In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. Ablation may be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs, radiofrequency, heat, … [Read more...]

Not normal. An abnormal lesion or growth may be cancer, premalignant (likely to become cancer), or benign (not cancer). … [Read more...]

A system used to group human blood into different types, based on the presence or absence of certain markers on the surface of red blood cells. The four main … [Read more...]

A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy. It is also being studied in the treatment of newly … [Read more...]

An enclosed collection of pus in tissues, organs, or confined spaces in the body. An abscess is a sign of infection and is usually swollen and inflamed. … [Read more...]

A measure of the risk of a certain event happening. In cancer research, it is the likelihood that a person who is free of a specific type of cancer at a given … [Read more...]

The process of taking nutrients from the digestive system into the blood so they can be used in the body. … [Read more...]

A substance being studied in the treatment of lymphomas and other types of cancer. It blocks some of the enzymes that keep cancer cells from dying. It is a type … [Read more...]

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of angiogenesis inhibitor. … [Read more...]

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called sulfonamides. … [Read more...]