Gardasil
| Gardasil | |
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| Term | Gardasil |
| Short definition | ganglioside (GANG-glee-oh-side) A complex molecule containing both lipids (fats) and carbohydrates (sugars) and found in the (outer) plasma membrane of many types of cells. Several different types of gangliosides have been identified |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Gardasil - (pronounced) (GAR-duh-sil) A vaccine that is no longer available in the United States but is still used in other countries to treat infection with the four types of human papillomavirus (HPV) to prevent the most common genital warts, certain precancerous lesions and cancer of the cervix, vagina, vulva and anus. Gardasil can also prevent HPV-related cancers of the penis and oropharynx. Also called recombinant quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine
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