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Chapter 6 Lymphatic and Immune systems Flashcards

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Lacteals

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Structures of lymphatic system that absorb the fats that cannot be transported by the bloodstream

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Antigen

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Any substance that the body regards as being foreign

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Lymphocytes

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Leukocytes made in bone marrow as stem cells

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B cells

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Produce antibodies transform to be plasma cells to produce antibodies

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T cells

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Origin Thymus,

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Cytokines

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Group of proteins released by T cells

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Interferons

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Produced in response to the presence of antigens (type of cytokine)

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Interleukins

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Direct B and T cells to divide and proliferate

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Tonsils

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3 pairs Nasopharyngeal, palentine, and lingual

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Adenoids

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Nasopharngeal tonsils

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Thymus

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Lympoid tissue above heart

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Vermiform Appendix

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proper name for appendix

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Spleen

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Filters microorganisms from blood, Forms lymphocytes and monocytes, hemolytic

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Pathogens

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Disease-producing microorganisms

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Allergens

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Substances that produce allergic reactions

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Toxins

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Poisonous or harmful substances

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Malignagt cells

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Potentially life-threatening cancer cells

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Phagocytes

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Monocytes, macrophage, dendritic cells

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Monocytes

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Leukocytes that provide against many infectious organisms

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Macrophage

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Surrounds and kills invading cells and remove dead cells

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Dendritic cells

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Patrol body searching for antigens

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Complement system

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Group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood

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immun/o

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Protected

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onc/o

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Tumor

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lymphadenitis

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Imflammation of the lymph nodes

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Lymphaden

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Lymph node

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Lymphadenopathy

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Any disease pretaining to the lymph node/s

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Lymphangioma

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Benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels

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Lymphoscinitgraphy

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Diagnostic test that is perfomred to detect damage or malformations to lymphatic vessels

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Lymphedema

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swelling of tissues due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within the tissues

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Bioimpedance spectroscopy

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Non invasive method of diagnosing lymphedema

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Localized allergic response

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Redness itching, burning where the skin came in contact with the allergen

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Systemic reaction (anaphylaxis)

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Severe response to an allergen

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Allergen-specific immunoglobulin E

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Blood test that is sometimes used to determine whether a person is allergic to a particular substance

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Severe combined immunodeficiency

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Inherited condition in which abnormalities in the immune system

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HIV

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Damages/kills T cells

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AIDS

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Final stage of HIV

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Kaposi’s Sarcoma

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Cancer associated with HIV

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ELISA

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Blood test to look for HIV, Lyme disease and other infectious conditions

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Synthetic Immunoglobulin

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Post-exposure

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Synthetic Interferon

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Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, hepatitis C, and some cancers

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Monoclonal Antibodies

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Class of antibodies in made in the lab by identical offspring of a clone of specific cells.

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Antiretroviral therapy

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Helps control HIV

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Corticosteroid

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Synthetic Hormone that resembles cortisol secreted by the adrenal glands

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Cytotoxic drug

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Kills cells

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Pathogen

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Microorganism that causes disease in humans

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Bacilli

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Rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria

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Bacilli

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Rod-shaped

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Anthrax

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Contagious disease that can be transmitted through livestock

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Rickettsia

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Small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites

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Spirochetes

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Long, slender, spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls

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Shigellosis

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Infection caused by bacteria chigella, Diarrhea and fever

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Lyme Disease

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Transmitted to humans by the bite of a tick that had contact with a deer infected with spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

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Staphylo

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Clusters or bunches of grapes

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-Cocci

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Spherical bacteria

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Staphylococcus Aureus

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Infects wounds and causes problems such as toxic shock syndrome and food poising

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Streptococci

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Cause strep throat, meningitis, endocarditis, and necrotizing faciitis

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srepto

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Twisted chain

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Tinea Pedis

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Athletes foot

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Giardiasis

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Diarrheal disease caused by the parasite Giardia

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Toxoplasmosis

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Parasite that is most commonly ttransmitted from pets to humans by contact with animal feces

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Trichomoniasis

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Sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis

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Measles

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Acute, highly contagious infection that is tranmitted by respitory droplets of the rubeola virus

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Mumps

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Acute viral infection that is characterized by the swelling of the parotid glands

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Rubella (German Measles)

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Not as serious as Measles, but can leave brith defects lol

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Rabies

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Acute viral infection that is tranmitted to humans through bite of infected animals

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West Nile Virus

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Spread via misquito

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Zika Virus

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Spread to humans by misquito, woman to fetus, or through sex

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Cytomegalovirus

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FOund in body fluids causes silent infection

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Varicella

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Chicken pox

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Herpes Zoster

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Postherpetic Neuralgia

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Pain due to herpes zoster

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Infectious Mononucleosis

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Mono caused by epstein-Barr virus

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Roseola

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Sixth disease high fever followed by rash

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Bacteriastatic

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stops or slows growth of bacteria

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-al

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pretaining to

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Angiogenesis

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Process through whcih a tumor supports its growth by creating tis own blood supply

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Antiangiogenesis

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disrupts blood supply to the tumor

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Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue

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Carcinoma in situ

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malignant tumor in its original position

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Adenocarcinoma

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Any one of a large group of carcinoma derived from glandular tissue

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumor that arises from connective tissues

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Lymphoma

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Malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Cancer of the immune system distinguished by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as Reed-Sternberg cells

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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More common, all other lymphomas

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BRCA1 and BRCA 2 Genes

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Abnormal genes that carry higher risk for breast cancer

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Ductal Carcinoma in situ

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Breast cacner in its earliest stages

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Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

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Starts in milk duct and invades the fatty breast tissue (most common)

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Inflammatory breast cancer

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Rare but aggressive form of breast cancer where it blocks lymphatic vessels in the skin and breast

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Chemoprevention

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Use of natural or synthetic substances such as drugs or vitamins to reduce the rist of developing cancer to reduce the chance that cacner will recur

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Antineoplastic

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Medication that blcoks the development, growth, or proliferation of malignant cells

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Brachytherapy

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Use of radioactive materials in contact with or implanted into the tissue

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Brachy-

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Teletherapy

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Radiation therapy administered at a distance from the body

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TOmotherapy

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Combination of tomography and radiation therapy to precisely target the tumor being trated

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Tom/o

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Targeted Therapy

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Developing form of anticancer drug therapy that uses drugs to attach specific cancer cells without harming normal cells

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Adjuvant Therapy

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Sometimes used after the primary cancer treatments have been completed to decrease the chance that a cancer will recur

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Clinical Trials

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Incolce testing new and promising cancer treatments that have not yet been FDA approved

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