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Pronunciation: /ˌænˌtiˈkænsər ˈθɛrəpi/

anticancer therapy

Definition

Treatment to stop or prevent cancer. Types of anticancer therapy include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, immunotherapy, and others.

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18F-16 alpha-fluoroestradiol

vitamin A acid

Jakafi

Prialt

serum albumin

confirmatory clinical trial

capsaicin

BCOP

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lutetium Lu 177 LNC1004

white button mushroom extract

Testolin

LentiGlobin BB305 lentiviral vector-transduced autologous SCD CD34+ hemaptopoietic stem cells bb1111

autologous CAR T cells RD14-01

WT1 peptide vaccine OCV-501

MAGE-A1, Her-2/neu, FBP peptides ovarian cancer vaccine

diphtheria toxoid/tetanus toxoid/acellular pertussis adsorbed, recombinant hepatitis B/inactivated poliovirus vaccine combined

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noncarrier

cascade testing

WES

chromosomal instability

FDR

uninformative result

fibrofolliculoma

linkage analysis

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