It is produced from the hemoglobin of red blood cells by reticuloendothelial cells in bone marrow, in the spleen and elsewhere. BRMs include interferons, interleukins, thymus hormones and monoclonal antibodies. Also known as immunotherapy. The use of living organisms or their products to manufacture or modify a substance. Soft tissue located in the cavities of the bones that makes blood cells.
Bone marrow is the source of all blood cells.
A treatment option for breast cancer whereby the tumor and surrounding tissue and a sampling of axillary lymph nodes are surgically removed. The majority of the breast is preserved and the remaining breast tissue is then treated by a course of radiation therapy. The creation of an artificial breast following a mastectomy by a plastic surgeon. Calcification is the process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by lime salt deposits in the tissues. Cancers that arise in epithelial tissues are called carcinomas.