adjuvant therapy
adjuvant therapy n. treatment given to cancer patients, usually after surgical removal of their primary tumour when there is known to be a high risk of future tumour recurrence. Compare neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
More From encyclopedia.com
Radiation Therapy , Definition
Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation… Magnetic Field Therapy , Definition
Magnetic therapy is the use of magnets to relieve pain in various areas of the body.
Origins
Magnetic therapy dates as far back as the anc… Chelation Therapy , Definition
Chelation therapy is an intravenous treatment designed to bind heavy metals in the body in order to treat heavy metal toxicity. Proponents… Eddie G. Robinson , ECT • abbr. electroconvulsive therapy.
ECT Med. electroconvulsive therapy
• Med. emission-computerized (or -computed) tomography
ECT Abbreviation of… Pituitary Tumors , Craniopharyngioma
Definition
Craniopharyngioma is a cancer which arises in the pituitary gland, in tissue originally found in the embryo. One of the… Bio-oxidative Therapy , Oxygen/Ozone Therapy
Definition
Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen per…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
adjuvant therapy