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Interleukin-6. One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. IL-6 is made mainly by some T lymphocyte. It causes B lymphocytes to make more antibodies and also causes fever by affecting areas of the brain that...
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Use of the body’s immune system to fight tumors. See biological response modifier. Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Also used to lessen certain side effects that may be caused by some...
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A catheter connected to a quarter-sized disk that is surgically placed just below the skin in the chest or abdomen. The catheter tube is inserted into a large vein or artery directly into the bloodstream. Fluids, drugs, or blood products can be infused or blood drawn...
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Refers to tumors that cannot be approached by surgical procedure. Tumors that are deep in the brain or beneath vital structures. Inaccessible tumors cannot be approached by standard surgical techniques.
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Scientific/medical reason for performing a certain procedure. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. A sign or a circumstance which points to or shows the cause, pathology, treatment, or outcome of an attack of...
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Refers to a tumor that penetrates the normal, surrounding tissue. Tumor that has spread from where it started into surrounding, healthy tissue.
