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Generally adverse secondary consequence of a treatment.

Localized treatment that destroys cells by inserting grains of radioactive material into the affected organ.

Localized treatment that uses cold to destroy the diseased organ.

Cancer treatment involving drugs that are toxic to cancerous cells.

Abnormal cells that develop in an uncontrolled manner. An accumulation of such cells is known as a tumor.

Examination that involves removing small fragments of tissue from an organ in order to examine them under the microscope.

Not serious. A benign tumor is not a cancer.

Puts a patient to sleep and induces a loss of sensation.