cancer drug
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3.2
- noun
- Specialized
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medicamento contra el cáncer
- The new cancer drug was developed to specifically target tumor cells and minimize side effects.
- breast cancer drug
- a new cancer drug
- an experimental cancer drug
So that was like the first prostate cancer drug that extended life.
- So that was like the first prostate cancer drug that extended life.
- For example, in a large company, you have the same new idea, let's say a new idea, new drug for new, promising new cancer drug gets rid.
- But I also think that when you compare yourself to cancer drugs, they can be at any price virtually that you want.
Examples
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The recent finding that a shelved cancer drug may provide a treatment is good news—for all of us.
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"Competition could also bring down prices, which are now reaching $100,000 a year for some cancer drugs," the Times speculated.
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We brought a cancer drug to the market last quarter.
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Why do they try different cancer drugs on rats?
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Sex problems in older women are common with breast cancer drugs.
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As Jay points out, this new prostate cancer drug only provides a few more months of life.
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Drinking a glass of grapefruit juice a day could dramatically increase the effectiveness of cancer drugs, according to a study.
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The complaint alleged the company illegally kept a generic version of the cancer drug Taxol off the market.
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Manufacturers who sell cancer drugs won yet another victory in Congress when legislators first created Medicare Part D.
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It's understandable why many cancer drugs don't come cheap, according to those who make and administer them.
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Synonyms
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1.9
A medicine or chemical that treats illness and sometimes changes how someone feels
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7.6
A drug used in cancer treatment to slow or stop cancer cells growing
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4.9
A medicine that kills cells and helps treat cancer during chemotherapy
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6.7
A medicine that treats some cancers, especially the blood cancer leukemia
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8.4
Doctors use this medicine to treat blood cancers like leukemia
A drug that stops or kills cancer cells, usually given in chemotherapy
A drug that stops or slows the growth of cancer
A drug used to treat cancer by killing cancer cells
A drug that stops or slows the growth and division of cells used to treat cancer
A medicine used to treat cancer that stops cancer cells from growing
A drug that stops cells from using a chemical they need to grow and is used to treat cancer
A drug that stops proteins that make cancer cells grow, used to treat some cancers
A medicine used to treat some types of cancer, especially testicular cancer
A medicine that prevents or treats cancer of the blood
How Aggressive
- Specialized
1
4.9
- Specialized
97
4.1
- Specialized
11
3.2
- Specialized
1
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a drug used to treat cancer' is directly and straightforwardly derivable from combining 'cancer' (a disease) with 'drug' (a medicinal chemical). The noun–noun compounding pattern indicating an association or purpose is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Cancer drug is a simple name made from cancer, the disease, and drug, a medicine that fights illness, so it creates a clear image of a medicine that attacks the disease. So a cancer drug is a medicine doctors use to 'treat' or 'destroy' cancer cells.