Local therapy
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| Local therapy | |
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| Term | Local therapy |
| Short definition | local therapy (LOH-kul THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment aimed at a specific organ or limited area of the body, such as the B. the breast or an abnormal growth on the skin. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
local therapy - (pronounced) (LOH-kul THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment aimed at a specific organ or limited area of the body, such as the B. the breast or an abnormal growth on the skin. Examples of local cancer therapies include surgery, radiation therapy, cryotherapy, laser therapy, and topical therapy (medicines in the form of a lotion or cream applied to the skin). Also called localized therapy
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