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• CEV scheme
  ...An acronym for a chemotherapy combination used to treat retinoblastoma in children. It includes the drugs carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine.  ...An acronym for a chemotherapy combination used to treat retinoblastoma in children. It includes the drugs carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine. Also called
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• CEV
  ...nym for a combination chemotherapy regimen used to treat retinoblastoma in children. It includes the drugs carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine.  ...nym for a combination chemotherapy regimen used to treat retinoblastoma in children. It includes the drugs carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine. Also known
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• VAC
  ...reviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is also used to treat certain types of ovarian germ cell tumors.  ...reviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is also used to treat certain types of ovarian germ cell tumors. VAC in
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• VAC scheme
  ...reviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is also used to treat certain types of ovarian germ cell tumors.  ...reviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is also used to treat certain types of ovarian germ cell tumors. The VA
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• COPP-ABV scheme
  ...n acronym for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma in children. It can be used with radiation therapy.  ...n acronym for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma in children. It can be used with radiation therapy. The COPP-ABV regimen includes the d
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• COPP-ABV
  ...n acronym for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma in children. It can be used with radiation therapy.  ...n acronym for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma in children. It can be used with radiation therapy. COPP-ABV includes the drugs cycloph
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• PEB
  |Short definition=PEB - An acronym for a chemotherapy combination used in children to treat certain types of malignant (cancer) germ cell tumors that are not PEB - An acronym for a chemotherapy combination used in children to treat certain types of malignant (cancer) germ cell tumors that are not
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• PEB schema
  ...definition=PEB schema - An acronym for a chemotherapy combination used in children to treat certain types of malignant (cancer) germ cell tumors that are not PEB schema - An acronym for a chemotherapy combination used in children to treat certain types of malignant (cancer) germ cell tumors that are not
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• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  ...ldren's Hospital]], who is regarded as the father of modern [[Chemotherapy|chemotherapy]]. The "Dana" in the name comes from Charles A. Dana, a longtime supporter * [[Chemotherapy]]: A type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
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• Wilms Tumor
  ...'nephroblastoma''', is a rare type of kidney cancer that primarily affects children. The etymology of the term originates from the name of the German doctor, M ...r about 9 out of 10 cases of pediatric kidney cancer. It typically affects children aged 3 to 4 years old, but it can occur at any age, even during infancy.
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• Pediatric oncology
  ...[[medicine]] that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of [[cancer]] in children. ...athologists]], [[surgeons]], and [[nurses]], to provide comprehensive care for their patients.
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• Andrea Hayes-Jordan
  ...Hays-Jor-dan) is a renowned [[pediatric surgeon]] and [[oncologist]] known for her pioneering work in the field of [[pediatric oncology]]. ...al Chemotherapy]] (HIPEC), which has significantly improved survival rates for DSRCT patients.
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• Levoleucovorin
  ...ne cancer. It is also used in combination with [[fluorouracil]], a type of chemotherapy drug, to treat patients with advanced [[colorectal cancer]]. ...ed form of folic acid, and "vorin" is a common suffix used in the names of chemotherapy drugs.
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• Surrogacy
  ...woman carries and gives birth to a baby for a person who is unable to have children. In surrogacy, eggs from the woman who will carry the baby or from an egg d ...want to have children and have received certain cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, that can lead to infertility {{dictionary-stub}} [[Ca
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• Hickman line
  ...hemotherapy]] or other medications, as well as for the withdrawal of blood for analysis. ...med after Dr. Robert O. Hickman, a pediatric nephrologist at the [[Seattle Children's Hospital]], who developed the catheter in 1979.
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• Denis Parsons Burkitt
  ...ɑːrsənz ˈbɜːrkɪt/) was a [[surgeon]] and [[medical researcher]] best known for his discovery of a [[lymphoma]] subtype, now known as [[Burkitt's lymphoma] ...dicine at [[Queen's University of Belfast]] and later moved to [[England]] for further studies. In 1942, he joined the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] and se
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• Wilms' tumor
  ...'nephroblastoma''', is a rare type of kidney cancer that primarily affects children. The etymology of the term originates from the name of Dr. Max Wilms, a Ger ...idney. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in children, accounting for approximately 90% of pediatric renal malignancies.
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• Childhood cancer
  ...own as '''pediatric cancer''', refers to a [[cancer]] that is diagnosed in children and adolescents. The term is generally used to refer to cancers that occur * [[Leukemia]]: This is the most common type of cancer in children. It affects the [[bone marrow]] and [[blood]].
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• Egg banking
  ...with cancer who want to have children after undergoing radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or certain types of surgery that can lead to infertility. Also called egg
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• Freezing eggs
  ...with cancer who want to have children after undergoing radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or certain types of surgery that can lead to infertility. Also called egg
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