A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It decreases the flow of blood to tumors and may kill cancer cells. Combretastatin A4 phosphate comes from … [Read more...]
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comedo carcinoma
A type of ductal carcinoma in situ (very early-stage breast cancer). … [Read more...]
comfort care
Care given to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease. The goal of comfort care is to prevent or treat as early … [Read more...]
common bile duct
A tube that carries bile from the liver and the gallbladder through the pancreas and into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). It is formed … [Read more...]
common hepatic duct
A tube that carries bile from the liver. It starts where the right and left hepatic (liver) ducts join outside the liver. It ends where the cystic duct from the … [Read more...]
Community Advisory Board
In medicine, a group of non-scientist volunteers that serves as a link between a community and clinical trial researchers. A Community Advisory Board may review … [Read more...]
comorbidity
The condition of having two or more diseases at the same time. … [Read more...]
comparative anatomy
The comparison of the structure (anatomy) of one animal or plant with the structure of a different animal or plant. … [Read more...]
compassionate use trial
A way to provide an investigational therapy to a patient who is not eligible to receive that therapy in a clinical trial, but who has a serious or … [Read more...]
complement protein
One of a group of about 20 proteins that is found in the blood and is important in fighting infections and other diseases. … [Read more...]