Gallium nitrate
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| Gallium nitrate | |
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| Term | Gallium nitrate |
| Short definition | gallbladder cancer (GAWL-bla-der KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissue of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile (a fluid made by the liver to help digest fat). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
gallium nitrate - (pronounced) (GA-lee-um NY-Trayt) A drug that lowers blood calcium. To treat hypercalcaemia (too much calcium in the blood) and cancer that has spread to the bones (bone metastases)
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