Iodine
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| Iodine | |
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| Term | Iodine |
| Short definition | Iobenguan I 131 (I-oh-BEN-gwayn…) A drug that contains a form of radioactive iodine and is used to treat adults and children 12 years and older with certain types of malignant pheochromocytomas or paragangliomas that have spread or cannot be surgically removed. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
iodine - (pronounced) (I-oh-dine) An element needed by the body to make thyroid hormone. It is found in shellfish and iodized salt
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