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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. Daptomycin is a drug used to treat certain bacterial skin and bloodstream infections in adults. Daptomycin is also being studied in the treatment of fever and neutropenia (an abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell) in patients with cancer. It is a type of antibiotic. Also called Cubicin.
Preview- It appears to be, daptomycin is also being studied in the treatment of fever and neutropenia (an abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell) in patients with cancer. It is a type of antibiotic. Abnormal, not normal. Describes a state, condition, or behavior that is unusual or different from what is considered normal. An abnormal lesion or growth in or on the body may be benign (not cancer), precancerous or premalignant (likely to become cancer), or malignant (cancer). Cell is the individual unit that makes up the tissues of the body. All living things are made up of one or more cells. Neutropenia is a condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). Antibiotic is a drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. Blood is a tissue with red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and other substances suspended in fluid called plasma. Blood takes oxygen and nutrients to the tissues, and carries away wastes. Fever is an increase in body temperature above normal (98.6 degrees F), usually caused by disease.
- It`s possible to presume that, NAME CONFUSION A medical student erroneously wrote an order for dactinomycin, a cancer drug, when the attending physician actually wanted the patient to receive the antibiotic daptomycin. Physician, medical doctor. Dactinomycin is a drug used to treat Ewing sarcoma, gestational trophoblastic tumor, Wilms tumor, and certain types of testicular cancer. It is also used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Dactinomycin comes from the bacterium Streptomyces parvulus. It damages the cell`s DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of anticancer antibiotic. Also called actinomycin D and Cosmegen. Confusion is a mental state in which one is not thinking clearly.
- Finally, it is clear that, feature Article Daptomycin Use in Patients With Cancer and Neutropenia Data From a Retrospective Registry Clinical Advances in Hematology. Retrospective, looking back at events that have already taken place. Clinical, having to do with the examination and treatment of patients.
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