lesion or disease. May also refer to the process of keeping a lesion or disease in a specific location or site.
Industry:Health care
The clear, yellowish, fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells. The proteins that form blood clots are in plasma.
Industry:Health care
A drug that contains a radioactive substance and is used to diagnose or treat disease, including cancer. Also called radiopharmaceutical.
Industry:Health care
The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor. Usually some of the lymph nodes under the arm are also taken out. Also called partial mastectomy.
Industry:Health care
