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2. Lisinopril - Wikipedia

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   Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor, meaning it blocks the actions of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS), preventing angiotensin I from being converted to angiotensin II. Angiotensin II is a potent direct vasoconstrictor and a stimulator of aldosterone release.

3. Basal-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Basal-cell cancer is a very common skin cancer. It is much more common in fair-skinned individuals with a family history of basal-cell cancer and increases in incidence closer to the equator or at higher altitude. It is very common among elderly people over the age of 80. [ 63 ]

4. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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   Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

5. Melanoma - Wikipedia

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   Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer; it develops from the melanin -producing cells known as melanocytes. [ 1 ] It typically occurs in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye (uveal melanoma). [ 1 ][ 2 ] In women, melanomas most commonly occur on the legs; while in men, on the back. [ 2 ]

6. Head and neck cancer - Wikipedia

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   [9] [2] The diagnosis is confirmed by a tissue biopsy. [8] The degree of surrounding tissue invasion and distant spread may be determined by medical imaging and blood tests. [8] Not using tobacco or alcohol can reduce the risk of head and neck cancer. [2] Regular dental examinations may help to identify signs before the cancer develops. [1]

7. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   chemo, CTX, CTx. [ edit on Wikidata] Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent (which almost always involves combinations of drugs), or ...

8. Interventional oncology - Wikipedia

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   Interventional oncology (IO) procedures are commonly applied to treat primary or metastatic cancer. IO treatments may be also offered in combination with any of the above oncological therapies in order to augment the therapeutic outcome in more complex or widespread (metastatic) cancer cases. There is a variety of applications of interventional ...

9. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest - Wikipedia

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   It is a subject of research in animals and human clinical trials. As of 2012, the lowest body temperature ever survived by a human being was 9 °C (48 °F) as part of a hypothermic circulatory arrest experiment to treat cancer in 1957. [33] [34] This temperature was reached without surgery, using external cooling alone. Similar low temperatures ...