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Stomach cancer
Stomach cancer Definition Stomach cancer (also known as gastric cancer) is a disease in which the cells forming the inner lining of the stomach become abnormal and start to divide uncontrollably, forming a mass called a tumor. Description The stomach is a J-shaped organ that lies in the left and... Read more |
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Penile cancer
Penile cancer Definition Penile cancer is the growth of malignant cells on the external skin and in the tissues of the penis. Description Penile cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells appear on the penis. If left untreated, this cancer can grow and spread from the ... Read more |
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Non-small cell lung cancer
Lung cancer, non-small cell Definition Non-small cell lung cancer is a disease in which the cells of the lung tissues grow uncontrollably and form tumors. Description There are two kinds of lung cancers, primary and secondary. Primary lung cancer starts in the lung itself, and is... Read more |
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Cisplatin
Cisplatin Definition Cisplatin, also known by the brand name Platinol-AQ, Cis-platinum, CDDP, or DDP, is a chemotherapymedicine used to treat certain types of cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Purpose Cisplatin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read more |
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Small intestine cancer
Small intestine cancer Definition Cancer of the small intestine is a rare disease that results when abnormal, malignant cells divide out of control. Cancers in this location consist primarily of adeno-carcinoma, lymphoma, sarcoma, and carcinoid tumors. Description The... Read more |
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Carboplatin
Carboplatin Definition Carboplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat cancer by interfering with the growth of cancer cells. Carboplatin is marketed under the brand name Paraplatin; it may also be referred to as CBDCA, JM-8, or carboplatinum. Purpose Carboplatin is... Read more |
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Carcinogen
Carcinogen A carcinogen is a substance that causes a normal cell to change into a cancerous cell, resulting in uncontrolled cell growth. Cancer cells can multiply unchecked, forming a mass of tissue called a tumor. Sometimes cancerous cells "break off" from a tumor, traveling through the body and... Read more |
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Liver cancer
Liver cancer Definition Liver cancer is a form of cancer with a high mortality rate. Liver cancers can be classified into two types. They are either primary, when the cancer starts in the liver itself, or metastatic, when the cancer has spread to the liver from some other... Read more |
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Anal cancer
Anal cancer Definition Anal cancer is an uncommon cancer occurring in the tissues that make up the opening through which stool passes out of the body. Description The anus is the opening at the end of the large intestine (rectum) through which solid waste passes out of the body.... Read more |
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Chlorambucil
Chlorambucil Definition Chlorambucil (marketed under the brand name Leukeran) is a chemotherapymedicine used to treat cancer by interfering with the growth of cancer cells. Purpose Chlorambucil is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat ... Read more |
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Declares Impending Natural Gas...
...on natural gas to power the electric plants...Congress seeks to boost natural gas drilling...of Indiana.And Donald Regan, who was President...was 84 years old. Regan was forced out of...who feuded with Donald ... |
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Even power mavens cave in to the boob tube
...of push, privilege and power-lunching here. For example...top staffers ranging from Donald Regan, the president's right...the detective," says Regan. Frank Hodsoll, National...stepping Washingtonians boost their spirits with "Wheel... |
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DUKAKIS WOULD FACE FIGHT IN LA. OVER OIL
...arguing that they would boost inflation, diminish US...the development of solar power. "That would not be what...changes at the White House. Donald Regan, when he was Reagan...estimated that a $5 fee would boost inflation 1.4 percent... |
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A Presidential Jump-Start
...House chief of staff Donald T. Regan have compared the period...excessive delegation. Regan enjoyed wielding power but was weary from conflicts...president's friends say Regan's stormy departure...This team gets another ... |
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Hamilton Jordan may swing behind Gephardt
...Gephardt may get another boost soon from Hamilton Jordan...year. But Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan is in no mood for another...chief Terry Eastland. Regan's real choice, however...that he would use his new power as governor to appoint... |
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Maneuvers in a new battlefield: Retired Gen. Tommy Franks is on a book-tour...
...the story of his rise to power, in which he appears...in Amazon.com sales. Regan Books has printed 750...revolutionary" speed, power and agility of American...Franks thought it would boost troop morale, but as...asked Defense Secretary ... |
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Maneuvers in a new battlefield: Retired Gen. Tommy Franks is on a book-tour...
...the story of his rise to power, in which he appears...in Amazon.com sales. Regan Books has printed 750...revolutionary" speed, power and agility of American...Franks thought it would boost troop morale, but as...asked Defense Secretary ... |