A study that compares the complete DNA of people with a disease or condition to the DNA of people without the disease or condition. These studies find the genes … [Read more...]
whole-brain radiation therapy
A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread to the … [Read more...]
whole-brain radiotherapy
A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread to the … [Read more...]
whooping cough
A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Whooping cough begins like a cold, but develops into severe coughing and … [Read more...]
wide local excision
Surgery to cut out the cancer and some healthy tissue around it. … [Read more...]
wild clover
Trifolium pratense. A plant with flowers that has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It is being studied in the relief of menopausal … [Read more...]
will
A legal document in which a person states what is to be done with his or her property after death, who is to carry out the terms of the will, and who is to care … [Read more...]
Wilms tumor
A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the kidney, and may spread to the lungs, liver, or nearby lymph nodes. Wilms tumor usually occurs in … [Read more...]
Wilms tumor-aniridia-genitourinary anomalies-mental retardation syndrome
A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms tumor (a type of kidney cancer); little or no iris (the … [Read more...]
windpipe
The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called trachea. … [Read more...]