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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
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
The use of drugs to create openings between cells in the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier is a protective network of blood vessels and tissue that protects the brain from harmful substances, but can also prevent anticancer drugs from reaching the brain. Once the barrier is opened, anticancer drugs may be infused into an artery that goes to the brain, in order to treat brain tumors.
Industry:Health care
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is usually of the T-cell type. The cancer cells express a marker called CD30 or Ki-1 on the surface, and may appear in the lymph nodes, skin, bones, soft tissues, lungs, or liver. Also called ALCL.
Industry:Health care
A licensed pharmacist with special training in how to design, give, monitor, and change chemotherapy for cancer patients. Also called oncology pharmacy specialist.
Industry:Health care
