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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A drug used with prednisone to treat hormone-resistant prostate cancer that has spread and that had been treated with docetaxel. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Cabazitaxel blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimitotic agent. Also called Jevtana and taxoid XRP6258.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied as an anticancer and antiangiogenesis drug. Also called EMD 121974.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Dacogen.
Industry:Health care
A disorder of the brain that can be caused by disease, injury, drugs, or chemicals.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, a procedure in which an infrared camera (one that senses heat) is used to measure temperature differences on the surface of the body. The camera makes pictures that show areas of possible abnormal cell growth because abnormal tissue gives off more heat than normal tissue does.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Letrozole causes a decrease in the amount of estrogen made by the body. It is a type of aromatase inhibitor. Also called Femara.
Industry:Health care
A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin.
Industry:Health care
