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Octreotide is a drug similar to the naturally occurring growth hormone inhibitor somatostatin. Octreotide is used to treat diarrhea and flushing associated with certain types of tumors. Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.
Preview- You can recognize, british Journal of Cancer - Octreotide and hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma is a type of adenocarcinoma and the most common type of liver tumor. Carcinoma, cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.
- One can conclude that, br J Cancer 95(7) 853861||||| Kouroumalis E, Skordilis P, Thermos K, Vasilaki A, Moschandrea J, Manousos ON (1998) Treatment (Tx) of hepatocellular carcinoma with octreotide a randomised controlled study. Controlled study is an experiment or clinical trial that includes a comparison (control) group.
- Finally, one can notice, j Cancer Res Clin Oncol 132(11) 699708||||| Yuen MF, Poon RT, Lai CL, Fan ST, Lo CM, Wong KW, Wong WM, Wong BC (2002) A randomized placebo-controlled study of long-acting octreotide for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Placebo is an inactive substance or treatment that looks the same as, and is given the same way as, an active drug or treatment being tested. The effects of the active drug or treatment are compared to the effects of the placebo. Placebo-controlled, refers to a clinical study in which the control patients receive a placebo.
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