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Mesothelioma - Glossary

Check out our Mesothelioma and Asbestos Glossary. From Antiangiogenesis to White Blood Cells, use this area to read definitions of terms you may run across while researching Mesothelioma.

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Idiopathic
A spontaneous condition, disorder or disease of unknown origin.
Imaging tests
Diagnostic tools that photograph the lungs, including CT scans and X-rays.
Immunohistochemical
A diagnostic process in which antibodies and antigens are used to detect organisms within tissues; used to detect and diagnose mesothelioma.
Immunostaining
A form of biopsy that uses antibody/antigen staining to identify mesothelioma.
Immunosuppressant
A substance that prevents the body from fighting or resisting foreign substances or illness.
Immunotherapy
A treatment that induces the body's immune system, encouraging an inflammatory response to destroy disease.
Informed consent
A discussion of the potential benefits and risks of a clinical trial; the process by which a patient learns what to expect from the trial before choosing whether to participate.
Inhalation
Breathing in a substance; a means by which a hazardous substance such as asbestos can enter the body.
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
A form of radiation therapy in which radiation delivery is delivered in the shape of the tumor with the use of computer-generated imagery. Popular for its reduction of damage to non-cancerous tissues near a tumor.
Interferon
A protein that helps regulate the body's immune responses.
Interstitial disease
A lung disease characterized by scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs.
Intraoperative photodynamic therapy
A cancer treatment that uses a combination of drugs and light to kill cancer cells.
Intraperitoneally
A method of chemotherapy in which anti-cancer drugs are injected directly into the abdominal cavity.
Intrapleurally
A method of chemotherapy in which anti-cancer drugs are injected directly into the chest cavity.
Intravenous
Within a vein or blood vessel.
Invasive cancer
Also known as infiltrating cancer, invasive cancer is in the process of spreading into healthy tissues surrounding the original cancer site.
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