Prednisone
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| Term | Prednisone |
| Short definition | Prednisone - (pronounced) (PRED-nih-sone) drug used to reduce inflammation and decrease the body's immune response. It is used with other medicines to treat leukaemia, lymphoma and mycosis fungoides (a type of skin lymphoma). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Prednisone - (pronounced) (PRED-nih-sone) drug used to reduce inflammation and decrease the body's immune response. It is used with other medicines to treat leukaemia, lymphoma and mycosis fungoides (a type of skin lymphoma). It is also used alone or with other medications to prevent or treat many other conditions. These include conditions related to cancer and its treatment, such as anemia (low red blood cell count) and allergic reactions. Prednisone is a type of therapeutic glucocorticoid
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