Evidence-based medicine
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| Term | Evidence-based medicine |
| Short definition | Everolimus (eh-veh-ROH-lih-mus) A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat certain types of breast cancer, kidney cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract gastrointestinal tract is used. It is used under the brand name Afinitor to treat these types of cancer and to treat a type of benign kidney tumor called renal angiomyolipoma and a type of benign brain tumor called subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Evidence-based medicine - (pronounced) (EH-vih-dents-bayst MEH-dih-sin) A systematic medical approach in which physicians and other health professionals use the best available scientific evidence derived from clinical research use to make decisions about the treatment of individual patients. A physician's clinical experience and the patient's values and preferences are also important to the process of using evidence to make decisions. Using evidence-based medicine can help plan the best treatment and improve quality of care and outcomes. Also called EBM
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