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allopurinol

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Pronunciation: /allopurinol*/

allopurinol

Definition

A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments.

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petroleum jelly

NIH

fight-or-flight syndrome

clarithromycin

dysesthesia

FOLFIRI-bevacizumab regimen

biorepository

stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

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pan-RAF kinase inhibitor CCT3833

Accutane

cisplatin transmucosal patch

anti-CD3/humanized 3F8 bispecific antibody-activated T lymphocytes

white button mushroom extract

fedratinib hydrochloride

pinaverium bromide

DM-CHOC-PEN

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family cancer syndrome

genetic counseling

epigenetics

de novo variant

epigenetic variant

cascade testing

hereditary cancer syndrome

trichilemmoma

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