A nurse who specializes in treating and caring for people who have cancer. A doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope. A method of replacing blood-forming cells destroyed by cancer treatment. Also called peripheral stem cell support. A doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer.
Radioisotopes produce radiation and are placed in or near a tumor or near cancer cells.
This type of radiation treatment is called internal radiation therapy, implant radiation, or brachytherapy. Systemic radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance, such as a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody, that circulates throughout the body. Also called radiotherapy. A type of cell that appears in people with Hodgkin's disease. The number of these cells increases as the disease advances.