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Intron A

(Other name for: recombinant interferon alfa / recombinant interferon alfa-2b) … [Read more...]

intrusive thought

An unpleasant memory or idea that occurs often in a person … [Read more...]

inulin

A naturally occurring, indigestible and non-absorbable oligosaccharide produced by certain plants with prebiotic and potential anticancer activity. Inulin … [Read more...]

Invanz

(Other name for: ertapenem sodium) … [Read more...]

invasive breast cancer

Cancer that has spread from where it started in the breast into surrounding, healthy tissue. Most invasive breast cancers start in the ducts (tubes that carry … [Read more...]

invasive cancer

Cancer that has spread beyond the layer of tissue in which it developed and is growing into surrounding, healthy tissues. Also called infiltrating cancer. … [Read more...]

invasive cervical cancer

Cancer that has spread from the surface of the cervix to tissue deeper in the cervix or to other parts of the body. … [Read more...]

invasive hydatidiform mole

A type of cancer that grows into the muscular wall of the uterus. It is formed after conception (fertilization of an egg by a sperm). It may spread to other … [Read more...]

invasive procedure

A medical procedure that invades (enters) the body, usually by cutting or puncturing the skin or by inserting instruments into the body. … [Read more...]

inverted papilloma

A type of tumor in which surface epithelial cells grow downward into the underlying supportive tissue. It may occur in the nose and/or sinuses or in the urinary … [Read more...]