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Pronunciation: /photoactivity*/

photoactivity

Definition

The effect produced when certain substances are exposed to light. In cancer treatment, some drugs become active when exposed to light and are then able to kill tumor cells.

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follicle

distal urethral cancer

eccrine gland

cell-cell signaling

helper T cell

biopsy specimen

hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

testicular intraepithelial neoplasia

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belotecan hydrochloride

prostate cancer vaccine ONY-P1

Cialis

Lactobacillus acidophilus/Streptococcus thermophilus/Bifidobacterium lactis/L. rhamnosus/B. longum/B. bifidum-based probiotic supplement

fluorine F 18-5-fluoro-2-deoxycytidine

lapatinib/letrozole regimen

Ad5-SGE-REIC/Dkk-3 MTG-201

Wegovy

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genome-wide association study

chromosome

de novo variant

third-degree relative

NGS

synchronous cancer

logarithm of the odds score

genetic heterogeneity

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